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- Italy: Infernal row flares over Florence council's plans to pardon ... - Guardian Unlimited
A wine-growing aristocrat who is a direct descendant of the poet Dante Alighieri said yesterday he would boycott a ceremony at which he was to have received the city of Florence's highest honour on behalf of his ancestor. Dante, the father of the ...
- Whiffs of love, regret in exile tale (Miami Herald)
Reclaiming Paris. Fabiola Santiago. Atria. 304 pages. $24.95. ''Men are like perfumes,'' says the narrator as this novel opens. ``In an instant, with nothing but a whiff of judgment, I either love them or discard them.''
- Former Valley resident named United States poet laureate - Antelope Valley Press
WASHINGTON - The dry, sandy landscape of the Mojave Desert might appear as total contrast to the rainy climate and lush green backdrop of Amherst, Mass., yet to writers with a poet's soul the difference seems negligible. At least it doesn't matter ...
- Up Front (New York Times)
Henry Alford is no slouch in the rhyming department, having composed, among other works, a poem using snippets from Los Angeles real estate ads.
- ESCONDIDO: Local woman marks 100th birthday (North County Times)
ESCONDIDO ---- Last August, illness forced Wilma Ramp to miss celebrating her 99th birthday. After spending seven months recuperating from what her friends say was a mild stroke, the Escondido resident told everyone she knew that she wanted to mark h
- Art Walks running out of summer Fridays - VillageSoup Belfast
Art Walks running out of summer FridaysVillageSoup Belfast, USA - 1 hour agoStockton Springs summer resident Bob Brooks will read from his new poetry collection, "A Story Anyone Could Stick To," at 6:30 pm at the Parent Gallery, ...
- Ted Solotaroff, 79, Mensch of Letters - Forward
ForwardTed Solotaroff, 79, Mensch of LettersForward, NY - 19 minutes agoAt the time of his death, Solotaroff was working on the third volume, which would have included his years as a literary and cultural figure. ...
- TLS Translation Prizes 2008 - Times Online
TLS Translation Prizes 2008Times Online, UK - 3 hours agoModern Italian poetry has received considerable attention from English-language publishers in recent years, with handsome editions of Montale, ...
- Smell of lie- smell of time - OpEdNews
Smell of lie- smell of timeOpEdNews, PA - 6 hours agoIn the 1960s Russian poet Boris Slutsky wrote this short poem about his times. It is more than relevant now. I changed it a little bit. ...
- Jacko 5-0: A Music Icon's Improbable Life - E! Online
E! OnlineJacko 5-0: A Music Icon's Improbable LifeE! Online - 10 hours ago... going from career flop to the King of Pop, from child sexual-abuse allegations to ultimate acquittal and creating not only his own non-sequitur fashions ...
- Portsmouth area community calendar (Portsmouth Herald)
MUSIC IN MARKET SQUARE begins its 26th season July 11 to Aug. 29 in North Church, Market Square, Portsmouth. Concerts begin at noon and are free. Bring a lunch and a friend. (857) 225-1550. Aug. 22: Opera Comedy featuring Darby Tench, soprano.
- Radio for little ones (Wickenburg Sun)
Beginning Tuesday (Aug. 5), a new weekly radio show will debut on KBSZ, 1250 AM, the local Wickenburg station. Called “Toddler Time,” if will feature stories, music, poetry, and a brief message for preschool children who are at home or in daycare.
- Quantum poetics (Guardian Unlimited)
A friend emailed months ago and asked me to contribute to an anthology of "space poems". He was pairing up poets with astronomers in the hopes that new poetry would result, and my counterpart was Paul Murdin, the treasurer of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- It’s been a long time coming - Washington Post
It’s been a long time comingWashington Post, United States - 7 minutes agoIt was necessary, but it was poetry for auditors. There’sa difference between interesting and inspirational. In contrast, Cooke’s phrase was written to ...
- British espionage writer John le Carré says he considered defecting - Dallas Morning News
British espionage writer John le Carré says he considered defectingDallas Morning News, TX - 1 hour agoThe Associated Press Britain's Poetry Archive has added rare audio recordings of 14 major American poets of the 20th century, including Theodore Roethke, ...
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