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- Nihilist’s Guide to Poetry (Style Weekly)
Kevin Young (“For the Confederate Dead”), Nobel laureate Derek Walcott (‘Selected Poems”), new formalist X.J. Kennedy (“In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus: New and Selected Poems 1955-2007”), Mary Oliver (“Thirst”) and Li-Young Lee (“Behind My Eyes”), along with freshly edited selections of the works of Elizabeth Bishop (“Poems, Prose and Letters”) and Frank O’Hara (“Selected Poems”).
- Southern Fried Poetry Slam (WCTV Tallahassee)
Each year the uniquely named competition is held in a different city in the south to find the best poetry slammers around.
- TUF Enough? Tim Credeur blogs about Episode 6 of The Ultimate Fighter - The Daily Advertiser
TUF Enough? Tim Credeur blogs about Episode 6 of The Ultimate FighterThe Daily Advertiser, LA - 9 minutes agoIn the van we almost died laughing at JT Money and his insane poetry. I just hope America gets to be privy to this guys amazing lyrical talent. ...
- Mariah Carey's Wedding Bliss! - ETOnline.com
Still basking in her n ewlywed glow , MARIAH CAREY is "over the moon" about her recent nuptials to NICK CANNON , People reports. Vogue editor ANDRE LEON TALLEY tells the magazine, "I received an email from her [Monday] and she is so happy. She really ...
- Black Dog Music Fest to feature 20-plus acts on July 27 (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
The July 27 Black Dog Music Fest, featuring some of the top folk, alt-country and rock acts in the area, is a benefit for the Music Through the Ages Fund, a music-education concept honoring the late Dennis Monroe.
- Mark your calendar (The News & Observer)
POETRY: You can share your favorite poems -- original or not -- at an open mike night tonight in honor of National Poetry Month. Alice Osborn, poet, essayist, creative writing instructor and author of "Right Lane Ends" will start the evening
- GameGoohelps kids learn skills - Guam Pacific Daily News
On Sunday night, my 4-year-old was at her whiteboard drawing pictures when she turned to me and said, and "Lollipop ... lion -- Mom, I made alliteration!" No, the child is not a literary genius; she picked up the concept from GameGoo, a site devoted ...
- Homeless Teens and At-Risk Young Adults Participate in 01SJ Global Festival of Art Enabled by Cisco (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Homeless teens and at-risk young adults at Bill Wilson Center, a non-profit, community-based agency that provides counseling and support services to youth and families in Santa Clara County, will work with professional artists to develop new media artwork for the 2nd Biennial 01SJ Global Festival of Art on the Edge, June 4-8, in downtown San Jose. Festival organizer ZER01 and Visionary Festival ...
- James Joyce's Poems Get a Musical Facelift - NPR
James Joyce's Poems Get a Musical FaceliftNPR - 1 hour agoThe result is a new album named after the book. All 36 verses from Joyce's book of poetry have been put to music by artists such as Peter Buck from REM and ...
- Pakistani music band enthralls fans in India's portion of Kashmir for the first time (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
A Pakistani band performed in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Sunday, a rare event for thousands of Kashmiris who screamed and joined in singing popular numbers.
- Spotsylvania calendar (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Spotsylvania calendar
- Literary contest winners announced (The Dodge City Daily Globe)
Writers receiving awards in the 2008 Literary Contest conducted by District 7 of the Kansas Authors Club were announced at a meeting held in Garden City on April 26. A total of 28 entries were received in Prose and Poetry Categories.
- Book award finalists announced - Radio New Zealand
Book award finalists announcedRadio New Zealand, New Zealand - Jun 9, 2008A book on inner city graffiti and a bound collection of Bill Hammond paintings are among the titles selected as finalists for the Montana New Zealand book ...
- Independent Thinker Put Family First (Hartford Courant)
Each Sunday, "Extraordinary Life" looks back on someone whose life made a difference.
- Poet’s family visits 100 years after his drowning (Muskogee Phoenix)
For Ginger Moore of Paradise Valley, Ariz., walking through the Five Civilized Tribes Museum last week was more than just seeing artifacts and learning about Native American history.
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