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- Library acquires major Ted Hughes archive (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The British Library has acquired a major archive of poet Ted Hughes containing manuscripts that give insight into how he wrote "Birthday Letters," his last poetic work exploring his relationship with Sylvia Plath.
- October is month to raise awareness of domestic violence (The Warren Sentinel)
Bessie Davis - as a 50-year survivor of abusive relationships that began, she said, with her mother - is not proud of that fact. But she is glad to have gotten herself out of those situations, and to be able to share her experiences with others, as a type of warning.
- Poetry that doesn't toe a party line - Guardian Unlimited
In a decade when our main political parties compete over an ever narrower patch of middle ground, a decade when individual introspection has replaced collective action, from "Not-In-My-Name" anti-war slogans to individuals worrying about their own ...
- St. John’s Auxiliary - Albert Lea Tribune
St. John’s AuxiliaryAlbert Lea Tribune, MN - 2 hours agoVice President Angle Nelson read the names of residents celebrating October birthdays and the birthday song was sung in their honor. ...
- Modern master - St.Petersburg Times.ru
Modern masterSt.Petersburg Times.ru, Russia - 8 minutes agoAnd the sad thing is that I think Russia will become, I mean more than China, or could become one of the most powerful forces in world politics. ...
- The great seducers - Independent
The great seducersIndependent, UK - 13 minutes agoHe was a radical MP, journalist and later Lord Mayor of London who wrote pornographic poetry. And he was described as the ugliest man in England. ...
- East Bay Events Calendar: Community Calendar Thursday October 30, 2008 - Berkeley Daily Planet
East Bay Events Calendar: Community Calendar Thursday October 30, 2008Berkeley Daily Planet, CA - 3 hours ago655-8863. asiecker@sbcglobal Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival Creek Walk Meet at 10 am just inside UC campus at Oxford and Center St. Poetry Festival ...READINGS AND LECTURES Berkeley Daily Planetall 2 news articles
- Obituaries (The Herald-Mail)
Harry W. Barkley, 76, Mary Lou Lanham, 87, Harold L. Bender, 81, Jean E. Staley, 78, Francis C. Kajencki, 89, Charlotte A. Snowberger, 77, Robert B. Witt, 87,
- Angelou awarded honorary doctorate degree (Moldova.org)
Virginia's Shenandoah University said it has awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to U.S. literary great Maya Angelou.The honor was presented to the 80-year-old writer, poet and activist Thursday during A Morning with Maya Angelou, the official kick-off event for the inauguration of the university's 16th president, Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., the university said.The Shenandoah University ...
- Joyce Carol Oates on productivity: ‘I love to write’ - San Diego Union-Tribune
There's no denying a collective fascination with prolific artists. Just how did Mozart produce so many symphonies in his 34 years? How did Picasso produce thousands of works in so many media, given his tumultuous love life – even if he did live to ...
- Inside Out - Guardian Unlimited
There are just over 70 pages of Reid's own poetry here — alongside essays and translations across several decades — that offer delicate, lyrical glimpses into his evolving sense of place and his sustained fascination with the interplay between ...
- NEA Leader Dana Gioia Will Step Down in 2009 (Playbill)
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia announced Sept. 12 that he will leave his position at the head of the Arts Endowment in January 2009.
- About Town - September 18, 2008 (Shenandoah Valley News Today)
"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."
- NAFEST 2008 berths in the Coal City - Nigerian Tribune
Nigerian TribuneNAFEST 2008 berths in the Coal CityNigerian Tribune, Nigeria - 2 hours agoNon-competitive events include the opening and closing ceremonies, colloquium, book fair, craft expo/fair, command performance and poetry presentation and ...
- Poetic Cellars (Good Times)
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