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- Britain's Poet Laureate Has Writer's Block - Huffingtonpost.com
British poet laureate Andrew Motion is planning to resign next year. And while he has long professed his desire to leave the lifetime appointment early, he is more anxious than ever to get back to living without the laurels. Motion, it seems, has ...
- First Diva - Slate
If opinion polls are to be believed, the French are still ambivalent about their first lady, Carla Bruni. Bruni, of course, is a former supermodel and current multimillion-album-selling singer-songwriter, but she is still best-known for her avocation ...
- Writers Guild plans poetry reading for Nov. 12 - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Writers Guild plans poetry reading for Nov. 12Dubuque Telegraph Herald, IA - 1 hour agoHis articles and poetry have been published in "The Book of Irish American Poetry," "The New Hibernica Review," "The Recorder," "Natural Bridge," "RE:AL," ...
- Mark Powell’s War on Error - Seattle Weekly
Frustrated by what they view as police indifference, a group of Beacon Hill residents takes to the streets packing heat. Two years ago, somebody broke into Laura "Piece" Kelley's car and stole her bag. Inside was her journal, filled with poems, songs ...
- In poetry, author finds way to express the horror of 9/11 (Cape Cod Times)
"Bikeman" is a gripping page-turner that captures all of the harrowing moments and fear of 9/11 in a memoir that Thomas Flynn had never imagined himself writing.
- Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN - Post-Bulletin
Post-Bulletin, Rochester MNPost-Bulletin, MN - 8 hours agoSince its beginning, the downtown Spring Valley building has hosted concerts, plays, poetry readings, improv comedy and photography exhibits. ...
- The Term Paper Artist - The Smart Set
The Term Paper ArtistThe Smart Set, PA - 11 hours agoA chemistry major trapped in a poetry class thanks to the vagaries of schedule and distribution requirements, or worse, the poet trapped in a chemistry ...
- 'We need to take the Bible back from the bigots' (Independent)
It's not every day that journalists are presented with a "style guide" to interpret the most enduring international bestseller on the planet. But the Bible is no ordinary book, and these are not conventional times, as religion hits the headlines like never before and the modern media slowly come to terms with it in a post-9/11 world.
- Senior citizens pursuing education from home, via telephone - Boston Globe
NEW YORK - Kathy Leeds grows animated as she describes the courses she is taking this fall, including classes in current events, art, and literature. But Leeds will never step foot on a campus or in a classroom. The 79-year-old widow has multiple ...
- ‘Proud to be an American… Finally’? - Men's News Daily
‘Proud to be an American… Finally’?Men's News Daily, CA - 32 minutes agoI sing, “Lift Every Voice†as if it is rap because it is history, poetry, poignancy and a capturing of every step African Americans have taken. ...
- Iraqis celebrate culture at festival (Mississauga News)
For many members of the Iraqi community taking part in the fifth annual Mesopotamian Festival, it was a lot like coming home. “We miss our family we had to leave behind,†says artist Ahmad Nasir, whose many paintings inspired by his home country were on display Saturday at the Iraqi Canadian Society of Ontario's event at St. Joseph Secondary School.
- Samford arts dean Joseph Hopkins meshes drama with robust singing - Everything Alabama
Samford University's singing dean nearly made you forget there was a presidential debate going on and a financial crisis to deal with. As McCain and Obama were debating 200 miles to the north, Joseph Hopkins was delivering wrenching romanticism at ...
- Saskatchewan Book Awards nominees announced - Canada.com
Saskatchewan Book Awards nominees announcedCanada.com, Canada - 36 minutes agoWith 347 submissions in categories which include poetry, fiction, First Book, non-fiction and education, judges had a diverse variety of books for which to ...
- Psychologist wins poetry award (Boston Globe)
Poet Marian Kaplun Shapiro would like to refute what she believes to be a common misconception: that all poetry is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to understand.
- A ‘Gift’ from Lindsey Buckingham - Kansas City Star
A ‘Gift’ from Lindsey BuckinghamKansas City Star, MO - 2 hours agoThe song is a hurricane of drums, guitars, jackhammer rhythms, manic vocals and strident lyrics, adapted from the poetry of Emily Dickinson: “Way down ...
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