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- Fairfax Woman Named Nation's Poet Laureate (KRXI-TV Reno)
FAIRFAX, Calif. -- Kay Ryan, a 62-year-old Fairfax resident, was appointed today by the Library of Congress as the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09.
- The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, ed. Richard Dawkins - Independent
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, ed. Richard DawkinsIndependent, UK - 36 minutes agoJulian Huxley's "God and Man" is a surprise: recognisably a poem and not mere verse. There are some lapses of literary judgement. ...
- Growing minds - and hands - Advocate Weekly
Growing minds - and handsAdvocate Weekly, MA - 16 minutes agoShe earned a graduate degree in poetry and then began to teach teachers how to teach creative writing to children, working a lot with inner-city kids. ...
- A tribute to Grace Paley: a writer who found beauty in the everyday - Somerville News
A tribute to Grace Paley: a writer who found beauty in the everydaySomerville News, MA - 1 hour ago... a National Book Award. She published several volumes of poetry, was elected the first New York State Writer, and the Vermont Poet Laureate in (2003). ...
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search (AP via Yahoo! News)
Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile. It's the perfect skill set for her newest assignment.
- Petersburg standout carries big skills, hairstyle to all-star game - Inrich.com
Lots of talent. Lots of locks. Recent Petersburg High graduate Ibn Rassoull is an attention grabber, as much for his below shoulder-length dreadlocks as for his fluid skill set. "They know who I am," Rassoull said. Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., the 6-3, 210 ...
- 19th-century Scandinavian art The lightness of being - Economist
Economist19th-century Scandinavian art The lightness of beingEconomist, UK - 41 minutes agoAnxious to transform the prosaic into the romantic, his admirers speak of a poet of light and the poetry of silence. Hammershoi himself was guileless. ...
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- London: Celtic music at JCFL - Independent Catholic News
London: Celtic music at JCFLIndependent Catholic News, UK - 6 hours ago... of Life ecumenical prayer gathering and agape meal at St Andrew's Church, Holborn Circus, will have a Celtic flavour with chants, songs & poetry. ...
- Foundation stones, no hospital - Tribune
The residents of this dusty little village, which is located about 20 km from the district headquarters, have been waiting for the government to initiate the construction of a primary health centre (PHC) in the village for the last four years. But ...
- Poverello to celebrate serving 2 million meals - The Missoulian
Poverello to celebrate serving 2 million mealsThe Missoulian, MT - 3 hours agoDo you have a specific comment or addition to this story? (This form will send your opinion directly to the Newsdesk. To send this story to a friend, ...
- Waddie Mitchell writes cowboy poems old-fashioned way - Press-Enterprise
Waddie Mitchell writes cowboy poems old-fashioned wayPress-Enterprise, CA - 11 minutes ago"Mostly it was people telling stories, and every now and then someone would get up and recite some poetry." In many instances that person was Mitchell. ...
- It's the end of an era in Augusta - Morning Sentinel
It's the end of an era in AugustaMorning Sentinel, maine - 9 hours agoShe said she'll spend her time doing art, writing and reading, particularly poetry. Both nuns have been teaching in Augusta so long they said they are ...
- Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth opens 5th festival - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth opens 5th festivalFort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 8 hours agoSeattle’s Deborah Birrane had two winners based on poetry. Eva Stone’s The Raven used literal reactions to a hilarious, updated version of Poe’s work; ...
- Athenaeum frames travel in the 1800s (Boston Globe)
In the early 1800s, leisure was a concept more commonly viewed in New England as wasting God's precious time. Here we were more familiar with the practice of taking the cure at a mineral spring, or attending church camp in order to refresh the mind and body - for more work.
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