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- Concert kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month - Victoria Advocate
Concert kicks off Hispanic Heritage MonthVictoria Advocate, TX - 5 hours agoOct. 7: Retelling of Mexican-American history using songs, poetry and oral history by Jesus “Chuy” Negrete, 10 am-noon at the Victoria College Johnson ...
- Qasimov: the living legend you’ve never heard of - Times Online
Times OnlineQasimov: the living legend you’ve never heard ofTimes Online, UK - 1 hour agoThe effect is devastating, the half dozen people watching seized by the power of the ancient poetry, but none of us is surprised. ...
- Literary Happenings: Magazine is a time capsule of 1992 book news (Ventura County Star)
A friend and I, while cleaning out her office, uncovered a July 20, 1992, issue of Publishers Weekly. The cover story highlighted fall children's books. Other articles reported on the growing industry of book-movie tie-ins ("Patriot Games" by Tom Clancy was hot); tips for hosting school book fairs; American booksellers that provided low-interest loans to struggling, locally owned bookshops in ...
- Critic's choice - Can’t Read, Can’t Write (Channel 4) - Daily Telegraph
Last week’s opening programme proved hugely affecting as campaigning teacher Phil Beadle took on a class of illiterate adults and in the space of a few short sessions reversed the effects of decades of educational neglect and rock-bottom self ...
- Keeping Respect Alive in Fairfax Cemeteries (Washington Post)
Black spray paint on white marble makes for a jarring and unappealing combination, sort of like maggots on ice cream. It's a jackboot on a posy, and it both saddens and infuriates Mary Lipsey and Lynne Garvey-Hodge .
- McCain Makes Strides In NJ - The Bulletin
A new Quinnipiac University poll showed this week that Sen. John McCain has cut Sen. Barack Obama's lead in New Jersey to 3 points, just outside the poll's margin of error. Reflecting a surge of support from white voters, Mr. McCain closed the gap to ...
- Calendar: Tuesday, August 18, 2008 - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
Calendar: Tuesday, August 18, 2008The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 6 hours agoThe exhibit includes photography, film, painting, clay, glass, jewelry, poetry, theater, music and more by Louisiana artists, honoring communities ...
- Today in History - Aug. 4 - The Benton Crier
Today in History - Aug. 4The Benton Crier, IA - 23 hours agoThought for Today: "Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds." -- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822).
- ESCONDIDO: Local woman marks 100th birthday (North County Times)
ESCONDIDO ---- Last August, illness forced Wilma Ramp to miss celebrating her 99th birthday. After spending seven months recuperating from what her friends say was a mild stroke, the Escondido resident told everyone she knew that she wanted to mark h
- Henry Rollins - Miami New Times
Since the early 80’s, Henry Rollins has been on a mission. The former Black Flag front man, now 47 years old, has written countless books of poetry and non-fiction, appeared in blockbuster movies, hosts his own television and radio talk shows, and ...
- Manley and McKay: reform and revolution in the politics of the ... - Green Left Weekly
Manley and McKay: reform and revolution in the politics of the ...Green Left Weekly, Australia - 18 minutes agoThe language and oral history traditions of rural Jamaica would shape his poetry and prose for decades. It was in Jamaica that as a young man McKay, ...
- Poet publishes first collection - Northern Sentinel
Poet publishes first collectionNorthern Sentinel, Canada - 47 minutes ago... a lot of death, and through his poetry he deals with the tragedy. His first book, Diary of a Sinner, is a collection of his first 50 poems and many deal ...
- Former secondary school teacher Margaret Fieldhouse dies - Scarborough Today
Former secondary school teacher Margaret Fieldhouse diesScarborough Today, UK - 10 hours ago"She was a very creative person and enjoyed writing and art, and also did a lot of poetry." A copy of the book can be found at Scarborough Library. ...
- Dude, here's your ranch (The Standard-Times)
The heifers are acting surly, but my horse pushes forward. My young crew of 10 or so cowpunchers encircles about 30 head of cattle on a wide pasture in the shadow of a sawtooth mountain just west of Bridgeport, Calif. Our horses slowly lead the cattle...
- Travel briefs - Times and Democrat
WASHINGTON -- Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival. The Library of Congress is organizing the festival for Sept. 27 on the National Mall. The event was started by first lady ...
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