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- Hear the author of “The River Lock” - Daily Gazette
An Amsterdam native’s memoir about growing up in the former Rug City has been nominated for a National Book Award. Stephen Haven’s book, “The River Lock: One Boys Life along the Mohawk” was nominated by his publisher, Syracuse University ...
- The Short-Lived Romance of Muslim Spain - U.S. News & World Report
The Short-Lived Romance of Muslim SpainU.S. News & World Report, DC - 5 minutes ago... at the crumbling Alhambra in 1829, he quoted a "turbaned Moor" saying, "When the Moors held Granada...they thought only of love, of music, and poetry. ...
- Poets Gather In Tutong To Stimulate The Spirit Of Patriotism - Bru Direct
Poets Gather In Tutong To Stimulate The Spirit Of PatriotismBru Direct, Brunei Darussalam - 5 minutes agoAnother winner of Thailand's SEAWrite Award 1992, A Rahman Yusof recited several verses of syair or traditional poetry. Poets and readers like Abdullah ...
- Music can be path to language and math (Boston Herald)
WASHINGTON - The challenge was to come up with an idea that can transform public education, particularly in poor communities. The winner: an educator with a passion for making...
- Pencil This In: Tuesday - LAist
LAistPencil This In: TuesdayLAist, CA - 1 hour agoLA-based writers and CalArts faculty members Steve Erickson, Douglas Kearney, Janet Sarbanes and Christine Wertheim read poetry and prose selections from ...
- Two dudes from Sonic ads to impart wisdom on art of improv (Rocky Mountain News)
You may think you don't know Peter Grosz, but you know him. He's the quiet, lanky dude in the ubiquitous Sonic commercials, suffering in his car from the idiocies of his passenger, T.J. Jagodowski.
- Celebracion musical - Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
It’s the music of generations and the pride of northern New Mexico. If the KAFM 88.1 radio show “Fiesta Musical” is any indicator, New Mexico Style music is gaining in popularity in the valley. Que suave. How cool. That’s the catchphrase for ...
- Man gets five years in fatal stabbing (CNews)
A man convicted of manslaughter in the stabbing death of a city man smiled and winked at friends and family after being handed a five-year prison sentence today.
- Armantrout reflects modern life’s chaos in Russell House reading - Wesleyan Argus
Armantrout reflects modern life’s chaos in Russell House readingWesleyan Argus, CT - 2 hours agoShe has published ten books of poetry, including two finalists for the PEN Center Award in Poetry: the 2004 “Up to Speed,” and the 2001 “Veil: New and ...
- Well Done -- West Des Moines, Clive, Waukee (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
Laura Terlouw, a graduate of Valley High School in West Des Moines and Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass., received her law degree from Stanford Law School in Palo Alto, Calif., on May 4.
- Kevin Mitchell: writer, musician, playground monitor - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Kevin Mitchell: writer, musician, playground monitorSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 1 hour agoQ: The St. Louis Writers Guild recently presented a workshop on poetry in which the use of rhythm and beat, timing and rhyming were discussed. ...
- Tour of prison reveals the last days of Saddam Hussein - CNN
CNNTour of prison reveals the last days of Saddam HusseinCNN - 3 minutes agoThe former Iraqi leader showed a philosophical side in his poetry. "The nights are darker after the sunset, but the smoke and the burning overwhelms the ...
- Israeli police ban Palestinian event (AP via Yahoo! News)
Israeli police on Tuesday broke up a Palestinian event meant to promote Jerusalem as the world's next "Arab Cultural Capital."
- Poet wins $100,000 prize - Palladium-Item
NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Snyder, a poet known for his verse about nature and spirituality and a former member of the beat movement along with Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, has won the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Chicago ...
- Springfield Assistant Principal Releases Statement (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)
An assistant principal on paid administrative leave in Springfield for reportedly positing erotic poetry online, released a statement through his attorney.
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