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- Since Bill is not going away, poet might as well write through him (The Oregonian)
P oet Robin Behn calls Dan Kaplan's first book, "Bill's Formal Complaint," "funny, crafty, wise, warm," and those adjectives, as his students at Portland State University can attest, also apply to the Portland poet himself.
- Rappers live their lyrics (Queens Courier)
Since bursting on the music scene more than three decades ago, rap music has gotten, well, a bad rap. The icons of the genre, such as Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Ludacris and others, have gained acclaim and enjoyed the fruits of their labors.
- Emotions spill out - Richmond Times Dispatch
Emotions spill outRichmond Times Dispatch, VA - 18 minutes agoThere was group singing and dancing in the school's Commonwealth Ballroom and poetry readings and songs sung at the Dietrick Dining Center. ...
- Dealing with a name-dropper - Times Online
The devil ruled the woman. It is quite possible that some of you pine for rhyme and lines that scan, so this week's column should temporarily quell the pangs. I found my copy of Burns's poetry in a second-hand bookshop. Books demand to be pored over ...
- Spam Lit: the silver lining of junk mail? - Guardian Blogs
Ever since the dawn of the world wide web, to give it its old-fashioned moniker, our communications have been beset by spam. We ignore it almost as much as we receive it, but around the turn of the century Mammon's pursuit of our attention led to an ...
- Knight: Meanwhile, back in Troy - Globe and Mail
Lovely piece of unintended poetry just now from the announcer working the Greece-Russia game. Apparently, a couple of the Greeks are suffering “Achilles problems.†Achilles, of course, the mightiest of all Greek warriors in the legendary conflict ...
- "The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep" - Washington Post
"The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep"Washington Post, United States - 6 minutes agoA novel about Robert Frost finds the man turning to poetry when all else fails. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate ...
- Bishop ready to be noticed (Baltimore Sun)
First African-American to hold post in Md. Episcopal Diocese When the Rev. Canon Eugene T. Sutton was elected the 14th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, the first person he called was his 94-year-old grandmother, a devout Baptist who lives in a Washington nursing home. "Her prayers for me have made all the difference in the world," Sutton said.
- Chinodya remains active author (The Herald)
THE Zimbabwean literary scene went to sleep in 2006. Imagine that last year alone not more than 15 books on literature were published in a country of more than 12 million people!
- Dear John: the people's poet - Guardian
GuardianDear John: the people's poetGuardian, UK - Apr 17, 2008John Betjeman made poetry popular again and his collected works have sold two million. What does he speak to in us? Teddy bear to the nation: Sir John ...
- When Experience and Disaster Collide - New York Times Blogs
Iowans have taken to calling this week’s devastating flooding “ our Katrina .†Katrina does come to mind when you look at these photos of Cedar Rapids engulfed by the Cedar River . But Iowa is lucky to have been spared a Katrina-sized death ...
- Anselm Kiefer awarded the 2008 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (Art Daily)
BERLIN.- The Board of Trustees of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has chosen German artist Anselm Kiefer to be the recipient of this year’s Peace Prize.
- The story of William McGonagall, the worst poet in the history of ... - Independent
The story of William McGonagall, the worst poet in the history of ...Independent, UK - 1 hour agoAn exhibition of art works based on McGonagall's poetry, by Edinburgh art teacher Charles Nasmyth, was published as a book last year. ...Atrocious Victorian Verse Shines at Auction New York Times BlogsHarry Potter first edition fetches no more than world's worst ... Telegraph.co.ukMcGonagall's poetry set Tay fetch £6500 ScotsmanThe Canadian Press - Scotsmanall 56 news articles
- Michael Capponi, the King of Miami Nightlife, Hosted 1940s Birthday Extravaganza (wallstreet:online AG)
Michael Capponi, hospitality entrepreneur and real estate developer, along with his eponymously named
- A PHONE CALL TO THE FUTURE - New York Times Blogs
A PHONE CALL TO THE FUTURENew York Times Blogs, NY - 41 minutes agoWhile her first book, “Henry Purcell in Japan,†is introduced here with a poised villanelle about King Lear’s daughters, it once began with a poem far more ...
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