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- Parallel Lives - Weekly Standard
Born a little over 150 years apart, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) and Ayaan Hirsi Ali (born 1969) both had the experience, on the threshold of adulthood--he was 20, she 22--of fleeing the culture they'd grown up in and entering another. For both, it ...
- Five Best - Wall Street Journal
For sheer, unblinking realism, no war poem can surpass Homer's "Iliad." When a man is "skewered . . . straight through the mouth," Homer unsparingly describes "teeth shattered out . . . both nostrils spurting, / mouth gaping, blowing convulsive ...
- Teenage poet sharing her work: Widdifield grad wins young authors ... - North Bay Nugget
Susie Gooch didn’t think her poem Infinitely was an award-winning piece when she first wrote it. “I was on the bus on the way from my sister’s graduation in Guelph and I didn’t really have anything with me so I started writing on Post-it ...
- Producer is new Poet Laureate - Daily Post
BBC NewsProducer is new Poet LaureateDaily Post, UK - 2 hours agoSpeaking about his new role he said: “Poetry is something for the ear but I hope to be able to bring my experience as a film-maker to the table and see what ...Poet laureate announced at Urdd BBC Newsall 4 news articles
- Poetry summit to raise profile - The Bookseller (subscription)
Poetry summit to raise profileThe Bookseller (subscription), UK - 5 hours agoIt was also pointed out at the event that Macmillan is currently the only major publisher with a dedicated children’s poetry list. ...
- Class of 2008: Jennifer Stepanek - Newswise (press release)
Class of 2008: Jennifer StepanekNewswise (press release) - 2 hours agoThe author of seven best selling books (six poetry books and an essay book written in collaboration with former President Carter), he served as the Muscular ...
- The 'love' drug - iAfrica.com
iAfrica.comThe 'love' drugiAfrica.com, South Africa - 2 hours agoHell, he's even writing you poetry. You have 'a song,' you've introduced him to your eccentric parents, and you smooch in public areas. ...
- Blood is their medal - Groundviews
Blood is their medalGroundviews, Sri Lanka - 1 hour agoBlack helicopters and war stories transform normal life into a ritual of masquerade. What happened to the poets of old who described the scent of the earth? ...
- All About the Story or all About the Outfits? - Slate
A group of females: Girls can choose one to identify with, and it could be Samantha. In the light of the new movie, is it all about the story or all about the outfits? Is it empowering to women or does it teach them the wrong lesson? Does the ...
- Nationalism takes back seat as partisan clips dominate Web - Daily Star - Lebanon
Daily Star - LebanonNationalism takes back seat as partisan clips dominate WebDaily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 45 minutes agoFor poetry fans, there is what claims to be the only footage of Gibran Khalil Gibran, the Lebanese poet. It's short but interesting given its age and ...
- Sustainable Gardening: Habitat for Critters in Your Own Back Yard - Kitsap Sun (Subscription)
Sustainable Gardening: Habitat for Critters in Your Own Back YardKitsap Sun (Subscription), United States - 58 minutes agoIn another, you can listen to wildlife poetry and write some of your own to share. Local beekeepers will offer demonstrations on hive management and talk ...
- Mother's memories - Anchorage Daily News
A fter pausing by the lone bench in front of a Sydney Laurence painting during a short tour of the gallery, Nola Lowe grabs her mother's hands and beckons her to stand up. "Come on, Mom. Let's go make some art." Her eyes locked on her daughter ...
- The Police find strange harmony in creative tension - Dallas Morning News
The Police find strange harmony in creative tensionDallas Morning News, TX - 10 minutes ago"The rivalry wasn't between bands, more between songwriters who had different values: One was about the hook, the other was about the depth of the poetry, ...
- Springboards festival flies high with new works - Canada.com
Where: The Third Space, 11516 103rd St. Running: Monday through June 1, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: at the door, pay-what-you-can If you caught Kenneth Brown's Water last summer, a free-wheeling vaudeville on all matters aqueous, you saw a lyrical scene in ...
- As freedoms wane in ex-Soviet bloc, Ukraine fills the gap (AP via Yahoo! News)
A gloomy Vladimir Putin wears a Czarist crown, clutching a bag full of dollars and a miniature television tower.
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