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- Why I will teach Education for Leisure - Guardian Unlimited
Having been head of English at my school for some years now, I find it deeply disturbing that the exam board, AQA, should withdraw Carol Ann Duffy's amazing poem about knife crime from their anthology. If any poem should be studied as an antidote to ...
- Master of tragedy and comedy - but one for modern audiences? - BBC News
So can Renaissance humour thrive in the 21st Century? Literature and comedy from 1500-1700 comes under scrutiny at a conference at the University of Leicester, where experts will gather to ponder ribticklers such as early Tudor (or should that be ...
- Musical encounter (Deccan Herald)
A special evening featuring American artiste Tim Hoffman accompanied by Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma in an Indo-Japanese musical encounter of the Japanese Kyoto and flute with subtle tabla rhythms will take place on July 18, at 6.45 pm at the BSM East West Centre, CBI Road, next to St Jude's Church, R T Nagar.
- Love Your Local launches in London (Publican)
Stella Artois has launched a major new campaign to celebrate pubs as the heart of the community. The Love Your Local initiative will see one lucky pub win £8,500 in prize money, as well as a holiday for the licensee plus a £5,000 bursary to be invested in a community project of their choice.
- Poet Laureate got writer's block (Independent)
As Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion has worked tirelessly to promote his love of words. But nine years in the job have taken their toll.
- Bringing up Mommy: Saying prayer for my saving grace - San Luis Obispo Tribune
Bringing up Mommy: Saying prayer for my saving graceSan Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - 1 hour agoNot marriage, nor work, not exercise, nor mindfulness sites, nor changing the color of my hair or losing weight, not work, nor music nor poetry nor ...
- Jo'burg turns 80 with Arts Alive (SABC News)
Genevieve Kgafe The Zoo Lake in Parktown, Johannesburg, came to life yesterday as crowds celebrated the start of the much-anticipated Arts Alive festival with the annual Jazz on the Lake. This year's concert, which is free for all, reconnected with an amazing story of growth as it celebrated Johannesburg's 80th birthday as a city.
- Dear Senator Obama - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsDear Senator ObamaOpEdNews, PA - 3 hours agoIn addition he has published more than 1700 SetonnoteS commentaries, plus poetry and political essays in publications across the country. ...
- Jamming around the world - Corvallis Gazette Times
Jamming around the worldCorvallis Gazette Times, OR - 2 hours agoOn Sunday, the action will move to the Central Park Stage with the da Vinci Poetry Slam. But every day will also feature a variety of entertainment, ...
- American Master - Opera News (subscription)
Opera News (subscription)American MasterOpera News (subscription), NY - 10 minutes agoKitty's words are mostly poetry by Muriel Rukeyser, and hers is the first solo female role in the opera. As she sings her highly-charged erotic lines ...
- Hendrix's burnt guitar leads London rock auction - Big Pond News
The first guitar that rock legend Jimi Hendrix burned on stage, the only remaining fingerprints of Elvis Presley and the first contract signed by The Beatles all go on sale today in a major auction of music memorabilia. Jim Morrison's last notebook ...
- Pulitzer hoax targets city's poet laureate - Brantford Expositor
Pulitzer hoax targets city's poet laureateBrantford Expositor, Canada - 2 hours agoThe only three-time recipient of the Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award has earned some 70 prestigious national and international awards for his writing, ...
- Afghan free press struggles to take root - San Francisco Gate
Monday, October 6, 2008 Foreign journalists trying to report on the mounting insurgency face numerous dangers. But their Afghan counterparts run the risk of being killed by Taliban fighters and harassed, arrested or beaten by at the behest of ...
- Prize-winning poet Hayden Carruth dies (WTNH-TV New Haven)
Munnsville, N.Y. (AP, Oct. 1, 2008 11:40 AM) -- Prize-winning poet Hayden Carruth is being remembered as someone who wrote about the ordinary folks who inhabited his world.
- Poetry at the Beach program - Cape Gazette
The last session for Poetry At The Beach this year will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Lewes Public Library. Featured readers will be veteran poets Martin Galvin, Shelly Grabel and Gary Hanna. Martin Galvin, from Ocean View and Chevy Chase ...
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