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- MLK Jr. Art & Poetry Competition: Winners, grades 9-12 - Ithaca Journal
MLK Jr. Art & Poetry Competition: Winners, grades 9-12Ithaca JournalIts poison claims another life, with speed and with haste. It kills not of vengeance or hatred; Its young must eat. The graceful dove flows smoothly through ...and more »
- Poet gives MLK address at Wittenberg - Springfield News Sun
SPRINGFIELD — Elizabeth Alexander got to witness two of the biggest moments in the history of the civil rights struggle. Make that one and a half — for the March on Washington in 1963, she was in a baby carriage. But in 2009, for the inauguration ...
- She knows no boundaries - Globe and Mail
Globe and MailShe knows no boundariesGlobe and MailHer dad is a retired English professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and just published a book of poetry. Her brother, David, is a classical ...and more »
- The Rheingold Curse satisfies anyone’s inner Viking - Georgia Straight
... epic traditions of the ancient Germanic world were not only preserved by storytellers for over a thousand years, but written down by Christian scribes, evidently pining for the Pagan gods and a heroic past. The Paris-based company’s tale of ...
- New White House social secretary is prodigious Obama fund-raiser - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukNew White House social secretary is prodigious Obama fund-raiserTelegraph.co.ukMs Rogers's tenure was marked by a series of offbeat events, including a spoken-word poetry jam and a party for governors with a "Mad Men" theme and a ...and more »
- The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom (Xbox 360) Review - Go Fanboy (blog)
The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom (Xbox 360) ReviewGo Fanboy (blog)Storybook esque cut scenes are used to elaborate on the story's progression, partnering great art with cleverly written poems. While the game may seem short ...and more »
- Totally Wired night at The Dukes - Lancaster Today
Totally Wired night at The DukesLancaster Today... the first Wired In event starts at 7pm and is absolutely free. Promising to be an extravaganza of film, visuals, music, sound, comedy and poetry, ...
- Prize-winning author Colum McCann comes to Fairfield University - The Hour
Prize-winning author Colum McCann comes to Fairfield UniversityThe HourLater, when he began writing fiction and poetry, the switch came naturally. "I don't see any difference between good journalism and good fiction writing or ...and more »
- Boston Athenaeum exhibit pairs 'Artist + Poet' - Daily News Transcript
Charles Simic writes poems like a watchmaker constructs a timepiece, combining words like precision jewels to measure moments and record the passage of our lives. George Nama expresses inchoate feelings through abstract images in prints and etchings ...
- 'Urban India ideal for crime - Express Buzz
'Urban India ideal for crimeExpress BuzzAbout his interest in music which manifested in all his books, he said they helped establish the nature of his characters easily. ...and more »
- Sculptor surrounds Nasher visitors with words - WFAA
Sculptor surrounds Nasher visitors with wordsWFAAA curtain of poetry — a wall of words — greets you as you enter the exhibit space. "It's a long, long poem composed of poems from many poets," Plensa ...
- Stamford Highlights - Stamford Times
Stamford HighlightsStamford TimesStudents who attend public or private school in Stamford or who live in Stamford are invited to enter original fiction, non-fiction or poetry. ...
- Insurance can't pay for some medical care - Frost Illustrated
Insurance can't pay for some medical careFrost IllustratedI would put on gospel and jazz tunes and occasionally, play speeches by Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and even recordings of poems by Langston ...
- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder comes to Acton - MetroWest Daily News
The award is given annually by the nonprofit Robert Creeley Foundation to honor the Acton-raised poet and teacher who wrote 60 volumes of innovative poetry until his death in 2004. Robert Clawson, a founding member who serves on the nominating ...
- Coast Calendar for Sunday, Feb. 7 - Mississippi Press (blog)
Coast Calendar for Sunday, Feb. 7Mississippi Press (blog)Jim Atchley, Nelda Broom and Patty Butkovich will speak on poetry forms: Haiku, Cinquain and Clerihew. Call 228-875-4350. (Submit information to Coast ...
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