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- Review: 'Spelling Bee' is more than words and letters; it's a keen ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," a touring Broadway musical now on at Playhouse Square, transforms the Palace Theatre into a gigantic high school gymnasium. The event is a spelling bee, but it's not just about words and letters and ...
- BC Book Prizes awarded - Georgia Straight
The 24th annual BC Book Prizes gala took place April 26 at the Fairmont Waterfront hotel, where a total of $19,000 in prize money was handed out. Mary Novik took home the $2,000 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her debut novel, Conceit. The $2,000 ...
- Idealist Ben Jones hopes to inspire change with art - Lincoln Journal Star
A little room on the second floor of the Parrish Building at 14th and O streets belongs to Ben Jones. Paint-splattered and littered with art supplies, it’s a brick-walled euphoria for the 21-year-old artist. It’s there, in the approximately 432 ...
- 'Write Voices' presentation to touch on a plethora of personal ... - Cookeville Herald Citizen
'Write Voices' presentation to touch on a plethora of personal ...Cookeville Herald Citizen, TN - 5 hours ago"It really is an emotional roller coaster of humor and poignancy, prose and poetry. The glimpses into these people's lives is truly an illuminating ...
- Our friends electric: Wall.E & family (Independent)
Look around you: the future's here. Robots build our cars. They save our lives, defusing terrorist bombs. They go to war, flying pilotless over enemy territory. And now comes a robot with the conscience of Al Gore and the comic timing of Charlie Chaplin, to save the planet and make everyone laugh.
- Book Review: God Particles: Poems by Thomas Lux (Blogcritics.org)
Lux’s poems revel in absurdity, a mix of humor and satire, leaving the reader with a clearer idea and a sense of understanding and joy. God Particles is Thomas Lux’ eleventh book of poetry. His verses contain rather striking and unusual images that disturb or amuse at first and then coalesce into feelings more lasting than the initial reaction. Look at some of the titles in this collection: ...
- Fishing Lines: Farewell to Fred, a genial giant who was first ... - Independent
Fishing Lines: Farewell to Fred, a genial giant who was first ...Independent, UK - 15 hours agoHe had 23 books published, from fishing stories and country matters to poetry and ferreting. He wrote columns for 'Shooting Times', 'Saga' magazine and 'The ...
- ‘The things I aspire to are infinite’ - Patti Smith interview - Scotsman
‘The things I aspire to are infinite’ - Patti Smith interviewScotsman, United Kingdom - 29 minutes ago“I fell in love with his face, and I thought he would make a very good boyfriend,†she chuckles. “I read the book, and I loved his poetry even more. ...
- Petersburg standout carries big skills, hairstyle to all-star game - Inrich.com
Lots of talent. Lots of locks. Recent Petersburg High graduate Ibn Rassoull is an attention grabber, as much for his below shoulder-length dreadlocks as for his fluid skill set. "They know who I am," Rassoull said. Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., the 6-3, 210 ...
- What Is A Fair Copyright Term? - Outside Beltway
James Wimberly writes in favor of drastically limiting copyright terms . [T]he 21-year limit of Queen Anne’s Act (footnote) provided adequate incentives for authors; the 95 years or life-plus-75 years of contemporary IP law is a giveaway to a ...
- Kay Ryan is named U.S. poet laureate (Seattle Times)
Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress...
- In print or online, her words earn prize - Baltimore Sun
In print or online, her words earn prizeBaltimore Sun, United States - 3 hours agoWhen I reached the Literary House, the snow was already bearing down on the black roof, muting the pitch of it to the same grays and whites that already ...
- Local writer, singer spreads Christian message - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
I worked in sales for 12 years and I saw so many people hurting. It's a hurting world out there and I want to help," Kehres said. During the last 12 to 15 years, Kehres began writing melodies, songs and poems.
- Inside the Beltway (Guardian Unlimited)
The British have long cast a bemused eye on America - the stateside adventures of Mrs Trollope and Dickens in the 19th century prefigured Alistair Cooke's genial Letter from America, which delighted millions on both sides of the Atlantic for more than half a century.
- Plain sailing poetry - WalesOnline
Plain sailing poetryWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago... just where the Penarth Dock subway used to be, Gillian reads her poem on that now drowned tunnel. Synchronicity. A thing poetry thrives on. ...
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