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- State’s outspoken poet laureate to read in SLO today (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
While poetry ought to make sense, writers have incentive to make their work undecipherable, said California’s poet laureate. “The more your poetry offers an opportunity for professors to teach and explain, the bigger your reputation,” said Al Young, who was appointed the state’s poetry ambassador in 2005. “If you write for people directly, they don’t have much use for you.” For a man who has a ...
- Winners of Readers' Choice Awards announced - Shreveport Times
Winners of Readers' Choice Awards announcedShreveport Times, LA - 16 hours agoThe lists offers books in various genres, including fiction, nonfiction, folklore and poetry. "We know that 80 percent of Louisiana fourth- and ...
- 'Carter's Way' finds a place for itself
Chicago Tribune - This is a show that never quite rises to the passion or the poetry it describes, requires you to see past an ending you ... Todd Freeman), the African-American club owner who must dance a complicated dance, is based on Felix Payne.
- The Changing Vision Of My Mother's Days (Forbes)
For me, these days, it's become very much more Motherhood than Hallmark.
- Baduizm gets sinister (Chicago Sun-Times)
After a flurry of critically and commercially popular debuts -- Erykah Badu's "Baduizm" (1997) and D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar" (1995) chief among them -- the so-called "neo-soul" movement of the late '90s sputtered out all too quickly in the face of the continued dominance of sonically slick, politically bankrupt R&B by the likes of Robert S. Kelly.
- Actors, Family & Politicians Attend Heston Funeral (CBS 5 Bay Area)
Actors, family members and politicians have gathered at a church in Los Angeles to mourn Charlton Heston, one of the last lions of Old Hollywood. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nancy Reagan and director Oliver Stone were among some 250 people who attended Saturday's funeral for Heston.
- Poetic Preservation - New London Day
In the year since poet William Meredith died, his longtime partner has been working to create a legacy to honor his friend. Richard Harteis has established the William Meredith Foundation and a movie about Meredith's life is in production. The state ...
- ASU hosts Diversity Celebration this Tuesday - Boone Mountain Times
ASU hosts Diversity Celebration this TuesdayBoone Mountain Times, USA - 4 hours agoOther events at the Diversity Celebration include the Red Herring Puppet Theatre at the Multicultural Center (5:30-6 & 7-7:30), poetry with Hilda Downer at ...
- Mondays with Matt: Poetry in the Purity - Lacrosse Magazine Online
Lacrosse Magazine OnlineMondays with Matt: Poetry in the PurityLacrosse Magazine Online, MD - 2 hours agoby Matt DaSilva, Lacrosse Magazine Online Staff The road to Gettysburg would be intimidating for any Marylander, especially a carpetbagger like me. ...
- Tulare students to perform their poetry Friday (Tulare Advance-Register)
Poetry will be in motion Friday.
- Thursday, May 8, 2008 (Jackson Free Press)
Poetry Night Thu, May 8, 11:00 pm. Get on the mic and share your work during the spoken word poetry night. Seven Studioz . $3 . Bone Up on Bones Jan 19 – May 11. The exhibit takes an inside look at the human skeletal system, the connection between bone health and overall well-being, and how to keep bones healthy and strong throughout one's lifetime.
- Upcoming events at the Rutland Library - Manchester Journal
Upcoming events at the Rutland LibraryManchester Journal, VT - 44 minutes agoShaftsbury, Vermont, will give a talk on Robert Frost, his life in Vermont, and his place in American poetry. Thompson is an expert on Frost's life and ...
- Shaping generations - Malaysia Star
Shaping generationsMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 18 hours agoPn Nalini introduced us to the world of poetry and haiku writing. She also frequently brought us newspaper clippings and challenged us to comment on the ...
- Business of haiku: No rhyme, but some reason (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Back by no particular demand, popular or otherwise, it's business news haiku.
- Let us count the ways we love poetry - USA Today
Let us count the ways we love poetryUSA Today - 4 hours ago•The Academy of American Poets is sponsoring two projects: the first national Poem in Your Pocket Day, scheduled for April 17, and the first mobile poetry ...
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