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- Bad poetry from 1890s brings $12K at auction (Arizona Daily Star)
EDINBURGH, Scotland — The vocabulary is poor and the rhyme excruciating, but a collector paid $12,840 Friday for original works by William Topaz McGonagall, internationally celebrated as the worst poet ever to assault the English language.
- Exhibit reveals refugee hopes, struggles (Albany Times Union)
Photos, poetry give newest in region a chance to be seen, heard ALBANY -- Seyed Bagher, an Iranian refugee, took a photograph of his large work boots laced to his 3-year-old daughter Malika's tiny Mary Janes."The picture means I want to lead my little girl to better things in America. She'll get a good education and have a lot of opportunities," Bagher said. Father and daughter will attend ...
- Poetry course at National Library - Trinidad News
Poetry course at National LibraryTrinidad News, Trinidad and Tobago - 49 minutes agoPOET Anson Gonzalez will be conducting “Master Anson’s Poetry Writing SkilShop” , at the National Library on Saturdays from June 14 to July 19. ...
- Wooster's Fuller sisters make literary history in the mid-1800s (The Daily Record)
WOOSTER -- In the mid-1800s the city was the home of two women who became the toast of the American literary world. Francis and Metta Fuller were two sisters whose poetry was first collected in the same volume, to the rave reviews of Victorian society.
- Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - PopMatters
PopMattersGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonPopMatters, IL - 1 hour agoNot the thematic lessons, that the rich are different or idealism is futile, but the lessons of its rhythms, its urgent, perfect poetry, language as a means ...
- 'Persepolis' out on DVD, Sigur Ros drops a new CD: It's the Pop Ten ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The graphic novel turned animated film about a girl coming of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution who bucks her fundamentalist chaperones by consuming ABBA and Iron Maiden. Bad idea. Seems Ayatollah Khomeini was a Manilow fan. DVD drops Tuesday ...
- Showtime's 'This American Life' fares better in second season (The Wichita Eagle)
On radio, "This American Life" is a treasure -- a brilliantly conceived form of quirky, true-life storytelling that has spawned a host of imitators and stands with the finest work the medium has delivered. But on TV last year, not so brilliant. While the first season on Showtime was promising, mistakes were made -- even host and executive producer Ira Glass says so. "I feel proud of what we ...
- Tightrope Books Launches Three - blogTO
Tightrope Books Launches ThreeblogTO, Canada - 2 hours ago—Stacey May Fowles' debut novel, Be Good, and Ian Burgham's collection of poetry, The Stone Skippers. You can purchase both books now at ...
- All About the Story or all About the Outfits? - Slate
A group of females: Girls can choose one to identify with, and it could be Samantha. In the light of the new movie, is it all about the story or all about the outfits? Is it empowering to women or does it teach them the wrong lesson? Does the ...
- Fourth of July celebration: Take your pick - TriVallyCentral
These four visitors from the Valley were among many thousands of parade-goers at the Show Low Fourth of July Parade last year. The parade annually draws White Mountain VIPĂ•s, state and local officials, and a bounty of colorful floats produced by ...
- A poetic rendering of the Word - Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica GleanerA poetic rendering of the WordJamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 6 hours ago... related with an exciting blend of translation, transliteration, paraphrasing, commentary and proverbial extracts in the language of the heart-poetry. ...
- DARK CARD (Kirkus Reviews)
Review Date: JULY 10, 2008 Publisher: Texas Review Press (36 pp.) Price (paperback): $12.95 Publication Date: November 30, 2008 ISBN (paperback): 978-1-933896-14-4 Category: AUTHORS Classification: POETRY
- A mission to fight blindness - Times Union
ALBANY -- Saima Ammar, founder and chief executive officer of Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness, is working to help people like her get an education and employment. Ammar, 38, was 2 when meningitis robbed her of her eyesight. Now, her institute ...
- Going for a song - Wood & Vale
Going for a songWood & Vale, UK - 8 hours agoThe festival is a feast of classical music but also includes poetry readings, exhibitions, comedy, cinema and a series of intriguing talks and events ...
- Community Calendar - Sentinel & Enterprise
Meal: Fitchburg Lodge of Elks, 860 Ashby State Road, will hold a mystery meal from 6-8 p.m. Cost is $7. For more information, see Ed or call (978) 342-9032. Show: The Drawbridge Puppet Theater, 1335 Massachusetts Ave., Lunenburg, will present Jack ...
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