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- Angelou, local women honored (The Charlotte Observer)
Renowned poet Maya Angelou urged a Charlotte audience Saturday to “be ashamed if we die before we can do some great favor for humanity.” Angelou, who recently turned 80, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the sixth annual Maya Angelou Women Who Lead luncheon at the Westin Charlotte hotel. The event, which drew 700 men and women, raises money for the United Negro College Fund. It ...
- Al Purdy sculpture fired up and ready for its unveiling - Globe and Mail
Al Purdy sculpture fired up and ready for its unveilingGlobe and Mail, Canada - 52 minutes agoEarly on, those behind the effort to erect the statue, primarily philanthropist and poetry supporter Scott Griffin and poet Dennis Lee, wanted a dynamic ...Statue on its way to Toronto Chatham Daily Newsall 2 news articles
- Search to Divine Authorship Leads 'Footprints' to Court - Daily Herald
The single set of footprints in the sand -- as millions of inspired souls now know -- was that time when the Lord picked you up and carried you. It's a metaphor, people: He is there when you need Him most, and so is the ubiquitous poem known as ...
- How the Pulitzer Prizes are chosen - Austin American-Statesman
How the Pulitzer Prizes are chosenAustin American-Statesman, TX - 1 hour agoIt would be wrong to say that brevity informs my love of poetry more than the weight of thought or the beauty of verse, but when the Ides of March approach, ...
- Downtown concert series starts tonight (The Gainesville Sun)
As in previous years, the 12-year-old concert series offers free performances at the Downtown Community Plaza. New this year, however, is the introduction of other performers who will appear during breaks by the musical acts.
- 'Hancock' not quite super - Wellsville Daily Reporter
'Hancock' not quite superWellsville Daily Reporter, NY - 8 hours agoIt’s because it feels thrown together from an assembly of half-functional parts, electrified by a multimillion-dollar budget and left to lurch to life only ...
- 'Can You Imagine': Author Shares His Life Stories Through New ... - Earthtimes
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, July 15 UT-poetry-life-story SOUTH JORDAN, Utah , July 15 -- Short stories and poems encourage the reader to imagine the possibilities for their life in Kelly K.
- Poetry champ performs for Moss Point students - The Mississippi Press - gulflive.com
Poetry champ performs for Moss Point studentsThe Mississippi Press - gulflive.com, MS - 5 hours ago... of his short poetry addressed to an ex-girlfriend in the midst of commentary about the need for political change. Ott said he writes one poem every day, ...Stories abound prior to state track meet SunHerald.comall 2 news articles
- Cannes Film Festival - Variety
On the Croisette, The Circuit had people take a shot at pronouncing Charlie Kaufman 's new film, " Synecdoche, New York ," premiering here on Friday. It's not pretty. Camera by Olivia Hemaratanatorn/Variety. With a party budget reportedly topping $3 ...
- Big Read gets major boost - The Salinas Californian
Big Read gets major boostThe Salinas Californian, CA - 1 hour ago"Robinson Jeffers is the greatest American poet of the West," he said. The grant is one of three going to local institutions. The Robinson Jeffers Tor House ...
- Bodies of Water - Chicago Tribune
The buzz of an outboard motor sends pelicans skyward as Charlie Hopkins' skiff glides along the Ohio River to paddlefish nets placed beneath the murky surface. The snowy-white birds watch from a distance as Hopkins pulls aboard huge, ugly fish, their ...
- Captivating Art from Inside (Time Magazine)
A new London show, Captivated: The Art of the Interned , is a quietly damning indictment of Britain's treatment of post 9/11 terror suspects
- Ben Jelloun joins the Goncourt - Al-Ahram Weekly
Al-Ahram WeeklyBen Jelloun joins the GoncourtAl-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - 1 hour ago... to win the Goncourt, which was established in 1896 by French man of letters Edmond de Goncourt for the best prose work of the year written in French. ...
- Library Checkout - Northwest Arkansas Times
Library CheckoutNorthwest Arkansas Times, AR - 5 hours agoClayton Scott will host Poetry Intensive for students who have completed sixth through eighth grade from 1-3 pm Saturday in the Walker Community Room. ...
- Fernley man releases two poetry volumes (Lahontan Valley News)
Fernley resident Ferris (Ed) Jones has published a book with Russian poet Sergey Streltsov titled "The Confessions of a Christian and The Anti-Christ and NWO." The collaboration consists of poems from Streltsov and an essay by Jones.
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