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- NU to Offer MFA in Creative Writing (Daily Northwestern)
Starting in Sept. 2008, Northwestern will offer, for the first time, a Master of Fine Arts program for students who write poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. A part-time, evening MFA program will allow students to write a longer thesis, closer to book length, than the part-time MA program.
- Chautauqua features heroes of the natural world (Asheville Citizen-Times)
'A Sense of Wonder" was what Rachel Carson, 56, titled her final book before she died of cancer in 1964. This week, she and other historical figures are brought to life to reveal how such a sense can become revolutionary.
- Stars Honor Bill Withers and Our Time, an Artistic Home for People Who Stutter (Blogcritics.org)
Our Time Theatre Company provides an artistic home for kids and teens who stutter. Possibly the most inspiring course I took in college was a study of W. B. Yeats. The professor, Jack Kelleher, was knowledgeable, but more important, he was passionate about the subject. But he had a severe stutter, and sometimes sitting in class listening to him lecture was a painful thing.Professor Kelleher's ...
- Prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize goes to Blaser and Ashbery - The Canadian Press
The Canadian PressPrestigious Griffin Poetry Prize goes to Blaser and AshberyThe Canadian Press, TORONTO - 4 hours ago"Poetry is the deepest language we've got ... I encourage you all to get busy and start writing," said the author of "The Holy Forest: Collected Poems of ...
- "WALL-E" (Salon.com)
This new Pixar movie is an environmental cautionary tale and a story of robot love -- and quite possibly the most melancholy cartoon ever made.
- THE PHILOLOGY OF THE PERSIAN TERM MAHYAR - Persian Journal
THE PHILOLOGY OF THE PERSIAN TERM MAHYARPersian Journal, Iran - 46 minutes agoThe homonym Mahyar is one of the oldest Persian words, which has been appeared in different texts, ie History, Geography, Poetry, Literature, etc. ...
- Belleville student place second in national poem contest - Belleville Intelligencer
Megan Berndt’s poignant poem about her ailing grandfather has garnered national recognition. The Sir Mackenzie Bowell School student finished second in the Grade 7 category in a national writing contest sponsored by Polar Expressions Publishing of ...
- Vandals who trashed Robert Frost's home take poetry classes as penance - Pioneer Press
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Call it poetic justice: More than two dozen young people who broke into Robert Frost's former home for a beer party and trashed the place are being required to take classes in his poetry as part of their punishment. Using "The ...
- You Write The Reviews: Leonard Cohen, Opera House, Manchester - Independent
You Write The Reviews: Leonard Cohen, Opera House, ManchesterIndependent, UK - 34 minutes agoAt one point, they transformed the penitential poetry of "If It Be Your Will" into an angelic anthem. Cohen, attentive and impressed, doffed his cap. ...
- Legacy of peace - South Bergenite
South BergeniteLegacy of peaceSouth Bergenite, NJ - 58 minutes agoShe spoke at length about her son’s deep connection with his poetry, which he began composing aloud at the age of three. "He called his poetry ‘heartsongs ...
- POETIC JUSTICE - Huddersfield Examiner
POETIC JUSTICEHuddersfield Examiner, UK - 2 hours agoSusan has always loved poetry, but had her confidence knocked from an early age, when teachers mistook her dyslexia for an inability to write . ...
- Nam Le's long, literary journey (San Francisco Chronicle)
In the opening story of "The Boat," a remarkable first collection by 29-year-old Nam Le, the main character shares a number of characteristics with the author. Both are writers named Nam, Vietnamese by birth and Australian by upbringing. Both have had a "...
- Noted black poets to be featured at Greensburg readings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The readings, planned in conjunction with the annual Cave Canem Foundation writing retreat at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, are scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday in Village Hall at UPG and 6:30 p.m. June 26 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg.
- Poetry Society - North Channel Sun
Gerard Vacca of Houston, left, who lived in France for a semester of college, gave a program on French poet Charles Baudelaire to members of the San Jacinto Chapter of the Poetry Society of Texas. Vacca attended Vanderbilt University and is a ...
- The ‘worms eating Africa’ - Sowetan
The ‘worms eating Africa’Sowetan, South Africa - 2 hours agoTitled We Can Do It, it’sa mix of captivating poetry, African wisdom and sayings. Africa calls the book his mission. He says it encourages Africans to take ...
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