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- Obituary: Ruth Rosenblatt / She had careers as novelist, poet ... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ruth Rosenblatt, whose skill with words gave her careers as a novelist, poet and magazine editor, has died at 74. Ill with Parkinson's disease for 10 years, she died Tuesday at Forbes Hospice in Oakland. She was perhaps best known for her novel ...
- Aventura man behind Elvis Presley hits honored (Miami Herald)
Almost 90, Sid Tepper is being honored for the songs he wrote for famous singers -- especially Elvis -- and he's still making music. He was honored Tuesday by the Town Commission in Surfside, where he lived for 35 years.
- 'The Willow Tree' offers cautions about what we see (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Iranian director Majid Majidi's sad, soulful film is his second to explore blindness and sight on multiple levels. His heartbreaking 1999 film, "The Color of Paradise," focused on the desperately lonely but strangely happy existence of a blind 8-year-old.
- Counting the Dead (New York Times)
In poems about Iraq, Katrina and immigration, C. D. Wright is alert to the personal in the political.
- Heart Strings (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
Wearing a simple black sweater and dark blue jeans, Wang Juan strokes her guitar strings and her smooth-sounding voice fills up the tiny studio.
- Calendar for June 4 (The Kansas City Star)
MONEYVILLE CHILDREN’S EXHIBIT: Dollars and cents in fun environment. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Crown Center Shops Showplace and Atrium, 2450 Grand. Free. www.crowncenter.com (816-274-8444)
- 3:10 p.m. - Poetry reading and book launch Thursday for Emelihter Kihleng (Pacific Daily News)
3:10 p.m., May 12 — The University of Guam's Women and Gender Studies program under the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is sponsoring a book launch and poetry reading for "My Urohs" by Emelihter Kihleng.
- Valley Briefing - Beacon News
Alden sets cook-out for military families Alden Gardens of Waterford , 1955 Randi Drive, will host a cook-out at 1:30 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 26, for its residents and the families of local military personnel serving in Iraq. East Aurora JROTC ...
- Canadian Reggae Music Summit and Showcase - TropicalFete.com
TropicalFete.comCanadian Reggae Music Summit and ShowcaseTropicalFete.com, NY - 7 hours agoDon't miss out on a special dub poetry workshop and presentation from Michael St. George followed by a Summit/Panel discussion with the Reggae Industry ...
- Fundraiser salutes daring women (Daily Breeze)
Pocahontas, architect Julia Morgan, Rosie the Riveter, Amelia Earhart, Sacajawea, even Lucille Ball and Shirley Temple Black dropped by Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall to give guests a sampling of "Women Who Dare," the theme of this year's Walk on the Wild Side, held Thursday and Saturday.
- My lifelong love affair with wine - West Island Chronicle
My lifelong love affair with wineWest Island Chronicle, Canada - 5 hours agoRobert Louis Stevenson referred to wine as "bottled poetry" and the ancient Romans believed "in vino veritas". Humourist Dave Barry called wine "the ...
- Yarbrough: GOP infighting offers hours of entertainment - Online Athens (subscription)
Yarbrough: GOP infighting offers hours of entertainmentOnline Athens (subscription), GA - 18 minutes agoThat is akin to saying pigs can't write poetry, senator. We had kind of figured that out on our own. The biggest loser in the session had to be House ...
- The Invention of Scotland: Myth and History by Hugh Trevor-Roper - Times Online
How the publishers of this remarkable volume must have hugged themselves when Wendy Alexander, the leader of the Scottish Labour party, recently thrust her hand into the hornets' nest of Scottish independence. On the face of it, a book on the history ...
- Religion Calendar: 04/19/2008 - Traverse City Record Eagle
Religion Calendar: 04/19/2008Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - 36 minutes agoGuest speaker David Ring, 7 pm April 21, Ring overcame cerebral palsy to become a nationally known speaker, he also is author of "Just As I Am," free-will ...
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search (Journal Inquirer)
BOSTON — Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile. It’s the perfect skill set for her newest assignment.
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