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- Outfront and center: Bad poetry returns! (The Charlotte Observer)
When the Observer's Doug Robarchek retired in 2005, the humor columnist known as the Outfront Guy single-handedly caused a citywide shortage of cheesy jokes that make you laugh in spite of yourself. For readers who've been jonesing for an Outfront fix ever since, great news: A new book, “The Best of the World's Worst Poetry: 20 Very Odd Years of OutFrontery,” ($14, Main Street Rag). Most of ...
- In memoriam: Linux evangelist and Linux.com editor Joe Barr (NewsForge)
Our colleague Joe Barr sometimes described himself as a doddering old geek. Many knew him as a Linux evangelist; others knew him from his ham radio activities. And those of us who worked with Joe knew him in all of his sometime irascible, often funny moods. Joe was always one of our favorite people, and we are devastated to report that he died at home, unexpectedly, last night.
- Events This Week (The Virginia Gazette)
18th annual Chippokes Steam & Gas Engine Show—9 a.m.-6 p.m. June 7 and 8 at Chippokes Plantation State Park in Surry. $5 adults, free for ages 12 and under. Rain/shine.
- EVENT SEARCH RESULTS (East Bay Express)
Altar Boyz It's only been a year since the 2004 hit off-Broadway boy-band musical Altar Boyzpassed through the Orpheum in San Francisco, and the Willows Theatre Company is already all over that action on its Willows Cabaret stage. In the form of a "Raise ...
- Alicia Keys isn't just about music anymore — she's on a mission - Miami Herald
When we first heard Alicia Keys' velvet voice and masterful piano strokes in 2001, she was a beautiful tomboy singing about falling in and out of love. Hers was a pure, unapologetic sound - authentic, magical, enriched by yesterday - that returned ...
- Pulitzer Prize Winner Hass Answered Your Questions on Modern Poetry (The Online NewsHour)
Robert Hass, author of numerous books, won a Pulitzer Prize this year for his new book "Time and Materials." A former U.S. Poet Laureate (1995-1997), Hass is known for his descriptive, meditative narrative. He answered your questions on all things poetry.
- Schools sending parents tips for street-proofing children - Ottawa Citizen
Schools sending parents tips for street-proofing childrenOttawa Citizen, Canada - 2 hours agoThis followed another incident at Hopewell in the past month: "A man was standing on the corner near the school trying to lure kids with poetry readings, ...
- Local Authors: Poet shares his witticisms - The Evening Sun
Local Authors: Poet shares his witticismsThe Evening Sun, PA - 3 hours agoSo I stumbled across the book, "Ninety-Nine Whimsical Juvenile Witticisms" by Ed Starkey, of Dover, that is poetry about bein' a kid. The poetry is broken ...
- Immigrant Songs - Cleveland Free Times
Immigrant SongsCleveland Free Times, OH - May 6, 2008Neither are the poetry skills that give the written word its staying power, the infusion of music with images and metaphors. Rather than explore either of ...
- DVD meant to help children who were flood victims - Reporter-Times
DVD meant to help children who were flood victimsReporter-Times, IN - 3 hours agoA poetry contest about the flood will go until noon July 25, and the winners — one boy and one girl — will be announced at 5 pm that day. ...
- Main Course - Galway First
Main CourseGalway First, Ireland - 7 hours agoPoetry in mushrooms At the end of May, I went along to a reading by poet Dennis O'Driscoll at the Galway City Library. And it made me hungry. ...
- Author draws library crowd - Vindicator
A summer reading program has been held every year since the 1970s. BOARDMAN — Five little monkeys helped draw a crowd of more than 250 people to the Boardman library on Wednesday for the summer reading kickoff program. Parents and kids attended the ...
- ODDS AND ENDS: "Two Legends" concert in Saginaw features tenor ... - MLive.com
MLive.comODDS AND ENDS: "Two Legends" concert in Saginaw features tenor ...MLive.com, MI - 41 minutes agoHer book "Exiliana" tells about her exile from Chile and her poetry book "House" find each poem ending with a stanza in Spanish. ...
- Haiku and gentle fun (Centre Daily Times)
Jon J Muth's cleverness emerges gradually in "Zen Ties," a glowing companion to his Caldecott Honor book, "Zen Shorts." Stillwater, the gentle giant of a panda, greets his nephew at the train station with "Hi, Koo!" His welcome includes a gift of helium-filled balloons.
- LA - Santa Monica - 3 Day, 4 Show, 28 Performers Poetry ... - Listen&Be Heard
LA - Santa Monica - 3 Day, 4 Show, 28 Performers Poetry ...Listen&Be Heard, CA - 11 minutes ago“We have also made an effort to bring in voices from as many cultures and Other highlights of the festival include a rare LA appearance by National Book ...
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