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- Greece to mark anniversary of Byron's death (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Greece has declared the anniversary of the death of Lord Byron, the British Romantic poet who fought in its 19th century war of independence, as a day of celebration to hail Greek culture.
- New Baltimore Magazine editor has big plans to modernize the publication (The Daily Record)
At the helm of Baltimore Magazine’s editorial staff for less than three months, an animated Max Weiss has big plans to modernize the lifestyle journal she’s worked at for nearly 15 years.
- POETIC TRIBUTE: Power of Words - Times of India
POETIC TRIBUTE: Power of WordsTimes of India, India - Oct 23, 2008Poetry is something that has moved out of the mainstream imagination these days. In this era of instant gratification, poetry has just too much competition ...
- Poem of the week: To a Louse - Guardian Unlimited
Scotland's most famous poet, Robert Burns (1759-1796) has in common with Russia's Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) something other than immense popularity and iconic status as his country's national bard. Both Burns and Pushkin were pioneering writers ...
- Nature poet wins inaugural gong for religious verse (The Australian)
ENGLISH visionary William Blake was a poet as well as a painter and, 57 years after its founding, the Blake Prize for religious art honours his calling as a writer.
- T.H.I.N.K holds poetic convention (Tiger Weekly)
Poetry and hip hop merge in the minds of a select group challenging people to change the way they “T.H.I.N.K.” “Together Helping Inspire New Knowledge” held its poetical convention in the African American Cultural Center Friday October 24. “Let Your Voices Be Heard.
- When Paint Is Paramount (Litchfield County Times)
Pamela Sztybel, who spends summers at her home in Bridgewater and winters in New York City, loves the work involved in making a painting.
- Legion urges peace theme for this year’s poetry contest - Truro Daily News
Legion urges peace theme for this year’s poetry contestTruro Daily News, Canada - 3 hours agoAs the poppy chairman for Royal Canadian Legion Branch 26, Saxton is asking that students who participate in this year’s poetry contest to write about peace ...
- in the groove - The Statesman
in the grooveThe Statesman, India - 4 hours agoThe group offers a mix of old and new music styles and the lyrics are quite philosophical, drawing from Perian and Urdu poetry. ...
- Discover Laylah Ali's art at Lincoln's DeCordova Museum - Daily News Tribune
Discover Laylah Ali's art at Lincoln's DeCordova MuseumDaily News Tribune, MA - 2 hours agoAt 79 Main St., the Barrow Bookstore has a wide selection of Concord and transcendental writers, military history, travel, poetry and cooking. ...
- The Urban League of Philadelphia and Verizon Partner to Launch ... - MarketWatch
The Urban League of Philadelphia and Verizon Partner to Launch ...MarketWatch - 9 hours agoClassic and modern literature, coupled with poetry and musical lyrics, have been incorporated into an interactive website whose primary focus is to ...
- The Week in Preview: October 6 - Nashua Telegraph
Today we celebrate the birth anniversary of a clever but dishonest book collector by the name of Thomas J. Wise. Born in 1859 in Gravesend, England, Wise was considered one of the foremost bibliographic experts of his time. This was the case, at ...
- Tacoma gets performing arts potpourri (Tacoma News Tribune)
If you had to sum up the 2008-2009 performing arts season in Tacoma, opening later this month, the word would be “different.”
- 'More better' - the poetry of patois (The Jamaica Observer)
Bad English is good, argued poets at Poetry Society of Jamaica's monthly fellowship in Kingston.
- Amendment language can baffle voters - Gatorsports.com
Amendment language can baffle votersGatorsports.com, FL - 6 hours ago"In a perfect world, it would have been poetry," said Eric Draper of Audubon of Florida. But Draper said the staff of the TBRC was constrained by state law ...
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