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- War of the Words (Idaho Press-Tribune)
BOISE -- "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never" -- ouch!Poets throughout the Treasure Valley showed how versatile words could be at the Poetry Slam DeLux, hosted by local poetry organization Big Tree Arts, in downtown Boise Monday. "A poetry slam is the competitive sport of performance poetry. Performance poetry is poetry written with the intent to perform it," said David ...
- Remember When: I get chills when I hear "God Bless America" - Fort Pierce Tribune
I was watching Lawrence Welk present a medley of patriotic songs on TV. One of the tunes was "God Bless America," and it brought back memories of my 1985 trip to Europe. That was the year of the bombing in Greece, and everyone said we should not ...
- Every Woman is a Tree - All About Jazz
Every Woman is a TreeAll About Jazz, PA - 6 hours agoThe musical information parallels the poetry of saxophonist and leader Martin Kuchen's liner notes, but not as one would expect. ...
- Poetic elitism - On Line opinion
Poetic elitismOn Line opinion, Australia - 54 minutes agoSo, has poetry had its day? Is it time to relegate it to archives and remember it with a sad fondness? I don’t think so. However, I do think that the ...
- National Poetry Slam - Isthmus
National Poetry SlamIsthmus, WI - 1 hour agoThe granddaddy of spoken word events, the National Poetry Slam, is coming to Madison this August 3-9. Poets representing 80 teams from all over North ...
- Girls strike back at pop culture's beauty ideal - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Girls strike back at pop culture's beauty idealMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 53 minutes agoProject Girl co-founder Jane Bartell Olivia Nofzinger, 11, has a friend who likes to ride horses and a friend who likes to protest. She has lots of friends ...
- Journey by the book (Kingston Daily Freeman)
Shannon McKenna Schmidt, right, and Joni Rendon. (Photo provided) Some people question the need for English majors, and others, like radio personality Garrison Keillor, lovingly poke fun at them. But a former resident of Kerhonkson and Ellenville has done them proud.
- Over Achiever - Windsor Star
Over AchieverWindsor Star, Canada - 1 hour agoAchievements: Schultz's debut collection of poetry, Songs for the Dancing Chicken, is one of three finalists for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry. ...
- Pen stroke of genius: recalling Reed's Lloyd Reynolds - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Pen stroke of genius: recalling Reed's Lloyd ReynoldsThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 1 hour agoBits of Lloyd Reynolds are in the poetry we read, the art we admire, even the look of what we write on our computers. His way of looking at life, ...
- Local students graduate from Lawrence Academy (Sentinel & Enterprise)
GROTON -- Lawrence Academy celebrated its 215th commencement exercises on May 30, graduating four area students in its Class of 2008.
- Cubs faithful convey passion - Cubs.com
Cubs faithful convey passionCubs.com - Jul 30, 2008They sing Cubs songs, read stories or memoirs, tell jokes and perform skits and poetry. It begins with a good-luck toast and ends with a prayer of hope. ...
- If you go down to the Forest of Dean ... - Guardian Blogs
Unknown qualities lurk within these deep, dark woods With Coleford's traditional shops rapidly being replaced by charity shops and emptiness, the Forest Bookshop is like a little dynamo kicking against the inertia of a dying ex-mining town.
- Scandinavian horror now available at amazon.com and Barnes&Noble! - PR Inside
2008-07-14 10:14:39 - The book -the dead will inherit the earth- by Swedish horror writer Thom Olausson are now available worldwide. It contains the stories that have been deemed too extreme by many magazines in USA. Deadtales.com has published the ...
- Summer Choir concert spotlights American poets (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
For its depth and meaning to be truly experienced, poetry should also be heard, and not just read. As evidence, the blossoming of spoken word, open mics and poetry slams are bringing the joy and power of poetry to a new generation.
- THIS ABOVE ALL - Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh TribuneTHIS ABOVE ALLChandigarh Tribune, India - 14 minutes agoHe was born in Nowshera in 1931 and studied Persian and Urdu in Peshawar University. He took to composing Urdu poetry early in life. ...
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