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- NPS2008: Charlotte takes top prize at poetry slam finals - Dane101
NPS2008: Charlotte takes top prize at poetry slam finalsDane101, WI - 42 minutes agoOverture Hall filled with appreciative poets and spectators last Saturday night, everyone eager to see the final contestants in this year’s National Poetry ...
- Teenage poet sharing her work: Widdifield grad wins young authors contest (The North Bay Nugget)
Susie Gooch didn’t think her poem Infinitely was an award-winning piece when she first wrote it. “I was on the bus on the way from my sister’s graduation in Guelph and I didn’t really have anything with me so I started writing on Post-it Notes,” said the 17-year-old. [...]
- On the internet this week (Guardian Unlimited)
Caught By The River, caughtbytheriver.net Jeff Barrett, the boss of Heavenly Records - home of Edwyn Collins, Doves, Beth Orton and numerous other fine British musical talent of the past 18 years - is something of a keen angler. It is hardly the most rock'n'roll of pursuits you would have thought, but at this most laidback of blogs it all meanders along beautifully alongside discussions on ...
- Continued: For Aveda, the problem with common scents - Minneapolis Star Tribune
For years, "the nose" of Aveda has traveled the Amazon River in Brazil, the flower fields of Corsica and the banks of the Nile in Egypt in search of his aromatic holy grail: a lone, elusive ingredient that just might defy mother nature. But more ...
- Foundation gives $150000 to teen after-school programs - The Herald-Times (subscription)
Foundation gives $150000 to teen after-school programsThe Herald-Times (subscription), IN - 13 hours ago... (how to build your own Web page); fine arts (drawing, pottery, music, dance); multi-media (video production); world cultures; reading, writing and poetry.
- Moon Dog, Kepler and Karaoke at the Stensen Plaza - The Beacon
Moon Dog, Kepler and Karaoke at the Stensen PlazaThe Beacon, OH - 1 hour ago"Using guitar and banjo, I bring back (the memories of) a quiet night of songs on the front porch or around the campfire with songs, cowboy poetry and home ...
- SlamCharlotte repeats as champion at National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
A mere four teams among the 76 total competing at the National Poetry Slam this week took the stage at Overture Hall on Saturday to compete in the final round. This crowning bout pitted last year's champions SlamCharlotte against three other powerhouses of competitive spoken word: Austin Poetry Slam, Boston Cantab, and louderARTS from New York City. It was the culmination of so much work on the ...
- Poet and art critic Marjorie Welish to Appear - Carleton College News
Poet and art critic Marjorie Welish to AppearCarleton College News, MN - 3 minutes agoIn the writing process, Welish challenged herself to write in opposition to the words presented in the poem. She explained, “What does it mean to say ‘the ...
- No sensible British shoes for this rebel fashionista - Toronto Star
No sensible British shoes for this rebel fashionistaToronto Star, Canada - 3 hours agoby Linda Grant "You can't have depths without surfaces," the British writer Linda Grant notes on her online blog, The Thoughtful Dresser. ...
- Ahmed Faraz passes away - PakTribune.com
Ahmed Faraz passes awayPakTribune.com, Pakistan - Aug 25, 2008He leaves behind a widow and two sons to mourn his death. He was among the torch-bearers of righteousness during the era of dictatorship and recently ...
- Patti Smith's 12-year take - Austin Chronicle
"It's really funny when people ask you about that: 'How does it feel to be a rock icon?' When they say that, I always think of uh, like, Mount Rushmore." – Patti Smith in Patti Smith: Dream of Life Turns out a good way to make friends with Patti ...
- STAY TUNED: DESPERATE BEHAVIOR - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
Staten Island Advance - SILive.comSTAY TUNED: DESPERATE BEHAVIORStaten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY - 1 hour agoWhat she ends up learning is that her son has a softer side and enjoys poetry. But when Porter develops a crush on the girl Lynette is pretending to be, ...
- London brings his groove to A&M - Everything Alabama
R&B singer singer/songwriter London remembers the exact date he walked into the Universal Records building in New York City. On April 16, 2006, after more than four years struggling to be heard, London finally got his chance. "I'm not leaving without ...
- VIDEO: Olympic medal joy for Scots canoeist (The Herald)
David Florence became the first Scot to win a medal at the Beijing Olympics yesterday, as he took silver in the canoe slalom. His Edinburgh-based parents said last night they were delighted by his win - and revealed he had recently applied to be an astronaut.
- Palestine: Among best Arab writers in one just 14 years old - Muslim News
Bethlehem, (PNN): The well-known and widely famous Mohammad Mafouz gave 14 year old Yasim Shamalawi the news. She is from the northern West Bank city of Nablus and was selected for the prominent position of one of the Arab world’s best poets and ...
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