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- Senior Notes (July 17) - Needham Times
Senior Notes (July 17)Needham Times, USA - 2 hours agoHer strong voice and her understanding of the text will provide new perspective on the classic prose and poetry she brings to you. ...
- Westie wins top poetry award - Newstalk ZB
A West Auckland mother who writes poems which weave stories has won the nation's major poetry prize. Former schoolteacher Janet Charman has won the 2008 Montana New Zealand Book Awards poetry category, for her collection Cold Snack. The award has ...
- Longtime letter-writer dies (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Lunette Mulkey, a 20-year Albany resident and one of the most prominent writers of letters to the Democrat-Herald, has died. She was 96.
- Marginalia: Suspended until further notice (Al-Ahram Weekly)
"Are the Arabs ready for a literary revolution?" the cover of the Extra section of the British daily The Independent asked on 15 April, the day following the opening of the London Book Fair (14-16 April), an event which this year designated the Arab publishing industry as "market focus".
- Poetry gives look at Guantanamo prisoners' lives - U-Wire.com
Local human rights activists will come together Wednesday for a reading of "Poems From Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak" at the Whetstone branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. The book contains the writings of 17 prisoners currently being held ...
- A man of few words: Poet shares love, talent for beauty, simplicity of writing (McKinney Messenger)
Poetry expresses more thoughts and feelings than short stories or novels, a fact that poet A.J. Chilson said he admires because it accomplishes more by using less words.
- Katie Parks, champion of Lubbock community, dies at 87 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Katie Parks, a celebrated Lubbock community activist and author, died of lung cancer Tuesday. She was 87. Widely known for her efforts to improve the quality of life for blacks across the city, Parks was recognized with more than 200 awards in her ...
- First Friday event to be downtown on June 6 (Mount Vernon News)
MOUNT VERNON — The Heritage Centre Association announces the next First Friday will be June 6. First-Knox National Bank is the event sponsor.
- The Impostor, by Damon Galgut - Independent
The Impostor, by Damon GalgutIndependent, UK - 6 hours agoAdam, author of a small volume of critically acclaimed poetry, settles into the farmhouse intent on reviving his career as a writer. ...
- POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES: Kay Ryan - San Francisco Chronicle
POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES: Kay RyanSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 13 minutes agoRyan's work has appeared in four editions of "The Best American Poetry" and in three Pushcart Prizes anthologies. She has also received a 2004 Guggenheim ...
- Brian Eno Speaks with Wired - Wired News
Wired: At the showing of 77 Million Paintings in San Francisco, people would see other people lying on the ground of the exhibit hall, and then either join in or stand off to the side. Had this been another artist's exhibit you were attending, would ...
- An Artsy Afternoon @ Hammer Museum - LAist
LAistAn Artsy Afternoon @ Hammer MuseumLAist, CA - 21 hours agoJacob Polley's poetry collections The Brink and Little Gods are gorgeous and intense and if you're lucky, he may read from his much-anticipated forthcoming ...
- 'Educational' side of MySpace, Facebook and Orkut revealed (New Kerala)
Washington, June 21 : Those hooked to social networking sites like Orkut, MySpace and Facebook, do not just kill their time online, but learn a range of new things, says a new University of Minnesota study, which has detailed the educational benefits of such websites.
- Art | Showing This Month - Brick Weekly
Brick WeeklyArt | Showing This MonthBrick Weekly, VA - 4 hours ago... POETRY gallery for the member poets! REMEMBER, FIRST FRIDAY is THURSDAY JULY 3rd because of the holiday- of you come down Friday night- you’ll find dark ...
- Lankans hail President Ahmadinejad’s visit - Sunday Observer
Sunday ObserverLankans hail President Ahmadinejad’s visitSunday Observer, Sri Lanka - 59 minutes agoDifferent Eastern arts, literature and Gnosticism, Iranian myths, fiction, philosophy, poetry, music, folklore, handicrafts, architecture, and decorative ...
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