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- Local poets pull out all the stops at annual limerick competition (Baraboo News Republic)
The sassiness displayed at the second annual Hooley Limerick Contest in downtown Baraboo this weekend would have been enough to make a man from Nantucket blush. Well, almost. Contest rules stipulated that naughty limericks had to be recited in the alley next to the trash bins. Though none of the local poets took advantage of that possibility, some walked a tightrope. This year's winner, Teddy ...
- Rabbi Albert Lewis: A metaphor for life (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
We have choices to make every day and they involve the subjects and predicates of our lives. If we choose to see life as merely noun and verb, there is no room for poetry or story; boredom quickly sets in.
- Restaurateurs give tiny Elkader big-city flavor - DesMoinesRegister.com
Restaurateurs give tiny Elkader big-city flavorDesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 2 hours agoBrian Bruening, 31, enjoys fine dining and writes poetry, but Elkader is at least three hours from the cultural offerings of a major city. ...
- Community mourns poet, pianist; police investigate hiking death (The York Dispatch)
Sara Yorty was a Renaissance woman -- she loved playing classical music on the piano, enjoyed hiking, wrote poetry and was particular about the pens she used.
- Attitudes that are deeply rooted are difficult to change, even though critical thinking may tell you something else (The Florida Times-Union)
A few weeks ago, I found myself following an "All-American" pick-up truck: American flag and eagle reflective decal blocking the entire rear window, a real flag flying from a pennant holder, "Support Our Troops" decals covering the tailgate. It was only when the driver turned off the road into the Wal-Mart parking lot that I did a double-take. How could someone so proud to be an American shop ...
- Resilience, identity and activism converge in poetic premonition (University of Queensland)
When Yvette Holt talks about her recently released book, Anonymous Premonition, she speaks of it not as a collection of words or stories, but as a beloved child.
- Online Help for Eating Disorders - FitSugar.com
Online Help for Eating DisordersFitSugar.com, CA - 3 hours agoNational Eating Disorders Association: If you're looking for someone to talk to, you can call its toll-free helpline at 800-931-2237, Monday through Friday, ...
- Dramatists cry for funding - Mmegi
Dramatists cry for fundingMmegi, Botswana - 22 hours agoThey also do poetry and traditional dancing. Mokgware said apart from writing scripts for their own plays, they write scripts for drama groups from various ...
- Get Free, Die Trying - The Portland Mercury
Get Free, Die TryingThe Portland Mercury, OR - 5 hours ago... the rock star dreams, or the romanticized garage days of teen youth. Instead, music is just the natural evolution of his days spent in the slam poetry ...
- A soaring tribute to a poet's vision of America - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeA soaring tribute to a poet's vision of AmericaBoston Globe, United States - 19 hours agoThe piece is in six movements, five of which set excerpts from Crane's best known poem, "The Bridge." "The Harbor Dawn" paints a murky portrait of a New ...
- Tragic death of Kayley (18) - mum's tribute - Burnley Express
Tragic death of Kayley (18) - mum's tributeBurnley Express, UK - 32 minutes ago"Three days after she died she got a letter to say the poem had been accepted and will be featured in an international book of poetry. ...
- ‘IT’S ONLY YOU UP THERE’ ALONE, aloud, ELECTRIC - TheNewsTribune.com
‘IT’S ONLY YOU UP THERE’ ALONE, aloud, ELECTRICTheNewsTribune.com, WA - 1 hour agoThe senior plays saxophone and has spoken in front of his classmates at Puyallup High School, but a spoken poetry competition presents a totally different ...
- Appeal for Yanik
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - ... at the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, wrote the following letter appealing for support for the critically injured teen and ... He is a voracious reader, writes poetry, has just entered an online contest and his winning poem will shortly be published.
- Ban on new downtown bars extended (St. Catharines Standard)
The ban on new bars in downtown St. Catharines is being extended for another year. City councillors imposed the ban last May, after St. Patrick’s Coun. Heather Foss asked for a study of the downtown bar scene, suggesting there may be too many bars. The Planning Partnership, a [...]
- Publishers go blog-hunting for content - Sify
Publishers go blog-hunting for contentSify, India - 51 minutes agoMeaning, they are picking up outstanding creative blog posts, be it short stories or poetry, and putting it together into a book. ...
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