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- 'Old War' makes connections amid crises - Boston Globe
There's a moment in Elizabeth Bishop's great poem "The Moose" when the poet, drifting off during a bus ride, hears the chatter from the seats behind her merging with the voices of grandparents "talking, in Eternity." That haunted borderline could be ...
- Editorial: The Art and Science of Living Well (Berkeley Daily Planet)
When you get to be a certain age, news of death comes all too often. It’s been only a week or so since we mused on the loss of a couple of good friends in this space, and now another good man is gone. Readers, especially younger readers, might be getting tired of all this talk of death.
- Award-winning historian, dedicated professor leaves rich legacy - SIU - Daily Egyptian
Award-winning historian, dedicated professor leaves rich legacySIU - Daily Egyptian, IL - 1 hour agoWheeler said he has five pages to write before the completion of his doctoral dissertation on Abraham Lincoln's poetry, and he had been excited to show the ...
- Best of fest: Fatboy Slim, Metallica's drummer and more share tales of the great outdoors (Guardian Unlimited)
To headline Glastonbury? To start a huge mosh pit? To be Shakin' Stevens? Jaimie Hodgson puts the questions to some of the festival season's biggest stars
- SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR - The Wichita Eagle
SUNDAY ARTS CALENDARThe Wichita Eagle, KS - May 17, 2008Spectators free. Information, 316-684-6581, ext. 217. Poetry Aloud, read your own work or that of a poet you admire, 7-9 pm Tue., Zoomdweebie's Tea Bar, ...
- Jamming around the world - Corvallis Gazette Times
Jamming around the worldCorvallis Gazette Times, OR - 2 hours agoOn Sunday, the action will move to the Central Park Stage with the da Vinci Poetry Slam. But every day will also feature a variety of entertainment, ...
- Coming Attractions: Fest, fair season ready to launch - Wisconsin State Journal
THE EVERYBODYFIELDS w/ Martha Berner and Katie Sawicki, 8:30 p.m. May 29, Cafe Montmartre, www.themomo.com . THE SILOS w/ Weinland, 6:30 p.m. June 5, High Noon Saloon, www.high-noon.com . NATIONAL WOMEN'S MUSIC FESTIVAL, June 19-22, Alliant Center's ...
- Bibliofiles: Plenty of activity for poetry lovers this week - Kansas City Star
A first-glance look at this week’s literary calendar reveals only a few events, but glances can be deceiving. Quite a few Kansas City poets, actually, will be stepping up to the podium in the next few days. Case in point: Maryfrances Wagner’s ...
- POWER POETRY: NH poets slam their way to national contest - Union Leader
MANCHESTER – YOU DON'T HAVE to be well-versed in the ways of competitive poetry to know a good slam when you hear one. You only have to be entertained. At least, that was the advice given me last week as I prepared to judge contestants during this ...
- First-of-its-Kind Study at the University of Minnesota Uncovers the Educational Benefits of Social Networking Sites (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
In a first-of- its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. The same study found that low-income students are in many ways just as technologically proficient as their counterparts, going against what results from previous studies have suggested.
- The Poet Laureate must have the X Factor - Daily Telegraph
Wendy Cope is in the news, partly because she has just published her collected poems, but also because she has protested that she doesn't want to be Poet Laureate. If she really has ruled herself out of the running then the nation is the poorer, for ...
- Francisco's Farm a potent mix of high art, local interest - Lexington Herald-Leader
Those in arts administration — Âdirectors, board members, managers and such — Âfrequently enforce in the art world a fondness for buzzwords, the latest being community. Community and the arts are the perfect team — as long as the team is real ...
- Poetry Jukebox: The Right Selection. - Ledbury Reporter
Poetry Jukebox: The Right Selection.Ledbury Reporter, UK - 47 minutes agoIt was moving at times to see Lloyd Pack so moved, and to hear him recite several challenging poems from memory, including the Dantesque war poem "Strange ...
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Backstage.com)
, but the two-year-old Flux Theatre Ensemble certainly has tried. The show's program describes the effort. Before starting production, Flux presented a four-night reading series featuring 16 playwrights' takes on Midsummer's characters.
- Rona Brinlee, The Bookmark (NPR)
Set during the Siege of Leningrad in 1941, City of Thieves combines masterful storytelling with poignant historical insights — and, in the end, a joyous conclusion.
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