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- Fairfax Woman Named Nation's Poet Laureate - BayInsider
FAIRFAX, Calif. -- Kay Ryan, a 62-year-old Fairfax resident, was appointed today by the Library of Congress as the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09. Ryan will assume her duties as the nation's poet laureate in the fall, opening the ...
- The Arty Party - Gamasutra
[In this important Gamasutra essay, former game journalist and current EA producer Jim Preston dispels the illusion of an 'art club' that games aren't allowed to enter, suggesting that diversity has made the 'games as art' debate effectively ...
- Lakers mop up Merritt - Vernon Morning Star
Lakers mop up MerrittVernon Morning Star, Canada - 2 hours agoBrendan Love, who enjoyed his best performance as a Laker, slotted an easy kick to give the Lakers a 7-0 lead. The Lakers did not let up as bruising winger ...
- An 'Emergency' worth experiencing at the Geffen Playhouse - OCRegister
An 'Emergency' worth experiencing at the Geffen PlayhouseOCRegister, CA - 4 minutes agoThose who follow the East Coast performance-poetry scene already know the energetic 32-year-old as a veteran of "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry. ...
- Local Tubman Documentary - Columbia City Paper
Local Tubman DocumentaryColumbia City Paper, SC - 7 minutes agoHarriet Tubman took a very severe stance, she wanted black men to be freed and be equal in the Union army from the get go. Of course, they weren’t. ...
- Prestigious Griffin Poetry Prizes to be handed out at dinner in ... - Jam! Showbiz
TORONTO - Authors Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje are among the literary stars set to celebrate the best in poetry tonight at a dinner in downtown Toronto. The Griffin Poetry Prize Awards give $50,000 to the best book of Canadian poetry and $50 ...
- Heroes, bruised but not broken - Daily Journal
Heroes, bruised but not brokenDaily Journal, SC - 1 hour agoIn his 20th and 21st Century Literature classes at Clemson, Swords covers graphic novels alongside poetry and short fiction. “This way, I’m giving them the ...
- Their destiny lies in camps - GulfNews
Their destiny lies in campsGulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 46 minutes agoBetween spontaneous and sporadic bursts of poetry recitation, Antouk shares anecdotes from his youth as an active militia man for nine years in George ...
- New fruit on old vines - WISC News
The Vineyard Christian Bookstore and Coffee Shop continues to bear fruit. Pat Davis has had a long-time connection with the business and has recently purchased it with many improvements in mind. Pictured are store personnel, front row from left ...
- Classmates wax poetic - Glendale News-Press
Even though they’re not graduating from middle school this year, the seventh-graders in Shannon Estrada’s English class at Rosemont Middle School were asked to reflect Wednesday on the advice they would give to their graduating classmates if they ...
- Singapore Sun Festival Returns to Celebrate the Art of Living Well - Antara Interactive
Asia's Premium Lifestyle Festival Features over 350 Regional and International Celebrities and Artists in More Than 90 Events The critically-acclaimed Singapore Sun Festival, returns for another celebration from 17 to 26 October 2008. This annual ...
- Student poets already impressive - Providence Journal
Providence JournalStudent poets already impressiveProvidence Journal, RI - 8 hours agoAfter my reading, I was taken to teacher Jim Bower’s class, where the assignment had been to write a poem based on one of mine, “So Much Depends Upon. ...
- So many books, so little time to read - Press-Register - al.com
So many books, so little time to readPress-Register - al.com, AL - 10 hours agoAt present, I'm mulling seven novels, two short-story collections, three nonfiction narratives, three memoirs, and a volume of poetry. ...
- Berlin's Holocaust memorial holds open-air concert - International Herald Tribune
Berlin's Holocaust memorial holds open-air concertInternational Herald Tribune, France - 6 hours agoIt was designed by American architect Peter Eisenman and cost €27.6 million (US$42.4 million) to build. It is open 24 hours a day.
- India reconnects with Sufi music after nearly 200 years - South Asian Post, Canada
India reconnects with Sufi music after nearly 200 yearsSouth Asian Post, Canada, Canada - 48 minutes agoThese “spiritual rebels” sought to commune with god through their poetry, music and dance; instead of through dogmatic religion. As the politics of violence ...
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