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- EUR DVD REVIEW: Blackout (Eurweb)
*On August 14th, 2003, a power plant in Eastlake, Ohio failed, thereby suddenly triggering the worst blackout in North American history. The massive outage left over 50 million people in the U.S. and Canada without electricity for the next two days, forcing folks to fend for themselves.
- The 2008 Jackson Young Influentials (Jackson Free Press)
Jackson is the sort of place that has the potential for great change, a mid-sized city with both a rich cultural history and a fierce “up-and-coming” attitude. Given its size and accessibility, it’s also the sort of place that begs its citizens to become actively involved in the development process.
- Quality is Bye's middle name - Tonight South Africa
A strong dramatic work is what director Lara Bye looks for when selecting her next production. She hit the jackpot with her winning piece for the KKNK, Yellowman, which was also selected as the festival play to travel to the Netherlands by the Dutch ...
- Poet encourages masses to find their inner verse (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Naomi Shihab Nye doesn't feel like a woman when she writes poetry, and for the most part thinks the form is genderless. But do women have equal footing as poets? Perhaps not.
- O'Neal's sun setting in West
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - But Muhammad Ali wasn't feared because he spat out poetry. He was fun because of that. He was feared because he stung like a bee. And that was the problem area for O'Neal the past couple of seasons with the Heat.
- Obituaries for Feb. 24
HometownAnnapolis.com - He enjoyed writing poetry, and published "Symphony of Life" in 1984. He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Anne Rhule; one son, James Rhule of Odenton; one daughter, Deborah Hauser of Croyden ...
- Review contest recognizes youth who 'deserve the limelight' - Niagara Falls Review
Review contest recognizes youth who 'deserve the limelight'Niagara Falls Review, Canada - 3 hours agoAs a high school student, he has gone on to make a video highlighting the problems with bullying and has had his poetry published in a national contest for ...
- York student tops poetry contest - Charlotte Observer
York student tops poetry contestCharlotte Observer, NC - Mar 11, 2008... Roseboro recites a poem it's clear she's speaking from the heart. Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest that combines aspects of slam poetry, ...
- Sympathy for the Devil (The Moscow Times)
24 March 2008 By Alexei Bayer Josef Stalin, as historian Simon Montefiore wrote in a recent book, was a poet in his youth. Yury Andropov -- besides heading the KGB in the 1970s, briefly leading the Soviet Union in the 1980s and acting as Vladimir Putin's ultimate boss -- also wrote poetry.
- The word in color (San Antonio Current)
April, T.S. Eliot famously wrote, is the cruelest month; it mixes memory and desire — a reminder of things lost and a yearning for things yet to be.
- Sejong Cultural Society shares Korean culture - Wilmette Life
Sejong Cultural Society shares Korean cultureWilmette Life, IL - 5 hours agoA writing competition -- requiring either an essay on an assigned topic or a "sijo," a traditional Korean form of poetry -- debuted in 2006. ...
- Sean O'Hagan meets German artist Anselm Kiefer - Guardian Unlimited
The more I read about Anselm Kiefer, the more worried I become about interviewing him. He is, after all, the very epitome of the serious artist, and the serious German artist to boot. His work tends towards the monumental and the esoteric. He tackles ...
- Mama, let your babies grow up to be cowboys (The Signal)
By Stephen K. "Shorty" Peeples Signal Online Editor speeples@the-signal.com 661-259-1234 x521 Posted: April 18, 2008 6:40 p.m.
- Community calendar - March 6 (Akron Beacon Journal)
Area community events for the entire family
- That's OK, We're All Sorted Out for Rhymes and Lines - RedOrbit
That's OK, We're All Sorted Out for Rhymes and LinesRedOrbit, TX - 10 hours agoThe song shows why lyrics matter: the music is made more beautiful by the words poetry. Of course, people in glass houses shouldnt throw stones, ...
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