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- VIFF: A gay homage to a straight city - Vancouver Sun
Vancouver SunVIFF: A gay homage to a straight cityVancouver Sun, Canada - 9 minutes agoHe's also influenced by the poetry of Eliot: He says he wanted to capture the terror of being alive that he finds in the poem The Love Song of J. Alfred ...
- Woman killed after Enid police chase - Tulsa World
ENID -- Enid police say a 23-year-old woman has died after crashing her car while fleeing police. In a statement, police say Angie Topas Louise Galusha was running from police about 1 a.m. Thursday when she lost control of her car and overturned it ...
- Bin Laden's prowess as poet examined (UPI)
DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Osama bin Laden's pre-Sept. 11, 2001, popularity and prowess as a poet is the subject of an upcoming academic work, a California professor says.
- McKown-Juniper Point (Boothbay Register)
The summer of 2008 is in full swing, most of the cottages on our point are filling up, the swimmers are on the beach and the boat traffic is picking up. Ken MacCormac says even the mackerel are running. He had a bucketful to prove it.
- Africa: The Net's Eating Its Kids (AllAfrica.com)
THE SURPRISING THING IN the announcement that the Internet is probably bad for your brain is that it took so long to come: but the word is out; the information revolution is eating its children.
- City author gets NY Times thumbs-up - Winnipeg Free Press
City author gets NY Times thumbs-upWinnipeg Free Press, Canada - 46 minutes agoA collection of travel poetry that includes a poem about Churchill has been nominated for a prestigious British poetry prize, reported London's Guardian ...
- D. Nurkse’s Poetry, the Product of Metaphysical Battles - Nymag.com
The ravaged settings in which many of D. Nurkse’s new poems take place — including New York on 9/11 — seem perfectly matched to the grizzled, Herman Melville–esque visage in his author photo. Clearly, Nurkse’s been through a battle or two ...
- Florida Rep announces special offer to see 'The Glass Menagerie' - Naples Daily News
Florida Rep announces special offer to see 'The Glass Menagerie'Naples Daily News, FL - 22 minutes agoThis is a play about family, love, the South and hard times. It is true poetry and I know our audiences are going to love it. And with the $10 ticket prices ...
- Ex-wife's book shows Che's transformation (The Charlotte Observer)
Ernesto “Che†Guevara's transformation from adventurer to revolutionary is chronicled by his first wife in the intimate portrait, “My Life With Che,†picking up where his own book, “The Motorcycle Diaries†left off.
- Western weekend enjoyed (Maple Creek Times)
By Kaylie Blair Maple Creek’s 19th annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Western Art and Cowboy Gear Show wrapped up Sept. 21 after a three-day celebration of western art, community and entertainment.
- Participants Selected from Across the US and Canada - Blanco County News
Participants Selected from Across the US and CanadaBlanco County News, USA - 3 hours agoOther past attendees in Guideposts Writer’s Workshops have gone on to pursue writing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, theatrical plays, ...
- The cult of Hadrian - Guardian Unlimited
The Emperor Hadrian, viewed as a feeble capitulator by the Victorians and then maligned as a brutal pragmatist, has become the most fêted historical figure of the year. In the run-up to the opening of the British Museum's major exhibition this week ...
- "Yo, Hadrian!" Who will play the Roman Emperor in a new biopic? - AfterElton.com
"Yo, Hadrian!" Who will play the Roman Emperor in a new biopic?AfterElton.com - 16 hours agoThe emperor meditates on military triumphs, love of poetry and music, philosophy, and his passion for his lover Antinous." The facts of Antinous are sketchy ...
- Happy birthday Ray Bradbury! - Los Angeles Times
Happy birthday Ray Bradbury!Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours agoHe's the author of more than 30 books, countless short stories, screenplays, poetry, plays and books for children. Not only did he write "Fahrenheit 451" ...
- Paul Auster on ‘Man in the Dark’ and Seceding From the Union - Nymag.com
In Brooklyn author Paul Auster’s new novel, Man in the Dark (out this week), a book critic named Brill battles insomnia, grief over the recent death of his wife, and a deep dissatisfaction with the state of America, all by telling himself a bedtime ...
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