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- Bridging the gap between art and activism (Michigan Daily)
What do you think of when you think of gender? Female and male? Skirts and slacks? Uggs and Axe? Common conception draws a solid line between the "feminine" and the "masculine." But what happens when you don't fit into either category? The poem "Cocky" by writer, poetry slam champion, trans activist and trans woman Julia Serano, puts it best: "When a man is defined as … not female / And a woman ...
- Playing it straight is the key to doing poetry - Bismarck Tribune
Playing it straight is the key to doing poetryBismarck Tribune, USA - 53 minutes agoThis poetry stuff isn't easy. Let's all get queasy. "I was terrified,"said Rachel Geinert, a junior at Edgeley Public School, about how she felt walking ...
- You can’t impose ‘free speech’ on people - Spiked
This week’s news headlines announcing the Turkish parliament’s approval of a reform to the infamous Article 301 of Turkey’s penal code seemed promising. At first glance, it appeared that the Turkish government might finally acknowledge the ...
- Give McGonagall a place - Scotsman
Give McGonagall a placeScotsman, United Kingdom - 47 minutes agoNo doubt Ron Butlin is correct in his strictures on McGonagall's poetry (Burning Issue, 30 April). There are awful lines and verses. ...
- Trilogy Represents Values Sadly Lacking in Today's Society - PR Web (press release)
Trilogy Represents Values Sadly Lacking in Today's SocietyPR Web (press release), WA - 1 hour ago"Many who have begun to doubt or to encounter criticism of Christianity in today's world may find that poetry can speak to their hearts when pure logic does ...
- Hamilton County East Public Library announces library week highlights - Noblesville Daily Times
Hamilton County East Public Library announces library week highlightsNoblesville Daily Times, IN - 35 minutes agoChildren are encouraged to participate in the Youth Poetry Reading program or take their family to Conner Prairie on April 13 or April 19 for a discounted ...
- CapeCodToday Blog Chowder
Cape Cod Today - Welcome to CapeCodToday's Blog Chowder! This page aggregates the most recent postings from all the CapeCodToday bloggers for your convenience. Bookmark this page or see below left for RSS options. Senator Ted Kennedy and Gov. Mitt Romney are among ...
- Texas swing band played swan song for Cowboy Jubilee - Nevada Appeal
Texas swing band played swan song for Cowboy JubileeNevada Appeal, NV - 28 minutes agoSourdough Slim kept them laughing, Rod Nelson held them in rapt attention with his poetry and the Quebe Sisters had the audience clapping to Western Swing. ...
- 'Flowering' magical - Chicago Daily Herald
Chicago Daily Herald'Flowering' magicalChicago Daily Herald, IL - 1 hour agoCo-written by American composer John Adams and co-librettist Peter Sellars in 2006, "A Flowering Tree" is based on a South-Indian folk tale and other poetry ...
- Astrology - Meet the candidates... - Martha's Vineyard Times
Astrology - Meet the candidates...Martha's Vineyard Times, MA - 3 hours agoIt's a good day to produce art and poetry. Get lost in your fantasies but don't be deceived by buying into someone else's. ...
- SLV high school poets win ASC creative writing scholarships (Alamosa Valley Courier)
ALAMOSA — On April 24, a poetry reading in the Adams State College Luther Bean Museum featured San Luis Valley high school students. The students received scholarships to Adams State College after winning the English Department’s 2008 creative writing contest.
- Simmons: 'To An Athlete Dying Young' (ESPN)
Jamiel Andre Shaw II was a promising L.A. football star who was gunned down just shy of his 18th birthday. Bill Simmons tries to make some sense of a senseless tragedy.
- Ice Cream Social Kicks Off National Library Week Events - Tampa Tribune
Ice Cream Social Kicks Off National Library Week EventsTampa Tribune, FL - 33 minutes agoThe library's first poetry contest drew 100-plus entries, Haywood said. All programs at the library, 302 McLendon St., are free. •Master Gardener series ...
- Young People's Poetry Week: Prime time for rhyme (The Kansas City Star)
When Linda Sue Park visited Kansas City last month for the Reading Reptile’s children’s literature festival, she delighted the audience with her sijo poems, a traditional Korean poetry form.
- Museum crew readies for spring events - The Record-Courier
Museum crew readies for spring eventsThe Record-Courier, NV - 36 minutes agoKen has been a featured poet at the Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering. If he never says a word about writing but only quotes his own poetry, you will be in for a ...
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