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- From 'Failure' to '08 Distinguished Artist - Pioneer Press
From 'Failure' to '08 Distinguished ArtistPioneer Press, MN - 1 hour agoI think I will never live long enough to write a poem that says something about the human race with enough power so that the human race might be affected by ...
- County speech contest winners named - Mount Vernon News
MOUNT VERNON — From Shakespeare to original oratory, from poetry to chamber theater and humorous recitations, talented students from around the county showcased their speaking skills at the 2008 Knox County Speech contest held April 29 at the First ...
- Lesbians unhappy with Gay women - Ya Libnan
Lesbos, Greece - Three islanders from Lesbos - home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women - have taken a gay rights group to court for using the word lesbian in its name. One of the plaintiffs said Wednesday that the name of the ...
- Japanese-American authors to read, sign books in Albany (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Writers Edward Miyakawa and Mitzi Asai Loftus will speak on “The Japanese-American Experience” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Browser’s Bookstore, 1425 Pacific Blvd. S.E.
- Calif. woman pens a rant and a rave for the D - Detroit Free Press
Calif. woman pens a rant and a rave for the DDetroit Free Press, United States - 15 minutes agoThe book has two pages of sources, which is unusual for a poem, and she acknowledges: "I don't think of it solely as poetry." And she personifies the city, ...
- KOLKATA CONNECTION - The Statesman
KOLKATA CONNECTIONThe Statesman, India - 4 hours agoKolkata-born Jai Chakrabarti is a writer of poetry, fiction, and algorithms. He spent his college years studying artificial intelligence, and soon after he ...
- 'Mine is a survivor's tale' (Portsmouth Herald)
It began with a jarring, painful memory and within months Elizabeth Kirschner had written "My Life As a Doll," her most recently published book of poetry.
- Scarlett isn't first to test singing skills - Lincoln Journal Star
Last week Scarlett Johansson became the latest to take the leap from actor to crooner with her debut album of Tom Waits covers, “Anywhere I Lay My Head.” Save a glowing review or two, the reception of Johansson’s effort has been lukewarm at ...
- Susceptible to a cruel society - La Crosse Tribune
I was born with a brain injury that is an insult to me because I also developed post-concussive syndrome, which impairs my abilities. This makes me susceptible to a crude society. I have many questions and concerns to ask this society. Many of you ...
- New kid on the block - Star-ecentral.com
Seattle Grace’s newest intern is happy to be in the company of such an accommodating cast on Grey’s Anatomy . INSIDE the elaborate set of Grey’s Anatomy in Los Angeles, where the cosy Emerald City Bar has been built, Chyler Leigh is having a ...
- Cloudy Trophies (The New Yorker)
In July, 1820, John Keats published his third and final book, “Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes and Other Poems.” He had no reason to expect that it would be a success, with either the public or the critics: in his short career, the twenty-four-year-old poet . . .
- Lou Reed, Royal Albert Hall, London - The Independent
Lou Reed's performance of his 1973 album in its entirety shows that some things are better left in the past The last time I reviewed Lou Reed in this column, I made what I thought was a fairly transparent joke about taking heroin in the toilets ...
- Hunan Seafood: Hunan restaurant spices up Rosemead - Pasadena Star-News
Hunan Seafood: Hunan restaurant spices up RosemeadPasadena Star-News, CA - 2 hours agoThere's also a bit of unintended poetry on the menu, where there are dishes with mellifluous (if confusing) names like "Hot Over Spicy," "Stir-fried Pork ...
- Superb epic 'Mongol' shows us Ghengis' Khan-do attitude - Orlando Sentinel
Superb epic 'Mongol' shows us Ghengis' Khan-do attitudeOrlando Sentinel, FL - 30 minutes agoWith a painter's eye for the brown, green, gray and white beauty of the steppes and a flair for finding poetry, myth and romance in a harsh and bloody tale, ...
- PETER ROGGENTHIN, AFP/Getty Images - Los Angeles Times
PETER ROGGENTHIN, AFP/Getty ImagesLos Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago"His poetry is a testament to the sacredness of the natural world and our relation to it, and a prophecy of what we stand to lose if we forget that relation ...
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