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- James Fenton on the creation of canons - Guardian Unlimited
Some things that you imagine could never be pinned down can be fixed with extraordinary accuracy, although whether it is true that Petrarch was the first recorded individual to climb a mountain for its own sake I do not know. The late Francis Haskell ...
- Concerts (Stamford Advocate)
POP/ROCK Los Straitjackets, Turning Point, 9 p.m. tomorrow A surf-rock band that wears wrestling masks?
- First novel shortlisted for top book award (Scoop.co.nz)
An early morning phone call from a friend alerted University creative writing tutor Mary McCallum that her first novel had been shortlisted for the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.
- June 20, 2008 (The Barnstable Patriot)
Perhaps the country’s most important friendship, as well as her greatest love story, involve the same unlikely individual – John Adams. Adams’s friendship with Thomas Jefferson was legendary. Adams was a lawyer/gentleman farmer from Braintree, struggling to make ends meet.
- Understanding father (Minnesota Public Radio)
Poet Honor Moore created waves with her memoir that in part talks about the double life of her father Paul Moore, an Episcopal bishop. Paul Moore's bisexuality was an open secret in his large family and among some in his parish. In the process of writing and researching, Honor Moore found her feelings toward her father changed.
- Judging a letter by its cover, these were remarkable - Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Judging a letter by its cover, these were remarkableBarre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 1 hour agoPerhaps Rockwell provided too much information, or Atkins didn't share his beliefs or didn't care for his poetry. Whatever the reason, the editor apparently ...
- I like the sound of a pen making love to paper - Hindustan Times
I like the sound of a pen making love to paperHindustan Times, India - 1 minute agoPoetry is memorable for its big thought. A Road Less Travelled is not remembered for the metre or the rhyme, its immortality is in its thought. ...
- Potent mix of elegance, energy - Toronto Sun
In a way it's the same old story -- Alberta energy used to heat up a space in chilly old Toronto. But usually, that's something that happens in January, not on a sultry night in June. So while it may be the same old story, one could say it's dancing ...
- Events calendar - Monterey County Herald
Events calendarMonterey County Herald, CA - Jul 7, 2008$30 Rudolph Tenenbaum poetry reading. 7p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the O'Donnell Library, 155 Van Buren, Monterey. Tenenbaum will read his poetry. Free. ...
- Beauty among the battlefields - Mirror.co.uk
Beauty among the battlefieldsMirror.co.uk, UK - 7 hours agoHis poetry remains as a testament to the futility and barbarism of war. Which brings me to why I have taken a Leger Holidays battlefields tour of the last ...
- Rosa's Celestial Celebration - RedOrbit
Rosa's Celestial CelebrationRedOrbit, TX - 5 hours ago"When I perform that in Sweden everyone understands the lyrics and the sadness and poetry comes through very easily, whereas here I have to translate that ...
- TV business stars support schools’ festival Shine Week - icSeftonandWestLancs
TV business stars support schools’ festival Shine WeekicSeftonandWestLancs, UK - 17 minutes agoJoining Shine is free at www.shineweek.co.uk and every school registered receives a free creative kit to help towards their celebrations. ...
- Stories from today's Northwest papers - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
The Oregonian - OregonLive.comStories from today's Northwest papersThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 1 hour agoThe poem Stafford wrote on the last morning of his life begins "Are you Mr. William Stafford?" It continues "I'm [still] here writing it down / just the way ...
- Moorhead center features 'Capturing Memories' exhibit - Sioux City Journal
MOORHEAD, Iowa -- The 14th annual Capturing Memories exhibit, now at the Moorhead Cultural Center, has the theme "The World as Seen from My Point of View." Entrants in the exhibit range in age from 16 to senior citizens in their 80's. "There is truly ...
- Does Choice Really Matter When Life is at Stake? -- Critically ... - Primenewswire (press release)
Does Choice Really Matter When Life is at Stake? -- Critically ...Primenewswire (press release), CA - 1 hour agoIn addition to writing both poetry and prose, she allocates her time to her family, including 5 children (one deceased), nine grandchildren and two ...
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