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- New poet laureate built a career far from the literary mainstream - Contra Costa Times
More than a decade and a half ago, despairing that her poems would ever find an audience, Kay Ryan found herself writing one about a turtle. It was about as personal as a Kay Ryan poem ever gets. Ryan's appointment as the nation's new poet laureate ...
- Editorial: Cauldron should be student run, no strings attached - U-Wire.com
Instead of serving as a watchdog for governments, administrators and institutions, journalists who do not function freely, who feel threatened with retribution for controversial stories, are reverted to puppets, dictating the will of those in power ...
- Wednesday's Agenda, July 16 - MiamiHerald.com
Wednesday's Agenda, July 16MiamiHerald.com, FL - Jul 16, 2008Miami LIVE @ Santo: A dinner party and poetry showcase with Ingrid B. features music by a house R&B band; 9 pm, Santo Restaurant, 430 Lincoln Rd., ...
- Church party expresses appreciation for community - Florida Today
Church party expresses appreciation for communityFlorida Today, FL - 11 hours agoJulia was also an art presenter with poetry and photography (including self-portraiture) in the art exhibit. “This was a lot of fun,” Julia said. ...
- Matt Weinstock - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Anyone who does any downtown strolling can't help noticing the parade of shabby gentlemen lost in misfortune and alcoholism. Most of them are obviously drifting aimlessly and hopelessly. But many of them, beneath their ragged clothes, are bright ...
- My Week In Media: Saree Makdisi (Independent)
Last week I watched... Hadrian on BBC2. I love that type of historical documentary, and I'm going to the exhibition at the British Museum. He had such a big impact on Britain, both because of the wall and his imperial policy.
- The play's the thing - Shields Gazette
The play's the thingShields Gazette, UK - 7 minutes agoAnd his next poetry collection, Love-Lines, will be launched in February 2009 and is to be published by Red Squirrel Press. A new, CD Down By The River, ...
- Tantingco: Barack H. Obama and Kapampangans (Sun Star)
I AM surprised at the amount of pessimism, even cynicism, among my friends over Barack Obama's victory in the just-concluded Democratic primary season.
- What’s Getting Cheaper? - New York Times Blogs
What’s Getting Cheaper?New 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 ...
- Authors get rock-star treatment at Brazil festival - MSN UK News
PARATY, Brazil (Reuters) - Paulo Cavalcante rode buses for 46 hours from the dusty Brazil northeast to this coastal town for the chance to rub literary shoulders with dramatist Tom Stoppard and other famous writers. "This is magnificent," said the 47 ...
- OTEP tour sets a brief, eight-city schedule - Ticket News
Ticket NewsOTEP tour sets a brief, eight-city scheduleTicket News, CT - 3 hours agoA singer, activist, actress, writer, she has filmed segments for several top-rated TV shows, including HBO's "Def Poetry," Bravo's "Date My Ex" and most ...
- Gordon Parks counted poetry among talents - Lawrence Journal World
Gordon Parks counted poetry among talentsLawrence Journal World, KS - 4 hours agoThe mythic father kept his exaggerated status to both the child and the man who narrates this. This appears to be an autobiographical poem, but even when ...
- Teena Maria despises, breaks through race barriers - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.comTeena Maria despises, breaks through race barriersThe Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com, MI - 1 hour agoAnd she's working on a book of autobiographical poetry and memories. The 52-year-old musician has been right on the black/white line of musical genres since ...
- Shelton students get chance to read, write their poetry - Shelton Weekly
Shelton students get chance to read, write their poetryShelton Weekly, CT - 38 minutes agoTopics covered America and immigration, social issues, life, love, friendship, and more. Senior Justin Mbaswa, 17, dedicated a poem to two Shelton High ...
- Debut novel shortlisted for Montana - Stuff.co.nz
Debut novel shortlisted for MontanaStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Jun 9, 2008The winner of each category receives $5000, and the Montana medal for non-fiction and the Montana medal for poetry or fiction have prizes of $10000 each. ...
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