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- Spike in sales for next poet laureate - Times Daily
Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections "The Niagara ...
- One-Night Stands - East Bay Express
One-Night StandsEast Bay Express, CA - 1 hour agoBut the nihilism of their lives is countered by brief moments of emotion and visual poetry, which make the destruction and loss all the more poignant. ...
- 'Can't get more JFK than that' - Canton Repository (subscription)
'Can't get more JFK than that'Canton Repository (subscription), OH - 11 minutes agoSorensen spoke to today's hunger for generational change when he chose this bit of 19th century British poetry by Arthur Hugh Clough as his book's epigraph: ...
- Disch, Gay Novelist, a Suicide - Gay City News
Disch, Gay Novelist, a SuicideGay City News - 5 hours agoThomas Disch, acclaimed author of "The Brave Little Toaster: A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances," among other major works of science fiction, poetry, ...
- Valley provides inspiring setting for arts festival (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
A renowned poet and award-winning quartet join the lineup in the White Pine Festival's second year.
- ‘Some of My Ancestors are Ottomans and Turks’ - Today's Zaman
Today's Zaman‘Some of My Ancestors are Ottomans and Turks’Today's Zaman, Turkey - 2 hours ago... has written poetry and short stories abut Turkey in international anthologies, and is the author of a novel based on the life of her mother-in-law. ...
- Date festival focuses on improving fruit quality - GulfNews
Date festival focuses on improving fruit qualityGulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 4 hours agoThe Liwa Mazayin Al Ratb Festival this year will include a group wedding, an evening of poetry recitals; religious lectures, a special session to educate ...
- Fugitive Pieces a 'torture' to make - Ottawa Citizen
It was a novel that people thought was unfilmable: too poetic, too complex, too many characters, too many settings. Jeremy Podeswa, who would wind up adapting and directing the film, would write dozens of drafts of the screenplay to get it right ...
- Poland's Skolimowski returns to Cannes at Directors' Fortnight - AFP
AFPPoland's Skolimowski returns to Cannes at Directors' FortnightAFP - 1 hour agoThis year it celebrates its 40th birthday with a documentary tracking the great film-makers it helped launch internationally -- Jim Jarmusch, Sofia Coppola ...
- In the spotlight - State Journal-Register
Artistic endeavor(s): Art educator for 33 years (31 years at St. Aloysius School, 18 years at Springfield College-Benedictine University, six years with Quincy University’s graduate credit workshops) and calligrapher for the Illinois Supreme Court ...
- Purgatory Chasm Rocks - MetroWest Daily News
While offering heavenly views, Purgatory Chasm can be hell on your ankles. So it's probably a good idea to let sure-footed Sheryl Farnam lead you this Sunday, May 18, 2008, through the strangest geological mystery in central Massachusetts. A natural ...
- Homeless man was enriched by a circle of friends - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Homeless man was enriched by a circle of friendsSarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 1 hour agoBusinessman Ed Mogford, who led the gathering, liked to call upon Clark to recite poetry to the group. "To me, if a person doesn't feel wanted, ...
- Letter of the day: From Bill Holm, with truth and conscience - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Letters to the editor for Thursday, May 15 Letter of the day: Police should be warier of high-speed chases Letters to the editor for Wednesday, May 14 Netlets for Tuesday, May 13 Letter of the day: U.N. must get tough with Myanmar thugs One of the ...
- Parting gifts for Martin's mate - BBC News
BBC NewsParting gifts for Martin's mateBBC News, UK - 13 hours agoBy Jim Fitzpatrick What's the power of poetry? As a parting gift, Martin McGuinness presented Ian Paisley with a couple of hand-written poems. ...
- Posted By BY LIZ ZETLIN - Owen Sound Sun Times
Posted By BY LIZ ZETLINOwen Sound Sun Times, Canada - 40 minutes agoLauren Best's poetry is a breath of fresh air. With lines like "Even if I maintain some semblance of faith, you're still going to let yourself go," Lauren ...
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