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- Inside story: Saving graces - Scotsman
Inside story: Saving gracesScotsman, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago... poetry competition open to primary five pupils, and joyfully waves a fistful of handwritten verses. He even reads one out, a hilarious poem about socks. ...
- French black identity poet Aime Cesaire dies at 94 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
French poet Aime Cesaire, a leading voice of black cultural identity whose struggle against colonialism resonated in Africa and the United States, died Thursday in Martinique. He was 94.
- Kevin Prufer makes the transition from images to poetic storytelling (The Kansas City Star)
The poems in Kevin Prufer’s National Anthem may seem to be a startling change from the image-haunted verses of childhood memory and loss in his first collection (Strange Wood, 1997), but they mark an inevitable evolution — from image to narrative.
- LIFE FOR THE ‘FERAL THUGS’ WHO KILLED A GIRL GOTH - Daily Express
A JUDGE attacked the “feral thuggery” blighting Britain yesterday as he jailed two yobs for life for the murder of a student. Sophie Lancaster, 20, was kicked to death by two drunken 15-year-olds as she tried to stop a “merciless” gang ...
- Keeler delivers MSU Distinguished Professor lecture April 17 - Montana State University
Montana State UniversityKeeler delivers MSU Distinguished Professor lecture April 17Montana State University, United States - 1 hour agoHe is a well-known writer who has published fiction, nonfiction, plays, songs and poetry. He received his master's degree from Oklahoma State University and ...
- Books: Withering insights - Scotland on Sunday Online
Like her hit novel Buddha Da, Anne Donovan's new book about a girl who adores Emily Brontë sets out to demolish stereotypes, she tells Anna Millar. AS SHE sits sipping coffee in Glasgow's West End, softly-spoken Anne Donovan admits without a hint of ...
- Warehouse Theatre keeps stage occupied - Greenville News
Warehouse Theatre keeps stage occupiedGreenville News, SC - 5 hours ago12-28, based on an adaptation of the poetry of Ogden Nash. The New Year brings the intense drama "K2" (Jan. 16-31), which Savas will direct. ...
- The Poet as Survivor - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalThe Poet as SurvivorWall Street Journal - 2 hours agoShe was appointed The New Yorker's poetry critic in 1970 and never managed to submit a single piece in the nine years until her death. ...
- A true 'Treasure' - Louisville Courier-Journal
"Treasure Island," Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure story, sets sail today at Iroquois Amphitheater. The pirate tale features swashbuckling sword fights and a 19-foot ship with movable sails. The musical is Stage One's final production of ...
- From red to green - Baltimore Sun
I'm a child of the Cold War - the old one with the Soviet Union, that is, not the new frost toward Iran. So, a few months back, after I checked into Moscow's Hotel Baltschug Kempinski, a view from my room's window set my heart - and nerves - racing ...
- Book notes: Local author’s 2nd novel to publish this month - Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE — Sarah Addison Allen, author of “Garden Spells,” released last year, has a new book set for a May 20 publication date. Pre-orders for “The Sugar Queen” (Bantam) are already available on Amazon. The novel tells the tale of a ...
- Carlin was as good as his words - Boston Globe
It's 1972 in a bedroom somewhere in the endless flatness of suburbia. A phonograph needle drops on the last track of a much-played vinyl album, and a teenage boy cranes his ears once more, waiting for the voice to come through the crackle: "I love ...
- THIS WEEK - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
THIS WEEKKalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, MI - 1 hour agoWriting Workshop for Teens -- Creative-writing and poetry workshops led by local writers, 1-4 pm July 7, 14 and 21, Kalamazoo Public Library, ...
- A saga of fearlessness, compassion - Economic Times
A saga of fearlessness, compassionEconomic Times, India - 2 hours agoThese and a thousand more uplifting thoughts emerge from Taare Zameen Par... film, art, poetry, entertainment, at its most harmonious. ...
- Daniel Brocchini - Tahoe Daily Tribune
Daniel BrocchiniTahoe Daily Tribune, CA - 4 hours agoDan loved to play the guitar, write music and poetry, and skate. He was also a great musician who was trying to start a band. Dan loved kids, especially his ...
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