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- Teen who rebuffed flirting dies - Orlando Sentinel
Mildred Beaubrun's family celebrated her final birthday, her 19th, with cards and balloons at her bedside Sunday at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Two days later, the young woman, who was shot after she rebuffed the advances of several men who ...
- Woodbridge woman writes poetry celebrating Bible (Lodi News-Sentinel)
Sandy Holtz grew up with no background in poetry. Her parents never wrote poems. None of her friends did, either. She never had an English teacher who influenced her, and she hadn't read poetry to any extent.
- VLP poetry reading, slam features South Dakota author (Vermillion Plain Talk)
The Vermillion Literary Project is hosting a poetry reading and poetry slam on Thursday, June 26 from 7-9 p.m. at the Coffee Shop Gallery, which is located in downtown Vermillion. The poetry reading will feature award-winning writer Courtney Huse-Wika.
- Best Best for April 17-23 - Carroll County Online
The annual Mid-Atlantic Cake Show and WEdding Cake Competition will be held Saturday and Sunday in the Shipley Arena at the Carroll County Agricultural Center. Back by popular demand, the Mid-Atlantic Cake Show and Wedding Cake competition returns to ...
- Marginalia: Suspended until further notice (Al-Ahram Weekly)
"Are the Arabs ready for a literary revolution?" the cover of the Extra section of the British daily The Independent asked on 15 April, the day following the opening of the London Book Fair (14-16 April), an event which this year designated the Arab publishing industry as "market focus".
- Nonprofits should make use of social networking - Houston Chronicle
• Mission: Uses the tools of technology to create educational, economic and personal opportunities for low-income people and the communities in which they live. • Programs/Services: Operates its own community technology center and develops and ...
- Inaugural McLean Festival Set For This Month - Hartford Courant
The late Jackie McLean , an internationally celebrated alto saxophonist/composer and longtime Connecticut cultural icon, will be memorialized with a festival that debuts May 16 and 17, a first step toward becoming a major annual event in Hartford ...
- Israel approaches 60 years of statehood - Financial Times
For Asher Goren, Israel’s sixtieth anniversary will be much like any other day. The 89-year-old spends most of his time sitting in a wooden armchair in his simple house on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Sometimes he listens to the radio. His eyesight ...
- Blazing 'Speaking in Tongues' at Calabash - Jamaica Gleaner
Left: Jamaican poet Kei Miller tickles the crowd as he recites two of his poems laced with expletives, imitating a Jamaican woman living in Britain. He was one of the featured acts on Sunday. Right: US-based poet Aracelis Girmay shares some of her ...
- Deccan Herald » City Today - Deccan Herald
Dignity Foundation: Inauguration of Dignity Bangalore Network, Dignity Helpline and website http://www.dignitysecondcareers.org by Maini Group founder Dr S K Maini, Rashtreeya Shikshana Samithi Trust, R V Teachers College Building, 2nd block ...
- PALMER'S ALMANAC: Memorial Day's roots in Civil War - Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
PALMER'S ALMANAC: Memorial Day's roots in Civil WarTuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - May 24, 2008But instead of bullets and cannon balls, this was a war of words — a poetry war. In 1867 New York attorney Francis Miles Finch read an article in the New ...
- Wordsworth of Kashmir - Merinews
Wordsworth of KashmirMerinews, India - 2 hours agoHe spent his spare time in composing Urdu poetry and evinced keen interest in literary associations and gatherings. Through these activities, he got the ...
- Pop Montreal launches literary contest - Quill & Quire
Pop Montreal launches literary contestQuill & Quire, Canada - 4 hours agoBoushel says she and Fiorentino couldn’t decide whether the contest should focus on poetry or prose, so decided to include both. ...
- Literary Events (The Charlotte Observer)
Today DISCUSSION/SIGNING: Rita Wehunt-Black ("Gaston County: A Brief History"), 3-4 p.m., Gaston County Museum of Art & History, 131 West Main St., Dallas. Free. 704-922-7681. Wednesday SIGNING: Kevin Duffus ("The Lost Light" and "Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks"), 5 p.m., Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road. 704-525-9239. Thursday POETRY OPEN MIKE: With host Jonathan Rice, 8 p.m., ...
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