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- I'll Take the Manhattan - Las Cruces Sun-News
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme ...
- The Laureate of Hard Luck: 'The Collected Lyric Poems of LuÃÂs de ... - New York Sun
The Laureate of Hard Luck: 'The Collected Lyric Poems of LuÃÂs de ...New York Sun, United States - 1 hour agoHere, sad to say, his ambition has exceeded his grasp. In one sonnet, Camões speaks of his "deranged, harmonious verses," an apt description. ...
- DVDetective - Like my shiny metal ass - VUE Weekly
DVDetective - Like my shiny metal assVUE Weekly, Canada - 7 hours agoMakes sense in a Japan where commuters read poetry about falling cherry blossoms (the title is the rate of their descent) while riding bullet trains into ...
- Rivals can find common ground - The UCLA Daily Bruin
Rivals can find common groundThe UCLA Daily Bruin, CA - 5 hours agoThe defensive poetry was equaled by some scorching hits at home plate. The game itself was rarely close as we, the Bruins, rode on the strength of five ...
- Iranian institutions to honor Hafez expert Salim Neysari - Tehran Times
TEHRAN -- Scholar Salim Neysari, who has corrected the Divan of Hafez, will be honored during ceremonies on October 10 and 11 commemorating Hafez at the Hafezieh (the tomb of Hafez) in Shiraz. Cosponsored by Iran’s Center for Hafez Studies and Fars ...
- 'Hippest man on earth' - Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun'Hippest man on earth'Vancouver Sun, Canada - 1 hour agoVancouver poet Robin Blaser, 83, recently won the $50000 Griffin Prize for Canadian poetry. "He was the hippest guy in the room." The next day the "hippest ...
- Great speakers: Why their words resonate (Denver Post via Yahoo! News)
Four years ago, Barack Obama jumped into the spotlight with a single speech, "The Audacity of Hope," which triggered national buzz when he delivered it at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
- Bulletin Board, Aug. 19 - Norwich Bulletin
Bulletin Board, Aug. 19Norwich Bulletin, CT - 35 minutes agoSinging, dancing, piano, guitar, poetry readings and skits. Proceeds benefit the Southeast Connecticut Community Center of the Blind. ...
- Wrapping up the family business - Guardian Unlimited
It's the last thing anyone would expect to find looming at the end of a cart track leading from a north Cumbrian village – a entire farm wrapped Christo -style in plastic sheeting and baler twine. The 18th-century Croft Farm, nestling under the ...
- Party to mark new book - Baltimore Sun
Party to mark new bookBaltimore Sun, United States - 4 minutes agoFans of all ages are invited to join in the "Walk the Plank Runway" costume contest and submit a sea chantey for a Pirate Poetry and Song Contest. ...
- Bob Dylan Understands the Weak Economy - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsBob Dylan Understands the Weak EconomyNew York Times Blogs, NY - 2 hours ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- It's dance. Just don't call it that - Globe and Mail
Farzaneh Kaboli must have her head covered for the newspaper picture. When the Globe and Mail photographer arrives at the coffee shop where we are having our interview, I give her my shawl so she can be properly dressed. Kaboli must walk this line ...
- Concert picks - Tampabay.com
Tampabay.comConcert picksTampabay.com, FL - 1 hour agoFeaturing Will Quinlan, Poetry 'N Lotion, John Hancock, River Cove Ramblers. 8 pm Skipper's Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, Tampa. ...
- Grimshaw wins Montana honours - Stuff
Charlotte Grimshaw is following in her father's literary footsteps, winning the Montana Medal for her book of short stories, Opportunity. Grimshaw, daughter of CK Stead, scooped the $5000 fiction category and the $10,000 overall award. The Aucklander ...
- Celebrities read poetry in Tulaan sa Tren project - Inquirer.net
Celebrities read poetry in Tulaan sa Tren projectInquirer.net, Philippines - 3 hours agoIt will be a different sort of experience as the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) bring Philippine poetry ...
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