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- Madison author doesn't let cancer take away her edge (The Capital Times)
Gail Konop Baker, a 45-year-old mother of three in Shorewood Hills, had just finished writing her second unsold novel in 2006 about a woman diagnosed with breast cancer. Then she got her own breast cancer diagnosis. Soon after, Baker begin writing about her personal experience with cancer in a column called "Bare-Breasted Mama" for the online magazine Literary Mama. She parlayed those personal ...
- Acedia & Me - San Francisco Gate
What prompts a professor on sabbatical to waste precious time by hosing down his house rather than work on his book? Why would a teen girl resolve not to make her bed in the mornings because she knows she'll be sleeping in it later that night ...
- Are You in Fray for the Million’s Poet? (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI — Poets from the Gulf will battle it out in yet another season of the hit TV show, ‘Million’s Poet’, where up for grabs is the coveted prize of Dh5 million. In its third season, the competition invites participants to send in a 20 verse poem in the style of Nabati poetry.
- Gallery X showcases art by and for veterans (The Standard-Times)
Starting tonight, during AHA!, the Veterans Transition House will present a "Salute to the Veterans" art exhibit at Gallery X in New Bedford.
- Crowded house - VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet BridgeCrowded houseVietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 6 hours agoAlong with two scholar friends of his, Trang Bung and Lieu Hanh whiled away the hours drinking, reciting poetry and playing music. ...
- Truth-telling Solzhenitsyn remained great to the end (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
'Live Not By Lies!" thundered Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died Sunday at 89, in the uncannily wise, noble and thrilling statement he addressed to fellow Russians on Feb. 13, 1974.
- Form Follows Function, Elegantly - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalForm Follows Function, ElegantlyWall Street Journal - 3 hours agoOver the doors at the building's entrance are six arched art glass lunettes inspired by the allegorical figures of Wisdom, Oratory, Drama, Music, Poetry and ...
- previous 1 2 - Hartford Courant
"I'm always bowled over by the talent of the musicians, and these are three composers I love. It will be my job to keep the evening playful and to open up new lines of conversation between the performers and the audience," said McEnroe, who hosts a ...
- Kids are miracles. I just don't want one - Globe and Mail
My choice goes against the flow, but I think the world has enough of them already ... Read the full article Graham Nickel from Abbotsford, BC, Canada writes: Maybe the most important thing for me about having children is that it has shattered most of ...
- UC Irvine Extension Offers Online Writing Course on 20th Century American Writers (Centre Daily Times)
The University of California, Irvine Extension is launching a new online course titled, "Voices and Visions of 20th Century American Writers." Course topics include the characteristics of different literary periods in 20th century American literature and identification of leading writers and their works. The course will be offered in an online format from Sept. 29 to Dec. 5.
- Grist Mill community theater at its finest - Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
Grist Mill community theater at its finestCouncil Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA - 53 minutes agoAlthough the old dealership comes with possible hauntings, most of those have been community members scaring children through a black maze around Halloween. ...
- Eyes on the prize - Business Gazette
Business GazetteEyes on the prizeBusiness Gazette, MD - 1 hour agoThey made poetry." The work of The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards finalists is on view Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 6 pm today through ...
- Should Darwish's poetry be taught in schools? - Jerusalem Post
Should Darwish's poetry be taught in schools?Jerusalem Post, Israel - Aug 10, 2008I am afraid [teaching his poetry] would arouse sentiments against Zionism, Judaism and the country," said Orlev, also the former chair of the Knesset ...
- 'Igor' is a tired, torpid animated tale - MLive.com
Courtesy Photo Oops: Brain, voice of Sean Hayes, is an experiment gone wrong in "Igor." I had a hunch "Igor" would be a clever animated comedy. The concept seemed ripe for humor: A mad scientist's underappreciated assistant yearns to climb the social ...
- Pulitzer hoax targets city's poet laureate (The Brantford Expositor)
America's highest literary honour has been sullied in an Internet scam affecting writers, including Brantford's poet laureate, John B. Lee. The acclaimed author is still smarting after an e-mail saying he had been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize turned out to be a cruel hoax. "I had [...]
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