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- Actress shaves her head for performance - Mankato Free Press
Actress shaves her head for performanceMankato Free Press, MN - 11 hours agoShe assesses her life in a scholarly way, using wit and the poetry of John Donne. She recites his “Holy Sonnet X” poem when discussing her condition. ...
- Sixth-graders paint roses red at reading - Record-Courier
Meneley Elementary School student Angela Solano claps for a classmate during the poetry reading at Pony Espresso on May 9. The walls shook with the thunder of poet-warriors. Mere sixth-graders were transformed into living gods as with the tongues of ...
- Young poets' winning words - Scarborough Today
Young poets' winning wordsScarborough Today, UK - 7 minutes agoBy Laura Crothers RHYMING children have had their work put in print after competing in a national poetry competition. Youngsters from Buttercups Nursery, ...
- Q-C celebrates new poet laureate (Quad-City Times)
Quad-City lawyer Dale G. Haake, described as “a man of the world,” is the Quad-Cities’ new poet laureate.
- N.Y. man takes legal steps to prove mom wrote 'Footprints in the Sand' - Honolulu Advertiser
The single set of footprints in the sand — as millions of inspired souls now know — was that time when the Lord picked you up and carried you. It's a metaphor, people: He is there when you need Him most, and so is the ubiquitous poem known as ...
- Dan Meyer: Remembering Tim Russert - East Aurora Advertiser
Dan Meyer: Remembering Tim RussertEast Aurora Advertiser, NY - 1 hour agoRussert had an unbridled passion for the prose and poetry of American politics, but he also had a burning desire to never forget where he came from. ...
- Langston Hughes, 1902-1967: The African-American Poet was a Leader ... - Voice of America
Voice of AmericaLangston Hughes, 1902-1967: The African-American Poet was a Leader ...Voice of America - 29 minutes agoHughes discovered a new way of writing poetry, using the rhythms of jazz and blues to support his words. His first collection of poetry, called the “Weary ...
- Art project celebrates landscapes (ic Lanarkshire)
An arts project designed to bring together people's experiences of distinct Scottish landscapes has been launched. The web-based Placebook Scotland site will be compiled with images, words and pictures from across the country.
- Sir Murray Halberg elevated to the elite - Otago Daily Times
Sir Murray Halberg elevated to the eliteOtago Daily Times, New Zealand - 46 minutes agoCrippled in the left arm by a rugby injury as a teen, Sir Murray set about a running career marked by dogged determination and canny tactics. ...
- 2b or not 2b: David Crystal on why texting is good for language (Guardian Unlimited)
Despite doom-laden prophecies, texting has not been the disaster for language many feared, argues linguistics professor David Crystal. On the contrary, it improves children's writing and spelling
- Search to Divine Authorship Leads 'Footprints' to Court - Daily Herald
The single set of footprints in the sand -- as millions of inspired souls now know -- was that time when the Lord picked you up and carried you. It's a metaphor, people: He is there when you need Him most, and so is the ubiquitous poem known as ...
- SIUE to award Redmond an honorary PhD - News-Democrat
Eugene Redmond wove letters into words, then words into phrases, then phrases into poems for decades. On Saturday night, he will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. "It validates and ...
- Review | (R) ** They'll shop till you drop - Miami Herald
The Vivienne Westwood wedding gown is gorgeous, as are the pivotal Manolo Blahniks. Miranda's softer hairstyle is extremely flattering, and there are enough '' What is she wearing!?'' moments to please the most dedicated fan of extreme fashion. But ...
- Suit up for these manly pastimes while women are all at the movie - Augusta Chronicle (subscription)
Suit up for these manly pastimes while women are all at the movieAugusta Chronicle (subscription), GA - 9 hours agoYou could do something responsible, such as the mowing, but there's no real poetry in that. Instead, why not man up and pick an activity from the ...
- Collection of essays celebrate's Corvallis' 150th anniversary (KMTR Eugene)
A new book called "The Spirit of Corvallis" celebrates the city's 150th anniversary with a collection of poetry, images and short stories.
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