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- Arts & Leisure - Business World
"When the author’s life of literature and exile reached its unscheduled terminus that anonymous February morning, he had been completing a controversial book. His was an apt end, considering the circumstances, for he’d long been drowning in ...
- Anthony J. Russo, 71, Pentagon Papers Figure, Dies (New York Times)
Mr. Russo was a shaggy-haired, unemployed policy wonk when he teamed up with the buttoned-down Daniel Ellsberg to leak the top-secret government history of the Vietnam War called the Pentagon Papers.
- Bob Dylan names Burns as inspiration - The Herald
Bob Dylan names Burns as inspirationThe Herald, UK - 9 minutes agoAlso commending Dylan's choice was Lesley Duncan, poetry editor of The Herald. She said: "While I'm not a great fan of Bob Dylan's work, this news certainly ...
- Little-visited Puglia, Italy, offers warmth, wine and gloriously fresh food (Miami Herald)
Travelers -- even Italians -- may tell you that the heel of the Italian boot is remote and unhospitable. They haven't been here. Those in-the-know might mention medieval towns spilling from rocky cliffs above Caribbean-blue seas and the mysterious eight-sided Castel del Monte, the cone-topped houses of Valle d'Istria and long stretches of olive groves sweeping across the hills. They will note ...
- The Close Call - Washington Post
Sandra Beasley's first book, "Theories of Falling," won the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize. She lives in the District and is an editor at the American Scholar. (Courtesy Author) ALL THE BEST BARS ARE HAUNTED, and the one at Kramerbooks is no exception ...
- 2008 Poetry Winners (Dayton Daily News)
Today we begin publishing the winners of the 12th annual Dayton Daily News Short Story and Poetry Contest. This is the fourth year in which we've sought poetry as part of the competition. The winners are presented here today. This selection is from all three age categories: youth, teen and adult. Monday through Wednesday in Life, we'll publish the first-place short stories. They also can be ...
- Playwright Zia Haider in 'critical condition' - Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription)
Playwright Zia Haider in 'critical condition'Bangladesh News 24 hours (subscription), Bangladesh - 8 hours agoHis body of work encompasses plays, poetry and theory and critique of drama. Shubhro, Sundor, Kalyani O Ananda, Mukti Mukti and Elebele are among his most ...
- A search for enlightenment (Asbury Park Press)
At the former Shaker village, where the Taconic Mountains roll into the Berkshires and New York touches Massachusetts, Yaqin Aubert read aloud Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Zoroastrian, Judaic, Christian and Islamic texts during the Sunday service at the Sufi religious retreat.
- On being 100, 'regretflix', and blurbing poetry - Slate
On being 100, 'regretflix', and blurbing poetrySlate - 12 hours agoLoving Leon: "Keep writing Leon you are interesting" Boils said. S/he was speaking for all readers—there were no dissenting voices, a rare phenomenon in the ...
- A New Kind of Studio: - Westside Today
A New Kind of Studio:Westside Today, CA - 8 hours agoAdults can organize recipes, art and poetry into books to create unique gifts. And when the refrigerator door starts getting too crowded, ...
- Hillary deserves vice presidency - La Crosse Tribune
Sen. Obama, I am one of the 18 million Hillary voters who feel it is only right and fitting for you to select Hillary as your running mate. Many voters, as I am, are having a tough time getting over how poorly she was treated in the primaries ...
- Ub kay hum bichray... Faraz departs - The Post
Ub kay hum bichray... Faraz departsThe Post, Pakistan - 1 hour agoHe is one of the leading poets of the present time and known for his simple writing style. His father Syed Muhammad Shah Burk was a Persian poet. His poetry ...
- Why Elbow winning the Mercury is reassuring, if unexciting, news - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukWhy Elbow winning the Mercury is reassuring, if unexciting, newsguardian.co.uk, UK - 7 hours agoTo me, it's just bad poetry. But I'm still glad Elbow won, sort of, and maybe their win will even relieve some of the anxieties we're all feeling right now ...
- Slam of Steel - KBCI CBS 2
Slam of SteelKBCI CBS 2, ID - 2 hours agoBy Tara Mussulman Big Tree Arts is proud to present The Idaho LoudWriters Program, a monthly performance poetry workshop for Boise’s teens, followed by an ...
- A Delaware County jailhouse tragedy - and questions abound - Philadelphia Inquirer
Sandy Morgan didn't have a receipt when she walked out of the Boothwyn Wal-Mart with more than $500 worth of dolls, toys and girls' clothes. In her mind, she didn't need one. She owned Wal-Mart, she told a manager who tried to stop her. Sandy knew ...
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