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- Ă‚ÂŁ60000 Dylan Thomas prize goes to globetrotting debut author - guardian.co.uk
Ă‚ÂŁ60000 Dylan Thomas prize goes to globetrotting debut authorguardian.co.uk, UK - 21 minutes agoIt is intended to encourage creative talent in writers under the age of 30, and is open to works of fiction, poetry and drama in English - all genres in ...
- Collection of Rilke's letters has pride of place beside bed (The Standard-Times)
I always thought "The White Album" was my favorite Beatles album, but last weekend I rediscovered "Let it Be."
- Explosive 'Steam,' marsh miracles - Allentown Morning Call
Explosive 'Steam,' marsh miraclesAllentown Morning Call, PA - 5 hours agoA large cameo portrait of an African-American captain completes a sneaky revision of slavery. Peter Garfield offers a messier critique of Americana in ...
- Then Meditation For Sarah Vowell, the Past and Present Are Always in ... - Washington Post
NEW YORK Ask Sarah Vowell a simple question -- like, say, "What turned you into the kind of person who would immerse yourself in the writings of 17th-century New England Puritans and write a book about them?" -- and within five minutes she's telling ...
- 'The Writer as Migrant,' by Ha Jin - San Francisco Chronicle
'The Writer as Migrant,' by Ha JinSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 3 hours agoBy Ha Jin In the preface to "Between Silences," his first book of poetry, published in 1990, Ha Jin proclaimed that he spoke for those who suffered and ...
- US voices added to poetry archive - BBC News
BBC NewsUS voices added to poetry archiveBBC News, UK - 37 minutes agoRecordings of 14 major 20th-Century American poets have been added to the free online audio Poetry Archive. Classic American poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks ...
- The poet laureate of the Society of Black Hills Pioneers - Deadwood Magazine
The poet laureate of the Society of Black Hills PioneersDeadwood Magazine, USA - 23 minutes agoHe often read his poetry at annual meetings of the Society of Black Hills Pioneers and at other noteworthy gatherings such as the dedication of the Preacher ...
- Co-founder of USF, Adams, dies (Saint George Spectrum)
CEDAR CITY - Remarkable, witty, clever, thoughtful and gracious, just a few of the words that were used Thursday by those in mourning to describe Barbara Gaddie Adams, co-founder of the Utah Shakespearean Festival.
- Seiberling's legacy still poignant at memorial - Akron Beacon Journal
Seiberling's legacy still poignant at memorialAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 2 hours agoHe conjured sounds of whistling tunes, quoting poetry — small things that the boy said he will never forget as he carries on the Seiberling name. ...
- When brown paper wasn’t for parcels - Herald.ie
When brown paper wasn’t for parcelsHerald.ie, Ireland - 8 hours agoNevertheless, he was a fine teacher, even if he seemed to believe that English poetry ended with Matthew Arnold. He hadn't much time for those writers he ...
- Inner voices - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Inner voicesHonolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - Oct 5, 2008Writer-teachers Pat Clough and Ilima Stern launched the creative-writing program at Oahu's Women's Community Correctional Center several years back and have ...
- A Glimpse into the Soul of C37 Words - Carolinian (subscription)
A Glimpse into the Soul of C37 WordsCarolinian (subscription), NC - 21 minutes agoThis art form is poetry that's, sometimes but not always, put to music. Spoken word tells stories just as songs do with the words are spoken, not sung. ...
- Queen Elizabeth's thankless poet - femalefirst.co.uk
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion says writing for the British royal family is a "thankless" task which is "incredibly difficult". Andrew won the prestigious post - which sees him write poems to celebrate major state and government events, such as royal ...
- Scot given Ă‚ÂŁ10,000 top prize for poetry (The Herald)
A Scottish poet has won the most lucrative prize in poetry with his first collection for 20 years.
- Seven days ahead - Vancouver Courier
Seven days aheadVancouver Courier, Canada - 3 hours agoSong and poetry both get worked over by Hilary Peach, an interdisciplinary performer and Artistic Director of the Poetry Gabriola Festival. ...
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