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- Alvarez Encourages '08 Grads to 'Find their True Pattern' - University of Vermont
Celebrated novelist, poet and writer-in-residence at Middlebury College Julia Alvarez began her address to the Class of 2008 at UVM commencement activities on May 18 with a prayer. The prayer — borrowed from Mayan weavers — is one she recites ...
- Jason Shinder | Literary innovator, 52 - Philadelphia Daily News
Jason Shinder, 52, a poet, anthologist and teacher who founded the YMCA National Writer's Voice program, one of the country's largest networks of literary-arts centers, died April 25 at his home in Manhattan. He also lived in Provincetown, Mass. His ...
- Screenplay chance for village writers - Dereham Times
Screenplay chance for village writersDereham Times, UK - 18 hours agoA collection of their 2007 work, including prose, musings, reminiscences and poetry, has been put together in their 13th booklet, called A Baker's Dozen. ...
- Queertopia: A cabaret celebration of queer love - Twin Cities Planet
Queertopia: A cabaret celebration of queer loveTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 42 minutes agoFrom poetry and breakdancing to hula hooping and musical entertainment, you won’t be disappointed. Queertopia, a theatrical event presented by Outward ...
- Have a seat with a professor who can't be beat: John Maddux (The News Record)
After years of political activism, the quandaries of social work and a deep-seated ethic in humanity, John Maddux, a field service associate professor of English at the University of Cincinnati, still thrives off of positively impacting the lives of others.
- Hampton news briefs - Portsmouth Herald
HAMPTON — The Winnacunnet High School Class of 1973 will hold its 35th reunion on Aug. 23 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Elks Lodge on Sagamore Road in Portsmouth. Entertainment will be by The Old Bastards Band and there will be dancing. There will ...
- Great Book of Gaelic exhibition launched in Corner Brook - St. John's Telegram
Great Book of Gaelic exhibition launched in Corner BrookSt. John's Telegram, Canada - 9 hours agoThe Great Book of Gaelic celebrates Gaelic poetry of Ireland and Scotland from its earliest written sources to the 21st century as interpreted by artists ...
- Shaikh Mohammed orders launch of Dubai International Poetry Festival (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI — His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday directed the launch of 'Dubai International Poetry Festival' as an annual calendar event celebrating Arabic poetry and promoting international understanding through one of the most enduring literary genres.
- Attack of the Anaconda - Failed Conservative Values - OpEdNews.com
Sometimes it helps to use a bit of imagination and creativity to look at things in a different way to shake up the status quo and change mindsets. I've been asking people to create a metaphor for the Failed Conservative Values. For example, if ...
- ?One or Two Murderers in Any Crowd? (New York Times)
Charles Simic?s poems take on politics and moral themes.
- Ken Follett Interview - CBC News
(photo: The Fundacion Catedral Santa Maria) Well known as a writer of international best sellers, Ken Follett was born in Wales and began his career as a newspaper reporter in Wales and in London. His first bestselling novel, The Eye of the Needle ...
- Kimya Dawson @ the Bluebird Theater - Denver Post
Kimya Dawson @ the Bluebird TheaterDenver Post, CO - 1 hour agoby loren speer on April 27, 2008 Kimya Dawson’s Tuesday night set at the Bluebird Theater was refreshing in its playful wordplay, pulling out the child in ...
- Our stone fairy's still not hiding her light under a bushel (Blayney Chronicle)
We found the stone fairy. And she didn't disappoint. Her name is Marcia McReynolds and she lives in Portland, Oregon. She's 55, has a loud, infectious laugh, and still loves dressing up sometimes as the Easter bunny, sometimes as a creature resembling the May Queen, but always flamboyantly.
- Looking for a Deviant With Imagination - Slate
Slate readers are tireless and generous: They read our articles and give us their advice and predictions. It's been a busy time for these dedicated commentators, what with (among other items) the finale of American Idol , the return of Indiana Jones ...
- Abby: Everyday kindness is secret of marriages - Independent
DEAR ABBY: I would like to respond to “Kelly in Austin” (March 24), who wondered if there were more than two men who excel at romance. Abby, my husband has given me a total of four pieces of jewelry throughout our 13-year relationship. However ...
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