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- Dirty Little Secret - Advocate
I was 15 when my sister asked me to help her find the money to get an abortion. And while she never regretted her decision, it became a part of her life she was scared to discuss. How would people react? Would they hate her, judge her, shun her? It ...
- Getting back to the tasks at hand - La Crosse Tribune
Now that the election is over it is time for our elected officials to get back to the tasks at hand. It is time to hold our elected officials accountable for the promises they made and to look for bipartisan efforts in that regard. Our country is in ...
- KSU orchestra premieres 'Flame Language' (The Sentinel)
The KSU Orchestra will perform the world premiere of “Flame Language” on Oct. 22 in the Dr. Bobby Bailey Family Performance Center.
- Natural Poet - Weekly Standard
In a land where few poets can make more than a pittance off their verse, Mary Oliver stands as a commercially successful outlier. Although it will never show up in supermarket checkout lines, her work always tops the modern poetry bestseller lists at ...
- Literary fest at Kovalam from tomorrow - Express Buzz
Literary fest at Kovalam from tomorrowExpress Buzz, India - 5 hours agoGulzar will read out his Urdu poems and Tishani Doshi, its English translation. The event is being organised by the Delhi-based events company Noctilucent, ...
- Aneesa Mirza, who turned city’s mega dream into a reality, passes away - Expressindia.com
Aneesa Mirza, who turned city’s mega dream into a reality, passes awayExpressindia.com, India - 28 minutes agoWatching her argue over delicate literary topics at select gatherings – be it poetry or prose – used to be a sheer delight. At the same time, she tirelessly ...
- UT funding cuts are target of protesters - Knoxville News Sentinel
Shela Van Ness, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee, expresses opposition to budget cuts during a rally Wednesday at the university organized by the United Campus Workers. University of Tennessee sophomore Preston Battle said UT's ...
- James R. McDermott - Warren Times Gazette
James R. McDermottWarren Times Gazette, RI - 54 minutes agoHe also enjoyed writing poetry commemorating events in his family’s life. Among his hobbies were studying German and Latin, woodworking, and baking Irish ...
- Mind the speed trap - Tribune
Speeding motorists, beware! Beginning today, the traffic police has begun charging enhanced penalty for overspeeding and racing following a notification by the administration. The police had recommended a hike in penalty for traffic violations to ...
- Working man - Star News Online
The documentary filmmaker - who lived in Wilmington in the late '90s and early this decade, working as a cameraman for a local TV station, writing movie reviews for a weekly newspaper and starting his filmmaking career - seeks out the seemingly ...
- Debut Author's Abuse Recovery Novel Nominated for 2008 Cybil Award - EIN News
MABANK, TX, October 10, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse, has been nominated for a Cybil award in Young Adult Literature. Courage in Patience is the story of fifteen-year-old Ashley ...
- SLANGING CATCH: Mind Your Language - Times of India
I blurted out an 's' word that ends with a 't' as an expression of instantaneous disgust after the lights went out one day. To my horror, my little girl picked it up. That made me realise how much care we should take with our language, particularly ...
- Interview with Rose DesRochers, Founder of Todays-Woman.net - Blogcritics.org
Interview with Rose DesRochers, Founder of Todays-Woman.netBlogcritics.org, OH - 2 hours agoI have been writing poetry for 20 + years. I am also a freelance writer. I have written several articles and essays. In the beginning Today's Woman was ...
- The Ugly American Uncensored - Downtown LA Scene
The Ugly American UncensoredDowntown LA Scene, CA - Nov 7, 2008He explores that discovery in “The Passport Dance,” proclaiming with the rhythm of spoken word poetry, “We are the Barry Bonds of nations. ...
- “Elegies” at Spots - Broadway World
Broadway World“Elegies” at SpotsBroadway World, NY - 30 minutes agoI'll even go so far as to say that it was probably heralded as the gay version of Def Poetry Jam, though I believe the latter came much later than Elegies. ...
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