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- Edison teacher has a gem of a book (The Star-Ledger)
Jersey ties: Berry has lived in Edison for 10 years and has taught at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in that township for the same period. He is head of the English department. He graduated from the Peddie School in Hightstown and earned his doctorate from Drew University.
- Award-winning poet set to speak at ACC - Post-Star
When people go to an art gallery, they expect to be challenged by the work they see. Although they may not understand the meaning behind the mix of colors and brushstrokes, they accept the paintings for their aesthetic value. Poems, however, are ...
- The Angel and the Woodcutter - Guardian Unlimited
You think you know where you are with this story, ostensibly a Korean folk tale staged wordlessly by the Cho-In Theatre company. It starts with a woodsman and his mother encountering a shadow-puppet angel in the forest, who steals the mother's cloak ...
- Village Board discusses heating aid - Daily Freeman & Sunday Freeman
Dutchess County Legislator David Kelly gave the Village Board an update on what the county is doing to help residents cope with the increasing costs of heating their homes this winter on Sept. 22. Kelly talked about the benefit programs the state ...
- Brazilian director swaps Saramago for Shakespeare - Reuters UK
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - After more than a year poring over Jose Saramago's book "Blindness" for the upcoming movie of the same name, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is embarking on a new literary journey with William Shakespeare. Meirelles this ...
- TAGORE REMEMBERED AND FORGOTTEN - Calcutta Telegraph
Calcutta TelegraphTAGORE REMEMBERED AND FORGOTTENCalcutta Telegraph, India - 16 hours agoThere is, of course, nothing wrong in Rabindra Utsav diversifying into music concerts, dance programmes or poetry recitation, though the simultaneous ...
- Poet's Corner - Canton Repository
What's in a name? All of us have thought at one time or another about our names, perhaps asking why they were given to us, or finding meanings within them. Here Emmett Tenorio Melendez, an 11-year-old poet from San Antonio, Tex., proudly presents us ...
- Sunday, September 7, 2008 (Deccan Herald)
The revolutionary Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz, whose name is synonymous in South Asia with modern Urdu poetry, died on August 25 in Islamabad. He was 77. The cause was kidney failure, said his son Shibli Faraz.
- Is Bill Clinton Racist? (BlackNews.com)
So Bill Clinton declared that he’s not a racist this week.
- Ready, Set, Slam - Oakbook
OakbookReady, Set, SlamOakbook, CA - 2 hours agoSo the National Poetry Slam is a wrap for 2008 and while our Bay teams didn’t take home the gold, best believe they gave Madison hell while they were there. ...
- Harkishan singh Surjeet: The political sailor (Hindustan Times)
A file picture of veteran Communist leader Jyoti Basu with late CPI-M General Secretary Harkishan Singh Surjit (R) at a Conference in Kolkata. Harkishan Singh Bassi changed his surname to ‘Surjeet’ while trying his hand writing poetry in his youth.
- Vallejo retirement home fire claims 2nd life (Las Vegas Sun)
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 (12:57 p.m.) A fire at a Vallejo retirement home last week has claimed a second life. Officials say 74-year-old John Argente died Sunday from injuries suffered during the four-alarm fire at Casa de Vallejo.
- A Man Asian for every season, for every reason - Tehelka
A Man Asian for every season, for every reasonTehelka, India - 3 hours agoSalma’s prose, as well as her powerful poetry, is rooted in the reality of pain and rebellion. Midnight Tales has been rendered into English by Lakshmi ...
- STARGAZING | Stephanie Savage talks ‘Gossip Girl,' Zack Snyder talks superheroes (The Kansas City Star)
“Gossip Girl” co-creator, writer and executive producer Stephanie Savage thinks her show “is a story, but it’s also a platform for ideas. I think people like the Gossip Girl connection. The idea of people watching and talking about each other is something that’s very real to their lives.”
- Kidnap suspect Clark Rockefeller calls days with daughter 'glorious' - New York Daily News
BOSTON - The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller and is accused of kidnapping his young daughter says he spent "six glorious and wonderful days" with the girl while evading authorities, but he still isn't talking about his life before 1993 ...
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