Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- Culture shocker (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Dave Keali'i is near-unique in Worcester poetry: a writer of both Irish and Hawaiian descent, his work reaches beyond identity politics, attempting to reconcile his experience with the world around him, and with the divine. Culture bends in his hands, as in the poem "For Mr. Delany and Mr. Williams," in which he writes: "Pay homage to poets like Dei Bao whose work is/banned in his homeland of ...
- An Interview with Amy Knox Brown - Bookslut
An Interview with Amy Knox BrownBookslut, IL - 11 minutes agoIt's actually pretty difficult for me to work on stories and novels simultaneously -- I can do a novel and some poetry or nonfiction, but there's something ...
- Author will talk about sustainability at writers' series event (Newport News-Times)
The Nye Beach Writers' Series presents award-winning writer, activist and lecturer Derrick Jensen at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19. “Do you believe this culture is going to undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of living?
- Big secrets - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldBig secretsSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 36 minutes agoHe grew up in Connecticut when it was still rural, then went to college in Vermont where, besides studying poetry, he built himself a log cabin. ...
- FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008 OBITUARIES (Palatka Daily News)
Obituaries are paid advertising written by funeral homes based upon information provided by families. Death notices are brief announcements published at no charge.
- Pinay wins int'l art competition - ABS-CBN
A thirty-year-old US Based Filipina artist wins again in an international art competition. Sherie Sta. Cruz-Sloane, a Filipino artist residing in Illinois bested hundreds of entries in the recent Strathmore ATC & ACEO International Exhibition and Art ...
- Stop the speculation: Bulls must take Rose with top pick — period - Chicago Sun-Times
Stop the speculation: Bulls must take Rose with top pick — periodChicago Sun-Times, United States - 1 hour agoIsn’t he a bit scared about returning home, as a teen, and being expected to revive a franchise in a building where Michael Jordan’s statue is outside? ...
- Comic books 'can get boys in the habit of reading' - Times Online
Comic books 'can get boys in the habit of reading'Times Online, UK - 2 hours agoIn a separate initiative, also backed by government cash, the charity Booktrust will send a list of poetry books to schools. Michael Rosen, the Children's ...
- Thursday's Agenda, July 10 - Miami Herald
Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance at Calendar Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Fifth Floor Newsroom, Miami, FL 33132-1693. To submit items online, go to MiamiHerald.com, click on Calendar of Events and click Add ...
- Review: In Hansen's 'Exiles,' facts get in the way of fiction - St. Petersburg Times
Story Tools In his 1991 novel, Mariette in Ecstasy , Ron Hansen wrote so convincingly of religious experiences that he made me wonder if, as an atheist, I was missing out on something. He returns to cloistered life in Exiles , though he's not as ...
- Lord's Diary: Not quite the poetry of motion but still graceful - Independent
Lord's Diary: Not quite the poetry of motion but still gracefulIndependent, UK - 1 hour agoMuch better than doggerel, though not quite poetry in the strict sense, it captivated and was bought by thousands. And his life and times have been captured ...
- Why I Love My Job - Indianapolis Star
Why I Love My JobIndianapolis Star, United States - May 14, 2008I love my job, although this statement is an oxymoron when juxtaposed with the realities of being an 8th grade English teacher! ...
- A guide to the subjects in the University Guide, listed alphabetically (Guardian Unlimited)
The downloadable pdfs that accompany these profiles are taken from the Degrees of Skills Guide, published by the CIHE and the Higher Education Academy.
- Elsie Von Maur receives musical farewell at memorial service (Quad-City Times)
Elsie von Maur might be listening from heaven Monday as friends celebrate her life with a musical memorial service at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Davenport.
- 'Dangers of ignoring India's poor are greater' - Rediff
In Arvind Adiga 's The White Tiger , a lowly villager called Balram Halwai rises in the ranks when he becomes a chauffeur in an affluent family. Nothing that goes on around him -- be it politics or family feuds -- escapes his eye, even as he feigns ...
|
|
Get better Mortgage Rates today and save!
Home Mortgages
|