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- Poetry: A sense of calm in the midst of chaos - Evening Sun
Each year I go through the ritual of purging my wardrobe as I prepare to start back to teaching. And, at least once every year, I am sorely reminded of one of the talents I lack and am occasionally jealous of those who possess. I'm talking about ...
- Sisters celebrate their golden, other anniversaries - Beaverton Valley Times
Sisters celebrate their golden, other anniversariesBeaverton Valley Times, OR - 3 hours agoHer hobbies are writing poetry and collecting stamps. - Sister Catherine was born in 1941, the fourth of 12 children of Raymond and Agnes Hertel. ...
- What next for Irish probe into du Plantier murder? - Sunday Business Post
What next for Irish probe into du Plantier murder?Sunday Business Post, Ireland - 57 minutes agoA bilingual edition of WB Yeats’ poetry lay open on du Plantier’s bed. Marie Farrell had got home at around 4am in the early hours of December 23. ...
- Abortion and Crime: The Flip Side - New York Times Blogs
Abortion and Crime: The Flip SideNew York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- N. SCOTT TRIMBLE/The Columbian - Columbian
Marilyn Moelhman was reading around midnight when she accidentally smushed a fly within the pages of her book. After killing it, a sense of dread and smallness consumed her. “I felt really bad about it,” Marilyn, 12, said. “Because in the grand ...
- Arts Calendar: 6/5-6/8 (The MetroWest Daily News)
A listing of events in and around MetroWest for Thursday, June 5, through Sunday, June 8.
- London News and Reviews (Evening Standard)
Any parent will recognise Peter Smith's assessment of the boys he teaches at Hampton School in south-west London: 'Boys are like greyhounds. They love the chase and the race, and they don't care if the prize is a fake rabbit.'
- Israeli President hails stronger China, more balanced world - People's Daily Online
National PostIsraeli President hails stronger China, more balanced worldPeople's Daily Online, China - 4 hours agoThe president, who harbors a profound interest in poetry and philosophy, greeted the Olympics with a poem glorifying "the same dream, of glory, of harmony, ...Mahmoud Darwish, Poet Laureate of the Palestinians, 1941-2008 Democracy Nowall 509 news articles
- WEIRDNESS A FRINGE BENEFIT AT MIDTOWN FEST - New York Post
THE International Fringe Festival may get the lion's share of attention around here, but don't discount its Midtown rival, now quietly entering its ninth season. Kicking off tonight and running through Aug. 3, this year's Midtown International ...
- Nigeria: Inside Kano's Ancient Gurasa Neighbourhood (AllAfrica.com)
Virtually every house in Jakara Quarters in the ancient city of Kano is a small factory of staple food known in Hausa as gurasa, but in English as pita and in Arabic Khubz. A visit to this area gives an insight as to how gurasa is manufactured and sold.
- Poetry prize shortlist revealed - BBC News
Simon Barraclough, Andrew Forster, Frances Leviston, Allison McVety, Stephanie Norgate and Kathryn Simmonds are shortlisted for the best first collection, which has a prize of ÂŁ5,000. And there are six nominees for the ÂŁ1,000 award for best single ...
- Raiders' Kelly on mend, staying mum - Contra Costa Times
Raiders' Kelly on mend, staying mumContra Costa Times, CA - 1 hour agoSo much for Kelly inviting the media over for tea and a poetry reading. That's OK. He wasn't rehired to serve as the face and voice of the franchise. ...
- Roberts' budget man resigns - Hudson Reporter
T he City Council met twice last week, on Sunday and Wednesday, and both times denied City Hall's attempt to raise spending in its 11-months-late budget - instead, forcing the state to come in and possibly solve the city's budget crisis by raising ...
- Leonard Cohen ends UK Tour at the Big Chill - Dance Nova
Leonard Cohen ends UK Tour at the Big ChillDance Nova - 2 hours agoHe is author of numerous poetry and fiction works, writing his first poetry book in 1956 and recently publishing Book of Longing in 2006. ...
- Lonesome and blue - Columbia Daily Tribune
Lonesome and blueColumbia Daily Tribune, MO - 1 hour agoHis bare-knuckle, barroom poetry takes the point of view of hard-bitten losers and boozers, and it’s shot with blue-collar authenticity. ...
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