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- 500 mourners pack pews for crash victim's funeral - National Post
500 mourners pack pews for crash victim's funeralNational Post, Canada - 21 hours agoMourners, many of them in their teens and twenties, sat very still and occasionally wiped their eyes. The organ and chorus led them in The King of Love my ...
- Graduation Speech - Rachel Barnard - Sarasota (51 Lines) (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
In eighth grade I promised myself I would become valedictorian and read a speech at graduation. At Booker High I studied with bright students, took honors and AP classes, took part in extra-curricular activites, was involved in the community, and improved my skills on violin and piano in VPA Music, all while writing poetry.
- U.S. poet laureate found it hard to hide her talents (San Diego Union-Tribune)
When Kay Ryan was a student at UCLA, the poetry club rejected her application; she was perhaps too much of a loner, she recalls. Now Ryan is being inducted into one of the most elite poetry clubs around.
- The 2008 Jackson Young Influentials (Jackson Free Press)
Jackson is the sort of place that has the potential for great change, a mid-sized city with both a rich cultural history and a fierce “up-and-coming” attitude. Given its size and accessibility, it’s also the sort of place that begs its citizens to become actively involved in the development process.
- Road Signs - College of the Holy Cross
College of the Holy CrossRoad SignsCollege of the Holy Cross, MA - 58 minutes agoI will continue to focus on and write poetry. And I’m happy to say I’ve been awarded a grant to publish my second book. I plan to travel more as well. ...
- A big loss - Concord Monitor
A big lossConcord Monitor, NH - 7 hours ago... I could count on the paper to feature wonderful pictures of our children and their friends, be it sports, theater, art exhibits, poetry readings, ...
- Creative Capitalism - New York Times Blogs
Creative CapitalismNew York Times Blogs, NY - 3 hours ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Trio of titles head to UK - Hollywood Reporter
Trio of titles head to UKHollywood Reporter, United States - 6 hours agoThe story is told through a montage of archival footage and contains poetry and narrative from Davies. Elsewhere Studio Canal-owned UK indie distributor ...
- Borders Book Festival 2008 - Border Telegraph
Borders Book Festival 2008Border Telegraph, UK - 33 minutes agoBy Alexa Brown Comic Rory Bremner is pictured doing an impression of George W. Bush at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose. TRADERS in Melrose reportedly ...
- Religious retreats help guests find peace (Asbury Park Press)
At the former Shaker village, where the Taconic Mountains roll into the Berkshires and New York touches Massachusetts, Yaqin Aubert read aloud Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Zoroastrian, Judaic, Christian and Islamic texts during the Sunday service at the Sufi religious retreat.
- When they weren't fighting the Civil War (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Between the Battles at the Museum of the Confederacy focuses on ordinary Confederate soldiers.
- 'Breath' by Tim Winton - Los Angeles Times
'Breath' by Tim WintonLos Angeles Times, CA - 47 minutes agoIt achieves that essential quality of a short novel: Its poetry becomes its imperative, its motivating and most risky venture. "Breath" is a coming-of-age ...
- The O.C.: Our Guide to ALA in Anaheim - School Library Journal
For those of us who grew up in Orange County (O.C.), Disneyland is the metaphoricmorsel of food that gets stuck between the teeth of someone you don’t like. Yes, it’s obviously there and you could mention it, but pretending you don’t see it ...
- Take It Green and Slow at UK Festival - OhmyNews International
OhmyNews InternationalTake It Green and Slow at UK FestivalOhmyNews International, South Korea - 6 hours agoFestivalgoers would get the chance to unwind and enjoy poetry and literature in the peaceful and inspiring surroundings of the estate away from the stresses ...
- Teens who trashed Frst home to take poetry class (The Nashua Telegraph)
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- After more than two dozen young people trashed a former residence of poet Robert Frost during a drinking party, the dilemma was how to punish them. A jail term might be too harsh, community service too easy. ... - By JOHN CURRAN The Associated Press
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