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- Writers read in USI's RopeWalk series - Evansville Courier-Press
Guest writers from California and Pennsylvania will share their verse and prose in readings at the University of Southern Indiana this month as part of the RopeWalk Reading Series. They’ll sell and sign copies of their books at the end of the ...
- Class holds rhyme time - Hammond Daily Star
TICKFAW — Nesom student U’Vontae Bellazan savored cupcakes on his plate. The sixth-grade student and I shared a table and pastries last Friday, preparing with his classmates for “Coffee Caf/,” a sequence of poetic expression presented in the ...
- Local music roundup (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
If you’re a fan of guitar work, Tulare County will be the place to be over the next week, when blues, rock and indie-rock guitar performers will fill local music venues.
- Family: Author Adoff wants ‘what’s best for the story’ - The State
Family: Author Adoff wants ‘what’s best for the story’The State, SC - 5 hours agoHis works of poetry and prose include “Jimi & Me,” which won the 2006 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award, and his new novel, “The Death ...
- Winners at the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (AP via Yahoo! News)
Complete list of winners at Sunday's 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
- Every School Every Thursday -- Urbandale, Johnston (The Des Moines Register)
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- The ancient art of keeping it real - Guardian Unlimited
It's one of the most contentious debates in the literary blogosphere , but its roots stretch back more than 2,000 years. Is realism, "lifeness" or verisimilitude a necessary quality of good literature? Former Guardian books editor James Wood argues ...
- Finding father - St. John's Telegram
St. John's TelegramFinding fatherSt. John's Telegram, Canada - 8 hours agoDoyle was keen to collect the songs, music and poetry of the province, and during his trips, he did, eventually publishing them in “Old-Time Songs and ...
- Political slogans can zing or sing for the masses - Houston Chronicle
Political slogans can zing or sing for the massesHouston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour agoA memorable slogan, and one with impact, represents the gist of the campaign and does so with poetry, rhythm and imagery, said Bengtson, a longtime slogan ...
- Theo already planning for the future - Lethbridge Herald
Theo already planning for the futureLethbridge Herald, Canada - 33 minutes agoI was always the quirky kid doing choir and writing poetry. I was always the outsider.” Now Tams is a national phenomenon whose musicality has caught the ...
- China Opera Festival - CCTV
CCTVChina Opera FestivalCCTV, China - Oct 10, 2008Poetry, romance, elegant music and beautiful surroundings integrated in what we know today as Kunqu Opera. Today Kunqu opera, considered the pinnacle of ...
- Seraiki community not politically inclined - The News International
Seraiki community not politically inclinedThe News International, Pakistan - 25 minutes ago... Hamal Faqir Leghari and others belonging to Sindh contribute more to Seraiki poetry, which have different themes including love for the beloved and love ...
- Poetry Out Loud competition open to students (Muskogee Phoenix)
OKLAHOMA CITY —The Oklahoma Humanities Council announced plans for the 2009 Poetry Out Loud competition, a national recitation contest sponsored in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation.
- Tia Glass column - Promising program offered for youth right here in ... - Salisbury Post
The last couple of weeks I've become a bullhorn advocate for a very smart program offered at the local YMCA. It's called The Black Achievers. It promotes positive challenges and motivation for the youth of this area. "It's a promising program," says ...
- Washington teams in sad state (USA Today)
Something is rotten in the state of Washington, and it's not the apples. It's the football.
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