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- Poetry column: Memorial Day a paradox of celebration and mourning - Evening Sun
Since Memorial Day was first celebrated, controversy has surrounded it. Initially, disagreement centered around where the designation originated. Was it inspired by wives, mothers and sisters honoring the war dead in Southern cemeteries? Was its ...
- Lakers mop up Merritt - Vernon Morning Star
Lakers mop up MerrittVernon Morning Star, Canada - 2 hours agoBrendan Love, who enjoyed his best performance as a Laker, slotted an easy kick to give the Lakers a 7-0 lead. The Lakers did not let up as bruising winger ...
- Henry McDonald - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukHenry McDonaldguardian.co.uk, UK - 44 minutes agoYet the response to such a provocative suggestion is that in the end perhaps it may be through the medium of drama (on stage and screen), novels and poetry ...
- Evelyn L. Baker - Malden Observer
Evelyn L. BakerMalden Observer, MA - 11 hours agoAn accomplished poet, Mrs. Baker’s works were published by The National Library of Poetry. She was the beloved mother of the Rev. Carole L. Baker, pastor of ...
- The gulf that separates the sexes in Saudi Arabia - International Herald Tribune
Social norms for teenagers, who are physically adults but in modern societies aren’t often mentally, morally, or intellectually capable for marrying and raising a family, are always difficult for any society. It’s easy to spot the flaws in the ...
- On DVD: "Times and Winds," "Chop Shop" - IFC
IFCOn DVD: "Times and Winds," "Chop Shop"IFC - 3 hours ago... even if its poetry outpaces Erice's — Erdem punctuates his semi-narrative with surreal tableaux of his cast of children slumbering (or dead? ...
- Scott Griffin, the founder of the influential Griffin Poetry Prize ... - CBC News
This year’s Griffin Poetry Prize winners will be announced on June 4, with a Canadian and an international poet each receiving $50,000. The other day I was asked why I like poetry, as if liking poetry was some strange aberration that required ...
- Paula Abdul stumbles again on "American Idol." A look at her greatest ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Paula, Paula, Paula . . . Just when we thought you'd left the Chihuahua pratfalls and gibberish interviews of Season Six behind you, you strike again. On Tuesday's "American Idol" broadcast, you critiqued a song that hadn't been sung. When this was ...
- Councilor Foote should stay out of poetry pick - Gloucester Daily Times
Councilor Foote should stay out of poetry pickGloucester Daily Times, USA - 59 minutes agoCity Councilor Gus Foote's effort to intervene in the selection of Gloucester's next poet laureate is as offensive as it is wrong-headed ("Poetry slam: ...Our view: Busy City Council shouldn't have role in choosing laureate Gloucester Daily Timesall 2 news articles
- Tributes paid to headteacher - Argus Lite
Tributes paid to headteacherArgus Lite, UK - Apr 26, 2008... a teacher, a manager and inspirational leader, a musician playing piano, organ, recorder and guitar, a singer, a cook and bon viveur, lover of poetry, ...
- MAPS Festival @ Northern Quarter - Manchester Evening News
MUSIC Arts Poetry and Stuff, aka MAPS Festival, rocked into Manchester on May Bank Holiday weekend. Over 200 bands took to the stages in venues across the Northern Quarter to launch this new creative break through festival. From acoustic street sets ...
- Summer Writers Institute includes Pulitzer winners - Schenectady Gazette
Summer Writers Institute includes Pulitzer winnersSchenectady Gazette, NY - 27 minutes agoJuly 11 — Fiction reading, at Gannett Auditorium: Joyce Carol Oates (National Book Award, “Them,” “We Were the Mulvaneys”). July 14 — Fiction and poetry ...
- Calling Hours Planned for Buffalo Contractor (R News)
The body of a western New York military contractor abducted and killed in Iraq is back home. Jonathan Cote's remains arrived in Buffalo Monday. His family and a military honor guard met the casket at the airport. Calling hours are set for Wednesday and Thursday.
- From the Stacks: J Journal - Utne Reader Online
Utne Reader OnlineFrom the Stacks: J JournalUtne Reader Online - 1 hour agoThe inaugural issue contains a fair amount of poetry in addition to the expected prose—which, alas, is not classified, making it difficult at times to ...
- Breaking the Visual Barrier - ClickZ News
Breaking the Visual BarrierClickZ News, NY - 53 minutes agoAs some have said, TV spots are the poetry of our modern era. But now just about everyone with a little talent can create something. ...
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