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- National poet scoops book award (BBC News)
The poet Edwin Morgan wins the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year award for his latest collection.
- SPOKEN WORD: Word to the wise (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
SATURDAY, AUG. 16... By Carlton Hargro Local poet/promoter J.C. Cowan has worked to keep the art of spoken word alive in Charlotte for nearly a decade. So, it's only fitting that some of the city's (and the nation's) top poetic talents would come out to celebrate Cowan's official birthday bash -- dubbed Poetry in Motion. Expect to see spoken word stars like Def Poetry Jam regular Georgia Me, the ...
- Angus Calder - Telegraph.co.uk
Angus CalderTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoIn 1984 he helped to set up the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh and served as its first convener. As questions of Scottish national identity assumed ...
- Teaching Legend Gilbert Named 2008 Parade Marshal - Palisadian-Post
Palisadian-PostTeaching Legend Gilbert Named 2008 Parade MarshalPalisadian-Post, CA - 48 minutes ago'I hope to teach my students a love of literature, a love of poetry,' Gilbert told the Palisadian-Post. 'I hope to teach them the fact that they need to ...
- Tinian Peace Ceremony to celebrate sixth year - Saipan Tribune
Tinian Peace Ceremony to celebrate sixth yearSaipan Tribune, Micronesia - 17 hours agoAn evening candlelight vigil featuring performances of peace songs and poetry by community members will be held at 7:00 pm on the night of the ceremony. ...
- Review: 'Skins' (Los Angeles Times)
With its cool view of teendom, the satirically edged British series so wants to be bad. “Skins,” a new dramedy beginning Sunday on BBC America, starts disagreeably, with a surfeit of self-protective cool. But it becomes more likable over ensuing episodes, as the pace relaxes and the focus turns toward more sympathetic and interesting characters.
- Penchant allows women to speak in poems - Post-Bulletin
Penchant allows women to speak in poemsPost-Bulletin, MN - 32 minutes agoTo describe their latest work as simply a book of poetry would be an understatement. This collection of professional women is so much more. ...
- Community Calendar: 07/10/08 - The Carrboro Citizen
Community Calendar: 07/10/08The Carrboro Citizen, NC - 3 hours agoOpen Mic —poetry, music & short fiction. Tuesdays, 7pm, Market Street Books & Maps, Southern Village. 933-5111, marketstreetbooks.com New Library Hours ...
- Write at the centre - The Age
The AgeWrite at the centreThe Age, Australia - 5 hours ago"Even though I am not a poet, I love to read poetry, and I am appalled and astonished by the small number of poets being published each year," she says. ...
- Sunday Journal: Trip to the morgue scares teen silly - St. Petersburg Times
One of my varied outside duties while working as a 16-year-old copy boy at our local newspaper was the trip to the city morgue to collect the obits and return them to the city editor for the next day's page. I hated making this trip. The morgue was ...
- Carolyn Barber: Gas, Guest and go - Red Bluff Daily News
Carolyn Barber: Gas, Guest and goRed Bluff Daily News, CA - 21 minutes agoA few were anxious to read the whole poem written by Edgar A. Guest I suggested checking at Tehama County Library for Guest's poetry. ...
- Louis L'Amour illustrator: Things have changed - North Platte Bulletin
Louis L'Amour illustrator: Things have changedNorth Platte Bulletin, NE - 1 hour agoHe has designed the logo for Nebraska’s Cowboy Poetry gathering in Valentine for the past nine years and been featured in Nebraska Life magazine. ...
- Write stuff - WalesOnline
Write stuffWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoOther activities will include poetry and short story readings for children and adults written by members. The event takes place at Neath Community Centre, ...
- Entertainment Calender - Haddon Herald
Entertainment CalenderHaddon Herald, NJ - 33 minutes agoPOETRY WRITING: Barnes & Noble in Marlton will host a poetry writing group at 7:30 pm on Monday, June 30. The store is located at 200 West Rte. 70. ...
- Pianist strives to find the music's poetry (The Star-Ledger)
Born in Serbia 30 years ago, pianist Misha Dacic has the Eastern European features, lank hair and spidery fingers that spur critics to play up his likeness to old portraits of the original Romantic piano star, Franz Liszt.
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