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- Briefs (El Paso Times)
Poet will read his works at library
- After the deluge, poetry (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Poetry lends itself to all occasions, happy and sad, everyday and rare. It offers a multitude of forms -- the exquisite slenderness of a haiku, the sprawling pages of an epic, the rigor of a sonnet, the bouncing rhyme, the grace of free verse -- but every word is the result of a careful choice.
- How a poetry-enhancing technique boosts memory (New Kerala)
Washington, July 31 : Whether it's a nursery rhyme or a Shakespearian sonnet, alliterations have always been an integral part of poetry. Now, a new study suggests that the literary technique is not only useful for poetry but also for memory.
- Fair talent winners sing way to the top (The Beacon News)
Winners of this year's Kane County Fair Talent Contest included a duet and an opera singer.
- Acclaimed Cypress String Quartet Offers Free Concert at LVC - Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley CollegeAcclaimed Cypress String Quartet Offers Free Concert at LVCLebanon Valley College, PA - 5 hours agoPerformances by the internationally renowned a group have been called “pure poetry from beginning to end.” The Cypress members will play on Thursday, Sept. ...
- Children's author visits JW Coon Elementary - FayObserver.com
Children's author visits JW Coon ElementaryFayObserver.com, NC - 28 minutes agoWarren will ask pupils for poems based on Finklea’s prose that she can compile into a book of poetry by next spring. Another Finklea book that Warren hopes ...
- Thomas Hardy - guardian.co.uk
Thomas Hardyguardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 22, 2008Like Jude, Hardy was a determined autodidact: he taught himself Greek, and while an architect's apprentice read Greek and Latin poetry for three hours ...
- "100 Waiting Children:" This week meet Tyre & Laron - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com"100 Waiting Children:" This week meet Tyre & LaronThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 4 hours agoHe is the author of very moving Christian rap/25/28/poetry. When asked to describe himself, Laron's brother chimes in. Laron smiles: "There's nothing about ...
- Still life: sitting for Lucian Freud - guardian.co.uk
Still life: sitting for Lucian Freudguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoLucian has a great knowledge of poetry. His memory of words is remarkable; he can recite out loud great verses. In a way, poetry is the closest you can get ...
- Freund illuminates ‘three narrative flows in physics’ - University of Chicago Chronicle
Peter Freund, Professor Emeritus in Physics, packed his book, A Passion for Discovery, with stories about important 20th-century physicists and mathematicians, including a story he liked to share in class about Emmy Noether. Noether rose to ...
- INTERVIEW: Christopher Lee talks Magic of the Dance - Worthing Today
INTERVIEW: Christopher Lee talks Magic of the DanceWorthing Today, UK - 10 hours agoIt was quite a challenge to convey the beautiful poetry in the show in several languages, but that was the reason why I did it. I do love a challenge. ...
- Contact: Allison Hedge Coke, Reynolds Chair, 308.865.8672 - University of Nebraska at Kearney (press release)
Contact: Allison Hedge Coke, Reynolds Chair, 308.865.8672University of Nebraska at Kearney (press release), NE - 8 hours agoHe will read his poetry beginning at 7:30 pm in Copeland Hall Room 142. The event is free and open to the public. A short reception and book signing will ...
- Actor Jude Law and director Jeremy Gilley in Afghanistan to ... - UNICEF (press release)
UNICEF (press release)Actor Jude Law and director Jeremy Gilley in Afghanistan to ...UNICEF (press release), NY - 4 hours agoThe lead-up activities include poetry, drawing and drama for peace contests, sports, peace marches and radio PSA as well as publications and presentations ...
- Harvesting the Waste Land: An Anthology of New Criticism - New York Sun
Harvesting the Waste Land: An Anthology of New CriticismNew York Sun, United States - 2 hours ago... what modern poetry had become: an art that, in Tate's words, "demands ... in its writing and in its reading all the intellectual power that we have. ...
- Obama's Communist Cover-up Continues - Post Chronicle
Obama's Communist Cover-up ContinuesPost Chronicle - 3 hours ago... describes him as being involved in the "labor movement" with other "African-American intellectuals" and committed to racial integration and harmony. ...Obama's Rapid Response Backfires Investor's Business Daily (subscription)all 3 news articles
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