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- UPPER SHORE: Graduate wins Sophie Kerr Prize for poetry, essays from ... - Delmarva Daily Times
CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) — A 22-year-old English major at Washington College has won one of the nation's largest undergraduate literary awards. Emma Sovich of Towson won the Sophie Kerr Prize on Sunday with a portfolio that includes essays posted to ...
- Jerry Seinfeld - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Jerry Seinfeld claims a cookbook author is cooking up some fancy semantics by calling him an actor rather than a comedian to minimize the humor in statements she says defamed her. Lawyers for Seinfeld say Missy Chase Lapine's lawyers resorted to the ...
- The ones he left behind - Columbus Dispatch
A few days after Melvin Ruffin's death, family and friends gathered to listen to his last cell-phone message. From left, Asti Harris hugs Melvin's mother, LaDawnya Ruffin; Mercedez McMorris reaches for the phone; and Jatice Ruffin, Bianca Ruffin and ...
- Overshadowed poet gets overdue attention (The News & Observer)
C.S. Lewis, author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and much else enjoyed the friendship of many accomplished writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of "The Lord of the Rings." But one contemporary whose friendship he shared, whose literary judgments he trusted and whose achievement he greatly admired is little known today: the much-honored English poet Ruth Pitter (1897-1992).
- In Defense Of Billy Joel - Hartford Courant
Hartford CourantIn Defense Of Billy JoelHartford Courant, United States - May 22, 2008It's a debate that goes back to the slick tunes of Tin Pan Alley and the rough-hewn American folk songs. Joel may not be a poet or able to pass himself off ...
- Curtain rises for student ACT OUT! - The Free Lance-Star
Curtain rises for student ACT OUT!The Free Lance-Star, VA - 12 minutes agoIn the play, Jenny and Eric bond over books and poetry. Wnukoski uses works of Edgar Allan Poe and William Golding to demonstrate Jenny's love of ...
- 'Reluctant Environmentalist' Learning to Go Green (Fairfield Citizen-News)
Mariann Regan is retired and couldn't be happier. After 40 years as a professor of English at Fairfield University, where she met and married her husband, Richard, also a professor of English, she now has the time to devote herself to writing books, especially her memoir.
- Poets to kick off Pig IronSSRqs daylong festival - Youngstown Vindicator
Poets to kick off Pig IronSSRqs daylong festivalYoungstown Vindicator, OH - 7 hours agoAn eight-hour stage program will feature 11 acts, including music, theater and poetry, and a talent show. The festival runs from 10 am to 9 pm Food will be ...
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- Animal whisperers help you communicate with your pets - Houston Chronicle
NEW YORK — Ears twitching wildly, Nikki and Lucy hovered near the telephone, aroused by the caller on the other end. He was their "whisperer," and the girls had something to tell me: "Their food tastes like sawdust." Nikki and Lucy are my 10-year ...
- ALONG THE WAY: Dave O'Brien - Record-Courier
Three cheers for moving into the digital age of journalism. Check out "Flashes and Thunder," my higher education blog, at blogs.recordpub.com/daveobrien. Or simply click on the link to the blog located on the right hand side of our Web site, www ...
- Obama venturing onto Clinton territory - International Herald Tribune
Here are two web sites that Barack Hussein Obama, Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan don’t want you to see. Keep them for future reference and share them so everyone knows who Obama really is. I understand why you wrote this. I am an American and ...
- 85 things to do in Tacoma before you die - Weekly Volcano
Weekly Volcano85 things to do in Tacoma before you dieWeekly Volcano, WA - 2 hours agoWrite poetry — not trying too hard. 26. Walk the International District on 38th Street. Make sure to check out the weird stuff in the gift shops. ...
- Rant: Crappy Band Names Trump Indie Appeal - Cinema Blend
Rant: Crappy Band Names Trump Indie AppealCinema Blend - 20 hours agoWhy do your names have to be dark and brooding? Why do you have to confuse people with your cryptic meta-poetry? Why do you appeal to a mind frame that ...
- Grab a marker: Poems hide in newspapers - Tacoma News Tribune
You could be holding in your hands the start of a great poem. Figure out which words don’t belong, then share your work with us. Sometimes in poetry, it’s not so much about the words you use but the words you leave out. Or scratch out. Or blot ...
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