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- Shaking the tree with fury: Jack Marshall and Julia Hartwig (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Now in his early 70s, the American poet Jack Marshall is acutely conscious of his mortality – a fact that gives a sharp edge to the poignancy of the poems in his latest collection, “The Steel Veil†(Coffee House Press, 124 pages, $16).
- Cedarmere Hosts Reading of LI Poems - Rosyln News
Cedarmere Hosts Reading of LI PoemsRosyln News, NY - 1 hour agoVisitors can view the exhibits in the house and stroll on the property, which includes a pond spanned by a rustic stone bridge, a Gothic Revival Mill, ...
- Buy-in unclear for gang peace agreement presented by pastors - Yes Weekly
A group of black Greensboro pastors unveiled a gang peace agreement on Sunday that was initiated by a Latino gang that until this summer was little known in North Carolina. The document states that members of five different gangs had committed to ...
- COMMITTING POETRY IN TIMES OF WAR - Film Threat
Film ThreatCOMMITTING POETRY IN TIMES OF WARFilm Threat, CA - 1 hour ago... and faculty advisor for the school’s poetry club, was fired shortly after one of his students recited a poem that harshly criticized the war in Iraq. ...
- Local slam teams vie at nationals - Pioneer Press
Local slam teams vie at nationalsPioneer Press, MN - 15 hours agoTwo Twin Cities slam teams made strong showings at this year's National Poetry Slam in Madison, Wis., but neither made it to the final round. ...
- Performers take stage to benefit Youtheatre - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Performers take stage to benefit YoutheatreFort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 6 hours agoA variety of performances were offered during the event, including singing, poetry recitation as well as performances of selected scenes from “You’re a Good ...
- Fair talent winners sing way to top (The Batavia Sun)
Winners of this year's Kane County Fair Talent Contest included a duet and an opera singer.
- Award-winning author to visit Northwood (Spooner Advocate)
“Melody and song carry words along.†So sings award-winning author, John Archambault, who will be visiting Northwood School on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
- Nixon and Moore Join Fiennes, McGovern and Neeson July 26-27 in Gate|Beckett (Playbill)
A starry line-up has been assembled for the July 26-27 readings of the poetry and prose of Samuel Beckett, part of the current Gate|Beckett production presented by the Lincoln Center Festival.
- Randy Newman, "Harps and Angels" (Nonesuch) - RedOrbit
Randy Newman, "Harps and Angels" (Nonesuch)RedOrbit, TX - 10 hours agoHis bare-knuckled, barroom poetry takes the point of view of hard-bitten losers and boozers, and it's shot with blue-collar authenticity. ...
- Creative Arts Emmy winners for 60th annual awards - The Associated Press
Creative Arts Emmy winners for 60th annual awardsThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoChildren's Program (Area Award: Possibility of more than one award): "Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show," HBO; "Nick News with Linda ...
- Latitude Shows How a Festival Should Be Done - RedOrbit
Latitude Shows How a Festival Should Be DoneRedOrbit, TX - Jul 26, 2008There's a bewildering array of other options, from poetry to comedy to cinema to literature. So, when the band line-up palls - most of Saturday, ...
- Ted Hughes - guardian.co.uk
Ted Hughesguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago... runaway success (Birthday Letters was said to be the fastest-selling book of poetry ever, though this probably had a lot to do with the Plath myth). ...Sylvia Plath guardian.co.ukall 2 news articles
- • Poet laureate Donald Hall's memoir Unpacking the Boxes' not up ... - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
• Poet laureate Donald Hall's memoir Unpacking the Boxes' not up ...The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 24 minutes ago... to the near-present, the book begs many questions, none more urgent than "Why a life in poetry' when almost nothing gets said about composing a poem? ...
- Stu Scott: Born On The Street And Hard As Hootie - Deadspin
DeadspinStu Scott: Born On The Street And Hard As HootieDeadspin, NY - Aug 12, 2008Scott was the star, though, unleashing a set of pipes that show why he's destined for poetry jam defness. And what was his song of choice? ...
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