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- Spike in sales for next poet laureate - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -- 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 ...
- We Are Queer’ book among OUT Week features - Athens News
The month of October is lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) history month, and many events are scheduled in Athens to promote LGBT issues in the community. Two important aspects are OUT Week and the release of a new book called “WeRQ ...
- Harry Ransom Center Announces 2008-09 Poetry on the Plaza Schedule - News from the University of Texas at Austin
Harry Ransom Center Announces 2008-09 Poetry on the Plaza ScheduleNews from the University of Texas at Austin, TX - 1 hour agoAUSTIN, Texas — The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin announces the schedule for its new season of Poetry on the Plaza readings. ...
- Weekend calendar - Middletown Press
Weekend calendarMiddletown Press, CT - Oct 1, 2008MIDDLETOWN - Broad Street Books, 45 Broad St., has the First Tuesday Poetry Series, which presents a featured poet followed by an open mic. ...
- Great names stud Turkey literature exhibition - Earthtimes (press release)
Great names stud Turkey literature exhibitionEarthtimes (press release), UK - 1 hour agoThe exhibition was unveiled to the media Tuesday, a day before world book publishing's biggest annual event opens for a five-day run. ...
- Bedford songwriter finds inspiration in a homeless girl's poem - Boston Globe
Bedford songwriter finds inspiration in a homeless girl's poemBoston Globe, United States - 1 hour agoPOETIC INSPIRATION: For pianist Andrea Surova of Bedford, songwriting developed as a natural extension of the poetry she began writing at age 10. ...
- Deep Dark Woods a promising journey - The Martlet
The MartletDeep Dark Woods a promising journeyThe Martlet, Canada - 8 hours agoWhy “The Deep Dark Woods”? Band-member Ryan Boldt, 25, explains it as suiting the sound of the band. It is inspired by Robert Frost’s poetry, ...
- In brief | 82-year-old wins playwriting contest - Tribune-Democrat
82-year-old wins playwriting contest Mountain Playhouse producer Teresa Stoughton Marafino has announced that 82-year-old William S.E. Coleman of Des Moines has won the 2008 Mountain Playhouse International Comedy Playwriting Contest with his entry ...
- ‘Yoga and Smoothies’ event planned for teens Saturday - Palestine Herald Press
‘Yoga and Smoothies’ event planned for teens SaturdayPalestine Herald Press, TX - 5 hours agoAdmired as a romantic poet and trained as a priest, this psychopath found his true mission as a fanatical revolutionary. Based on ten years of research in ...
- Home-grown virtuosos - Chicago Tribune
HAVANA - Without saying a word, teenager Yamile Cruz seats herself at the grand piano, places her slender fingers on the keyboard and, after a brief pause, unleashes a torrent of sound one might expect from a virtuoso twice her age and size. Though ...
- Life-changing teacher gets surprise thank you (The News & Observer)
NC's top teacher recalls inspiration.
- Kathleen Norris says the demon you're fighting may really be age-old acedia (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
A name for your demon: acedia.
- Poets perform rapid-fire rhymes - Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY -- Buddy Wakefield is serious about the spoken word. So serious, in fact, that he once sold everything he owned and toured the country, living in his car for two years, to bring performance poetry to the masses. Although he now calls ...
- Business FYI - Everett Herald
Patricia Strand has joined Women's Wellness Center as its reiki master and certified tai chi "Chih Joy Through Movement" instructor. Her classes are set for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at the center in downtown Everett. To learn more, call 425 ...
- Library ready to start The Big Read (The Hunstville Item)
The Huntsville Public Library will kick off two weeks of literacy promoting events Saturday as part of The Big Read, a national initiative geared at restoring reading to American culture.
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