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- Young and expressionable: Youth Speak poetry slam's give a voice to ... - Seattle Times
7 p.m. Sunday, May 18. Seattle University, Pigott Auditorium, 901 12th Ave.; $5 youth, $10 adults (206-661-2036 or www.seattleyouthspeaks.org ) A spotlight shines down onto a crumpled piece of notebook paper, as a faltering voice utters words that ...
- Are there any politically engaged poets out there? - OpEdNews
Are there any politically engaged poets out there?OpEdNews, PA - 3 hours agoYou know, I wonder when was the last time you read some poetry, if you ever did. I know why it bores you to death, most poets are all about flowers and love ...
- Boggs wants to retire, rehire two employees - Ironton Online
Lawrence County Clerk of Courts Les Boggs said he would like to rehire two long-time employees who want to retire later this year, if the Lawrence County Commission says its okay. Boggs told the commission Thursday he has two employees who have ...
- X92.9 morning show jokers prove they can bake their cake and sell it ... - Calgary Sun
So ... what do you do when you're holding a bake sale to raise $1,000 for charity, but all you have is one cake? You sell that cake for $1,000. Which is exactly what those morning show jokers who call themselves 'The Show' did yesterday morning on ...
- Reno celebration marks belated end of slavery - Reno Gazette
James Barnett, a Reno resident, visited Wingfield Park on Sunday to enjoy some music and good times. And to mark an important moment in history. "The freedom from slavery is historic," Barnett said as Reno's 19th annual Juneteenth celebration got ...
- Rare collection of recordings preserved after decades (Knoxville News Sentinel)
In 1946, a radio repairman named Latham Wyrick purchased a home disc recorder and began roaming the hills of Union County. Electricity was still a newcomer to rural East Tennessee, and Wyrick was one of the first to plug in. He loved gadgets, and although he didn't play an instrument, he loved music, especially the old-time gospel singing of the Holiness church.
- Frankly Speaking… By AA Fenty - Stabroek News
Frankly Speaking… By AA FentyStabroek News, Guyana - 1 hour agoApart from all that their verses constitute pure poetry. As both student and teacher between the sixties and seventies, I was compelled to know and study ...
- Shameless plug of the day: Disquietude Theatre Company - Twin Cities Planet
Shameless plug of the day: Disquietude Theatre CompanyTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 4 hours ago... Mistral wrote a great deal of tender poetry for children, but her work also delves in the darkest caverns of the human soul in her poems of death, ...
- Homegrown 'Broome Review' features writers from around the world - Sun and Press
While the Greater Binghamton area is certainly not lacking in the arts scene, one area about to get an infusion of energy may be its literary landscape. "The Broome Review," a new literary journal for poets and prose writers, will be unveiled to the ...
- Posted -40 sec ago - Sarnia Observer
Posted -40 sec agoSarnia Observer, Canada - 19 minutes agoAlthough Albert was very skilled mechanically, his greatest passion was towards poetry, drawing, and singing. He will be missed by many for his great sense ...
- On children and violence: 'I think we just need to listen.' - Palm Beach Post
On children and violence: 'I think we just need to listen.'Palm Beach Post, United States - 2 hours agoThere are a lot of essay and poster and poetry contests floating around out there, coaxing kids to write about drugs and alcohol and abuse. ...
- De'Medici: Not such a bad guy? - Philadelphia Inquirer
De'Medici: Not such a bad guy?Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 2 hours agoUnger also uses Lorenzo's poetry and letters as well as eyewitness accounts of his character to suggest that Lorenzo wasn't the ardent sensualist his ...
- The "It" List: A trendier guide to living (The News-Press)
• Rent it: "Persepolis" on DVD. Marjane Satrapi's animated adaptation of her graphic memoir was nominated for an Oscar and won a slew of other awards.
- Money Can’t Buy Time - New York Times Blogs
The average human being will be substantially richer in 50 years, just as the average American today has a real income three times what it was in 1955. But the average human being will not have much more time in 50 years than today; and life ...
- Buy the Book: - TheCelebrityCafe.com
Buy the Book:TheCelebrityCafe.com, NY - 2 hours agoThere are conflicting stories on Humes's death at the age of 66, in 1992. A February 17, 2008, New York Times essay says Humes died on the streets of ...
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