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- Tom Waits returning to Houston for 1st time in 28 years - Houston Chronicle
After a 28-year absence, the man with the drunk piano is playing Houston again. Find out why so many musicians want to sing his songs. Jack Ingram once played Tom Waits' musical The Black Rider for a friend on a drive. His friend didn't care for it ...
- Grad earns top award for poetry dissertation (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Michael Chasar, who recently earned his Ph.D. in English, won the Council of Graduate Schools/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award.
- Sister's crowning achievement is fighting cancer - The Virginian-Pilot
The Virginian-PilotSister's crowning achievement is fighting cancerThe Virginian-Pilot, VA - 2 hours agoHe was a student at Kempsville High School who loved poetry, singing, dancing and track. In June, Niara was crowned 2008 Little Miss Relay for Life. ...
- From the Feuilletons - Signandsight.com
From the FeuilletonsSignandsight.com, Germany - 1 hour agoBorn 1955 in Istanbul, he is a master of literary crossover who balances between pop, drama and poetry, in his reworking of Arab-Kurdish-Alevite legends. ...
- School Life: Winners - Everett Herald
Students from Arlington Christian School recently captured third place in the Association of Christian Schools International District science fair. The annual science fair was at Fairview Christian School in Seattle. Five of eight entries brought ...
- Son gets two life sentences for double murder - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-DispatchSon gets two life sentences for double murderSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 3 hours agoSchneider silently read poetry Michelle Hamilton had written and a statement from Dakota, her youngest daughter, who was 3 when her father died. ...
- 'Staying Alive' gives poetry as a catalyst in unreal times (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
Neil Astley, founder of Bloodaxe Books one of the most acclaimed poetry publishers in the English-speaking world believes strongly that today we live in unreal times.
- 'The Invention of Scotland' by Hugh Trevor-Roper - Los Angeles Times
In the mid-1700s, Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart, a Scot) failed to take the British crown. Scots, suffering from an identity crisis, started rummaging through manuscripts and oral traditions for a great national epic but couldn't find ...
- In his latest book, Soul of the World, Christopher Dewdney ... - CBC.ca
CBC.caIn his latest book, Soul of the World, Christopher Dewdney ...CBC.ca, Canada - 1 hour agoAlong with 11 collections of poetry, he has published three non-fiction books, including The Immaculate Perception (House of Anansi), a book of popular ...
- One-day film festival to spotlight African culture - West End Word
One-day film festival to spotlight African cultureWest End Word, MO - 22 hours agoThe films shed light on issues plaguing Africa, such as AIDS, poverty and war; issues that define its culture, such as music, poetry and sports; ...
- Tribute to lost wife is the Book of the Year (icWales)
A DIARY written by one of Wales’ leading poets, chronicling life after his wife’s death in a car crash, was last night named Wales Book of the Year 2008.
- Knitters go warm and fuzzy for disadvantaged kids (Scoop.co.nz)
Nimble fingered New Zealanders have knitted an amazing 16,500 beanies to help keep disadvantaged Kiwi kids warm this winter.
- Life, in so many words - Yakima Herald-Republic
Life, in so many wordsYakima Herald-Republic, WA - 1 hour agoThey are precious words I rarely ever want to let go, save for the times they appear in experimental lines and cursive as misled, youthful poetry. ...
- Simplicity and repetition may explain staying power of songs (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
It only takes a single exposure, and in an instant, your whole day can change. The infection is rapid and feels potentially unending. One minute you're minding your own business and the next you find that you can't stop thinking, humming, or singing "Dancing Queen."
- Welsh authors in running for prize (icWales)
TWO of Wales’ youngest novelists were yesterday longlisted for a £60,000 book prize which honours poet Dylan Thomas.
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