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- The antidote to universal troubles (Times Online)
The most concise distillation of why poetry matters is in Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys. When one of the boys complains that most poetry is about things that haven’t happened to them yet, \ Hector replies: “It will. And then you will have the antidote ready. Grief. Happiness.
- TRIG EQUATION - New York Post
I wish to thank Rich Lowry for his beautifully written and inspiring article ("What Trig Can Teach America," PostOpinion, Sept. 9). VP candidate and new mother Sarah Palin, by her love and acceptance, helps teach us how to deal with real diversity ...
- SFA grad to release his first book of slam-poetry (The Pine Log)
A ninth grade classroom poetry assignment sparked a passion in young Gabriel Moore. "I wrote my first poem in class," Moore said. "It was then when I decided I liked the art of poetry." It was seven years later when Moore found himself writing once again.
- Sweetess on paper (The Sacramento Bee)
Brad Buchanan fell in love with Nora before he ever saw her, before she was born. Brad Buchanan reads with his 3-year-old daughter, Nora. "It makes me happy to see her take an interest in words and language, and I feel it's important that poetry and literature become a big part of her life," Brad Buchanan says of daughter Nora.
- Inprint Writers Workshops for Fall - Houstonist
HoustonistInprint Writers Workshops for FallHoustonist, USA - 2 hours ago... Fall 2008 writing workshops. The courses start in mid-September, running once a week for ten weeks. They cover fiction, essay, poetry, and playwriting. ...
- Desire: A dangerous flame - Independent
Desire: A dangerous flameIndependent, UK - 3 hours agoYet most things in life have a prosaic meaning and a poetic meaning, and there are times when only poetry will answer. For me, when I have trusted my desire ...
- Truth hurts Obama - WorldNetDaily
Washington PostTruth hurts ObamaWorldNetDaily, OR - 20 hours agoWith roughly a third of abortions in America in the last 35 years performed on African-American women, apparently none (including Barack Obama) dare call it ...Obama's Rapid Response Backfires Investor's Business Daily (subscription)all 1,117 news articles
- Fishing for inspiration - Ted Hughes' journals - Scotsman
Fishing for inspiration - Ted Hughes' journalsScotsman, United Kingdom - 33 minutes agoThe novelist and poet Robert Nye, who knows Hughes's work and family well, points to his early poem, Pike. Hughes writes of the pond's It was as deep as ...
- Academics unearth UK's oldest joke - Times of India
LONDON: A 1,000-year-old double-meaning wry observation is what British academics consider to be their country's oldest joke. They found it in the Codex Exoniensis, a 10th century book of Anglo-Saxon poetry held at Exeter Cathedral. It reads: "What ...
- The hour has come - Manila Times
The hour has comeManila Times, Philippines - 21 minutes agoA few days ago, I stumbled upon a poem and it made me understand how poetry captures the beauty unseen by many people in this world only because they choose ...
- Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham area news in brief (The Rockingham News)
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- Carson Valley Inn host 21st annual Rhymers Rodeer - The Record-Courier
Carson Valley Inn host 21st annual Rhymers RodeerThe Record-Courier, NV - 11 hours agoA generous dose of cowboy poetry and some old-time cowboy piano tunes will be featured at the 21st Annual Rhymers Rodeer in the Carson Valley Inn’s Shannon ...
- Silver Jews - Filter Magazine
Filter MagazineSilver JewsFilter Magazine, CA - 1 hour agoby Jonathan Falcone | 09.08.2008 David Berman’s country drools have always been the most beautifully observed witticisms; his poetry of the broken-willed ...
- Fairfax Community Events July 24-July 31, 2008 - Washington Post
Washington PostFairfax Community Events July 24-July 31, 2008Washington Post, United States - 40 minutes agoRESTON CHILDREN'S SHOW, by Malcolm the Magician. 11-11:30 am, Lake Anne Plaza, 1609-A Washington Plaza, Reston. Free. 703-620-5554. POETRY, PHOTOGRAPHY AND ...
- The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism - Fabula
The Cambridge Introduction to ModernismFabula, France - 9 hours agoGenres: 4. Poetry; 5. Prose fiction; 6. Drama; Part III. Fate: 7. Literature and politics; Conclusion: after modernism?; Chronology.
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