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- Spike in sales for next poet laureate - Times Daily
Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections "The Niagara ...
- Minus tornado, youth-group fundraiser a success (Savannah Morning News)
Dozens of youngsters - undaunted by a tornado that washed out their first attempt - gathered Wednesday for an album-release party and fundraiser at Lake Mayer. The celebration went smoother this go-round: The sun shone, a summer breeze was blowing and the local youth group All Walks of Life raised money for an upcoming poetry competition in Washington. "Last time, we could taste the water ...
- Dan Fainaru in Locarno - Screendaily.com (subscription)
Dan Fainaru in LocarnoScreendaily.com (subscription), UK - 3 hours agoAmong them is a French student preparing his Ph.D. thesis on Anna's poetry, a rap singer working on his very own weed commercial, a surgeon on his way to ...
- Stone Circle turns 25 this summer (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Terry Wooten has long recognized there's something inherently captivating about storytelling around a bonfire. That's why every summer for the past 25 years Wooten, an accomplished poet-bard, has hosted Stone Circle, now considered the longest running outdoor poetry event in the country.
- William Vern Studebaker - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Idaho Mountain Express and GuideWilliam Vern StudebakerIdaho Mountain Express and Guide, ID - 1 hour agoBill was a man of letters—an accomplished writer of both poetry and prose—and a widely published author of diverse works, including several books: ...
- Appreciation day shouldn't drive one buggy (The Gleaner)
Folks in Southern Illinois really know how to throw a celebration, especially in late summer or early fall.
- Finger on the pulse (The New Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR: Adding "rhyme and reason" to the sometimes arcane workings of local government can be an uphill struggle for even the most accomplished of bureaucrats.
- Rock on, in Malayalam... - Livemint.com
It has all the elements of a classic rock video. Strapping young man running in the rain. Check. Dark washed out background. Check. A pretty girl trapped in a dingy room. Check. Yet, despite the requisite cast of characters, and a catchy chorus (a ...
- Shop Talk (The Reader)
What seems a long time ago now, in the newsroom of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Daily Nebraskan , I met one of my dearest friends, Bart Schaneman.
- The latest hip words make it to Chanbers Dictionary (icWales)
THE all-consuming nature of the global credit crunch has scaled another boundary – the Chambers English Dictionary.
- Faith Calendar: 07/05/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Religion Calendar is published weekly by the Traverse City Record-Eagle. Information may be mailed to Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685; fax to 946-8632; e-mail gmurray@record-eagle.com . Items should be sent at least two weeks in advance.
- Slam Poetry Team Represents the First Coast (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The members of the Jacksonville youth poetry slam team, Shattered Thought, is preparing to represent the First Coast on a national level.
- Predator's history began in Houston - Houston Chronicle
When U.S. federal agents and Mexican cyberpolice recently captured an American pedophile on the FBI's most-wanted list, they snared a predator whose criminal deviance quietly began 19 years earlier in Houston. Jon Savarino Schillaci's victims here ...
- Bart Schneider's debut mystery takes a turn for the verse (Pioneer Press)
Bart Schneider was a high-profile member of the Twin Cities literary community for more than two decades. He lives in California now, but his fast-paced and timely new literary thriller, "The Man in the Blizzard," is set in the Twin Cities during the Republican National Convention.
- Belait pays tribute to His Majesty - Borneo Bulletin
Borneo BulletinBelait pays tribute to His MajestyBorneo Bulletin, Brunei Darussalam - 9 hours agoThe field performance was split into six segments ranging from poetry recitals, hadrah beatings, nasyid choir singing and a flip chart formation at the ...
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