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- Celebs, politicians, best-selling authors at National Book Festival (Cape Cod Times)
WASHINGTON — Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival.
- Day one scores from National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
Nearly two-thirds of the 76 teams in the National Poetry Slam competed in their first bouts on Tuesday night at multiple venues throughout downtown Madison. The bout winners on Tuesday were Boston Cantab, SlamCharlotte, Austin Poetry Slam, NoCoast Writers Collective from Lincoln, Hayti Heritage Center from Durham, The City Slam from San Francisco, Chicago Mental Graffiti, New York Urbana Poetry ...
- VIDEO: Olympic medal joy for Scots canoeist (The Herald)
David Florence became the first Scot to win a medal at the Beijing Olympics yesterday, as he took silver in the canoe slalom. His Edinburgh-based parents said last night they were delighted by his win - and revealed he had recently applied to be an astronaut.
- Brotherly love - Creative Loafing Sarasota
Brotherly loveCreative Loafing Sarasota, FL - 1 hour agoFor every Kerouac out on the road, there's a Princeton-educated Scott Fitzgerald, and for every Bukowski writing poetry drunk, there's a TS Eliot sober in ...
- ‘Lyrical terrorist’ wins plea against conviction (Gulf Times)
LONDON: A woman who called herself the “lyrical terrorist” and wrote a poem about beheading a hostage, won an appeal against a criminal conviction in London yesterday.
- Billions at stake in battle of the dolls - New Zealand Herald
Billions at stake in battle of the dollsNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 4 hours agoIt included his mother's home address, the ages of his children and described his personality and passion for writing poetry. The sudden emergence of Bratz ...
- 'All my relations' - Medford Mail Tribune
Richard Brown has attended Southern Oregon University's Native American Youth Academy so often that many people know him by his family nickname, "Peanut," instead of his given name. Students at this year's Native American Youth Academy will present ...
- The Drake Freshens Up For Summer - Taste T.O.
Taste T.O.The Drake Freshens Up For SummerTaste T.O., Canada - 10 hours agoPart art gallery, part boutique hotel, this hot spot is ideal for a poetry reading that can transform into a rocking after party with a favourite DJ or band ...
- I'm still editing this...check back later - Bleacherreport.com
Did that picture of the Earth really suck you in? Got me, too. After a couple of weeks off, the haikus return to lead us back into discussion... "Please don't break my eye I need it to watch your games..." Boys will be boys...right? Any college ...
- Santa Fe poet Virginia Leipzig took time to teach at area schools - New Mexican
Santa Fe poet Virginia Leipzig took time to teach at area schoolsNew Mexican, NM - 6 hours agoShe also taught poetry at Adelphi University and participated in writing workshops in London, New York, Taos and Santa Fe. In addition, she served as a ...
- Used words for sale (Tacoma News Tribune)
In a culture that values newness and efficiency, used book stores are the quintessential embodiment of “old school.” The South Sound’s independent used book stores attract bibliophiles, avid collectors and people who simply refuse to fork over $14.95 for a 200-page paperback.
- People from all over converge at Dataran Merdeka - Malaysia Star
Malaysia StarPeople from all over converge at Dataran MerdekaMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 4 hours agoThere were also performances such as Zapin Merdeka, Merdeka poetry rendition, lion dance, bhangra show, joget Merdeka and concert by local artistes. ...
- Fearless but peaceful (Toronto Sun)
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- Wow: We live in Music City, USA - Orlando Sentinel
Have you heard? Orlando will be the fourth city in an international list of major music cities to become a "Gibson GuitarTown." Yes, Orlando is a major music city! Remember all the "boy bands," matchbox twenty, Creed? They all originated here, or ...
- McCain Plagiarized Georgia Facts! - Outside Beltway
Today’s Outrage of the Day comes to us from Taegan Goddard , who notes, in a CQ Political Insider piece entitled “ Did McCain Plagiarize His Speech on the Georgia Crisis? ” that there are “some similarities between Sen. John McCain’s speech ...
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