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- The Power of Poetry : Boy Beaten to Death Over Love Poem - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs
16 year old Surjit Singh wrote a love poem in praise of an older girl. The problem was the girl was an "upper caste girl" and such cross-caste appreciation is taboo in India. "When the teacher came to know about the Surjit's love poem, he caned him ...
- Friday, July 25 * 2nd Annual Summer Salad Spectacular at the Rome Farmer's Market. Public tasting 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.. ... (Rome Observer)
* 4:30 - 7 p.m., $8 adults, $5 ages 5-12, free under 5, Muster Day Meal, First Baptist Church, 301 W Embargo St. Info. 336-2610. Friday - Sunday, July 25 - 27 * Great American Irish Festival at Herkimer County Fairgrounds. Info. and full schedule at: www.gaif.us or call 733-4940.
- Gary R. Widger Jr. - Exeter News-Letter
Gary R. Widger Jr.Exeter News-Letter, NH - 14 hours agoWE REMEMBER: Mr. Widger enjoyed all facets of literature, especially writing, reading, and discussing poetry. He enjoyed music and spending time at the ...
- All's fair in this poetry – even the livestock potty - Sacramento Bee
All's fair in this poetry – even the livestock pottySacramento Bee, USA - 3 hours agoBy Carlos Alcalá - calcala@sacbee.com The State Fair, we like to say, is a fair to remember. Poets and versifiers from around the area gave us dozens of ...
- KIRKLAND: Litter along the streets: Is trash a curse or an opportunity ... - Lufkin Daily News
KIRKLAND: Litter along the streets: Is trash a curse or an opportunity? By MARGIE KIRKLAND The Lufkin Daily News Saturday, June 21, 2008 Did you ever think that joining a Litter Club would propel you into a world of new opportunity?
- Irish Cultural Festival and Puerto Rican Parade and Latino Fest add ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marvin Fong/ The Plain Dealer The Irish Cultural Festival runs Friday-Sunday at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. The Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea will be a Little Dublin this weekend during the Irish Cultural Festival. Dancers, singers and ...
- 12-yr-old boy drowns in Sidhwan Canal - Tribune
The victim, Agyapal Singh, had drowned under mysterious circumstances in Sidhwan Canal late last night. Those living nearby rescued his mother and two sisters, one elder and another younger to him, from the canal. While initial reports stated that ...
- War diary has Banjo Paterson's unseen poems - Daily Telegraph
War diary has Banjo Paterson's unseen poemsDaily Telegraph, Australia - 4 hours agoThe discovery of an 1899 cash book, whose back pages contain Paterson's unseen poetry, has thrilled Australian literature buffs. Major GL Lee, who commanded ...
- Poetry workshop: Dead letters (Guardian Unlimited)
Kate Clanchy is moved by this month's Leonard Cohen-inspired verse
- Learning the dangers of drug abuse (The Star)
ABOUT 500 secondary and primary school students in the Petaling Jaya Utama district attended the Drug Prevention Carnival 2008 to learn about the dangers of drug abuse.
- Obama fires up old magic - Arab News
Obama fires up old magicArab News, Saudi Arabia - 1 hour agoHis speech delivered almost more than any single speech could accomplish — a combination of poetry and prose aimed to put to rest questions about his ...
- Obituary: William Brown - Guardian Unlimited
The painter and printmaker William Brown, who has died of cancer aged 54, was a prolific and highly imaginative artist who was "born on the shores of a large grey lake" in Canada, brought up there in its Scottish community and left his mark in Wales ...
- George Carlin: An Appreciation - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The first reactions varied Monday when people learned of comedian George Carlin's death: "George Carlin, really?" "How old was he?" "Oh, man, too bad." But the second reactions were all the same. Like a proud aunt naming her nieces and nephews, folks ...
- Def Poetry Jam Artist in West Palm Tonight - Palm Beach Post
Def Poetry Jam Artist in West Palm TonightPalm Beach Post, United States - 4 hours agoBy Rhonda Swan | Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 11:35 PM Award winning spoken word artist Queen Sheba, who has performed on Def Poetry Jam among other venues, ...
- Norma Adams-Wade: Authors to be on hand for book fair (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)
Nearly 40 local and national authors will discuss and autograph their books at the sixth-annual Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair and Arts Festival Aug. 29-31. Most activities are free and will be at the African American Museum at Fair Park and nearby neighborhood sites.
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