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- John Francis 'Jack' Volpe, 84 - NorthJersey.com
John Francis 'Jack' Volpe, 84NorthJersey.comTo help ease his mother's burden of raising their family, Jack, at age 17 enlisted in the US Navy in 1943. He actively served until 1946, ...
- The Three Sexiest Poems Of All Time - Boosh Plr (press release) (blog)
The Three Sexiest Poems Of All TimeBoosh Plr (press release) (blog)Then there is directly erotic verse, which takes the concept of romantic poetry and sends it forceably to the opposite side of the spectrum. ...
- The 'Lost' weekend: Jacob on the wine-dark sea - Los Angeles Times (blog)
The 'Lost' weekend: Jacob on the wine-dark seaLos Angeles Times (blog)Like classic poetry passed down through oral tradition, there are all kinds of detours and dead ends, stand-alone stories and evolving mythic themes that ...
- New poet laureate's Hawaiian ties - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The GuardianNew poet laureate's Hawaiian tiesSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)Among Merwin's many works written since moving there is his 1998 narrative poem "The Folding Cliffs," a 325-page work based on the real-life tale of Ko'olau ...Marvellous WS MerwinGlobe and MailWilliam Stanley Merwin Appointed as 17th Honored Poet Laureate at...HULIQWS Merwin is America's new poet laureate – at 82The GuardianAbout - News & Issues (blog) -Pittsburgh Post Gazetteall 14 news articles »
- Writer-in-Residence retires - The Racquette
Writer-in-Residence retiresThe RacquetteHe invited Kenny to talk to an English class about poetry. "I figured this was a good way to see how he related to students in a classroom setting rather ...
- 'From My Altitude' art exhibit opens at USSF - Workers World
Workers World'From My Altitude' art exhibit opens at USSFWorkers WorldThe opening of the exhibit on June 23 was attended by 100 people and included food, live music, poetry and a short film about the struggle of the Cuban Five ...
- NCHS speech — McAteer a 'master teacher' - NCAdvertiser.com
NCHS speech — McAteer a 'master teacher'NCAdvertiser.com... Mike's imaginative and highly effective approach to teaching poetry has sparked a surge in enrollment in the senior elective Poetry Reading and Writing. ...and more »
- Theater That Isn't Polished and Perfect: 20 Years of the Marsh - Mission Mission (blog)
Mission Mission (blog)Theater That Isn't Polished and Perfect: 20 Years of the MarshMission Mission (blog)On poetry and performance: I was doing a lot of poetry readings. I was in Buffalo and I got a Cal Arts grant for one of my pieces, so I came back to Buffalo ...
- The Lookout: An artsy fifth for Port's Bridge Gallery - The Daily News of Newburyport
The Lookout: An artsy fifth for Port's Bridge GalleryThe Daily News of NewburyportBarber is the author of two poetry collections, "Wonder Cabinet" and "The Spirit Level," which won the Terrence Des Pres Prize. He has received grants and ...and more »
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- TELEVIEWS / When it comes to war, all is not forgotten - The Daily Yomiuri
TELEVIEWS / When it comes to war, all is not forgottenThe Daily YomiuriIt also shines the spotlight on the work of actress Sayuri Yoshinaga, who, for over two decades, has been giving readings of the poetry of atomic bomb ...
- Agnes Locsin, inspired by Bencab, tackles Pinoy psyche - Malaya
MalayaAgnes Locsin, inspired by Bencab, tackles Pinoy psycheMalayaNational Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera's poetry will also be used. Sayaw, Sabel premieres at Peta Theater Center on June 26 with a matinee at ...
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The most creative minds in publishing are racing to develop iPad app editions of upcoming titles.
- Cannes '10 Day 2: Old maids, old masters - Boston Globe (blog)
Cannes '10 Day 2: Old maids, old mastersBoston Globe (blog)But she hails from a robust Italian history of pasquinades and jeremiads, which is to say that there's a poetry in her bluntness. ...and more »
- Major Howard Egan: One of the earliest Mormon pioneers and oldest Pony Express ... - El Estándar
Major Howard Egan: One of the earliest Mormon pioneers and oldest Pony Express ...El EstándarDave, of Logan, writes cowboy poetry based on the old Pony Express stories. Jack Rhodes, of Provo, joined the National Pony Express Association about 20 ...
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