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- Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
SAN FRANCISCO — Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her longtime partner in June on the first day that California’s same-sex couples gained that right, died Wednesday. She was 87. Kate Kendell, executive director of the ...
- Et Tu, Brute? (The Harvard Crimson)
A wise friend once explained to me that there are two types of people in this world: those who know Greek and barbarians. Unfortunately, for yet another year, Harvard will produce a bumper crop of the latter sort.
- My renewed passion for reading - Daily Monitor
My renewed passion for readingDaily Monitor, Uganda - 49 minutes agoPoetry may be the last on my list but it is certainly not the least of them all. I cannot say I have a favourite. Every poetry book I come across grips me, ...
- Fall arts preview: 'Chicago Songs' intended as poetry to ear (The Sacramento Bee)
This composer, a 38-year-old Fresno native, is the same age poet Carl Sandburg was when he wrote and published the "Chicago Poems," which Erickson used as the inspiration for his "Chicago Songs." Kurt Erickson, the composer of "Chicago Songs," says he was first intrigued by the idea of creating a song set using an eclectic mix of 20th century American texts.
- Book ban ends rare Arab-Israeli cultural exchange - International Herald Tribune
Book ban ends rare Arab-Israeli cultural exchangeInternational Herald Tribune, France - 20 minutes ago... the best Arabic books come out of the capital of Arab culture, Beirut," said Ya'akoub Hijazi, an ardent reader of Arabic poetry and literature who is a ...
- JMS named Guest of Honor at New York Comic Con - Comic Book Resources
JMS named Guest of Honor at New York Comic ConComic Book Resources, Ca - 5 hours agoNew York Comic Con is the second largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, ...
- Creative Endeavors - TriCities.com
ABINGDON, Va. – For Dan and Suzanne Stryk, being creative comes second nature. It’s who they are. It’s what they do. He’s a poet. She’s a painter. And together, the Bristol-area couple often enjoys getting together with friends and ...
- Delaware Book Festival Nov. 1 - The News Journal
Delaware Book Festival Nov. 1The News Journal, DE - 19 minutes agopresented by national best-selling author Mary Kennedy; “Poetry Writing†with Delaware Poet Laureate JoAnn Balingit; “There’s No Shush about it. ...
- Dylan Moran: Mr Mumbly-Stumbly - Daily Telegraph
"When I was young, all the politicians looked like ancient Latin teachers or greengrocers," says Dylan Moran. "They were mumbly, stumbly men with their hair blowing in their eyes, walking into trees, opening the wrong door. They had no idea how to ...
- Newly Discovered Unpublished Edgar Allan Poe Manuscript Found with Never Before Seen Verse - Bloomsbury Auctions New ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
A recently discovered version of "Irene" or "The Sleeper," one of Poe's most important poems, has surfaced in rural Virginia. This is the first time the poem has been available for view to anyone outside of the family for whom it was written.
- Of joy - Nation
The Greek playwright, Sophocles, says: Il n'y a pas de plus grande joie que celle qu'on n'attend pas. (Antigone). (There is no greater joy than an unexpected one.). I would any day prefer Lamartine's description of happiness were it not for my ...
- "Code Talkers" author coming to Friends Academy - SouthCoastToday.com
"Code Talkers" author coming to Friends AcademySouthCoastToday.com, MA - 11 minutes agoHis honors include a Rockefeller Humanities fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for Poetry, the Cherokee Nation Prose Award, ...
- From Mr Delivery to yesterday's hero - Cape Argus
The strident clamour of calls for the ANC to axe the "lame-duck" President Thabo Mbeki is far from the epithets the country's leader once enjoyed as the crown prince who became the philosopher king and was hailed as Mr Delivery. As Mbeki's comrades ...
- Calendar of Events - Hudson Reporter
Poetry Workshop , Beechwood Café, 290 Grove St., (201) 915-9598, mderm3@aol.com. Free workshop to practice the art of poetry through reading and writing, every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your love of poetry and willingness to share your ...
- Observable Readings observed as series begins new season - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Observable Readings observed as series begins new seasonSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 15 minutes ago... will introduce Walter Bargen (Missouri poet laureate, who also is offering poetry for the Post-Dispatch’s book page) and English-Scottish poet Tom ...
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