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- Science Fiction Writer Thomas M. Disch, 68, Dies - Daily Herald
Thomas M. Disch, who has been called one of the most important science fiction writers of his generation, died Saturday in New York. Friends said Disch, 68, was found dead inside his apartment. He had fatally shot himself in the head, according to ...
- Local students to compete in national poetry contest (News 8 Austin)
Four central Texas high-school students understand that poetry can be competitive. Ruby Willmann of LBJ High School, Shanitra Harris of Reagan High School, as wells as Round Rock student Brent Caballero, and Killeen student Brandon Harris will compete in a poetry contest in Washington D.C.
- Ex-Supreme Court Justice O'Connor at Elko's Cowboy Poetry - KESQ News
ELKO, Nev. (AP) - Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has agreed to be the keynote speaker at the 25th annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko next January. O'Connor, the first female justice on the nation's highest court ...
- Cleveland Orchestra's plans for commissions, opera have Eurocentric ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
John Adams is among a handful of American composers whose music the Cleveland Orchestra will perform at Severance Hall during the 2008-09 season. Much of the news about the Cleveland Orchestra that poured from Severance Hall recently in a single ...
- Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen's new role in Robert Burns comedy - Daily Record
UGLY Betty star Ashley Jensen is to play a pushy mum in a BBC comedy about Robert Burns. The Scots actress will play the mother of a poetry competition contestant in No Holds Bard, a comedy documentary for the Bard's 250th birthday next year. It also ...
- Why I Still Love (Fake) High School Drama - Gawker
So the Times didn't like it. Whatever. I'm still DVR'ing the latest Disney Channel musical teenybomp crapfest Camp Rock because, well, I love that stuff. Yes. I am a (slightly shameful) fan of High School Musical and its silly sequel. As I hope you ...
- Guest column: Lesson for teachers: To care and not to care - Des Moines Register
One morning last fall I found a line from T. S. Eliot's poem "Ash Wednesday" swirled in purple marker across the front whiteboard of my classroom: "Teach us to care and not to care." The elegant penmanship told me it was Trudy, my friend and fellow ...
- Obituaries in the news - Minneapolis Star Tribune
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Eugenio Montejo, a Venezuelan poet and essayist who won the 2004 Octavio Paz prize, died Thursday. He was 70. The poet's publishing house said he died of natural causes. Montejo's poetry is known for its rich texture and ...
- Patricia Nicholson Parker: Everyone Has a Vision (All About Jazz)
Patricia Nicholson Parker has been an indefatigable organizing spirit in New York City's artistic community centered on the Lower East Side since 1981, when she directed and helped to organize “A Thousand Cranes Peace Opera,” for the opening of the UN Special Sessions on Disarmament.
- Young poets showcase their skills at Frisoli Youth Center - Cambridge Chronicle
Young poets showcase their skills at Frisoli Youth CenterCambridge Chronicle, MA - 3 hours agoThis showcase featured an open mic and poetry slam. The event was hosted by performance poet Ariana Santiago, a theater major and poetry teacher at Temple ...
- Voice of the wild - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukVoice of the wildguardian.co.uk, UK - 18 minutes agoGary Snyder's life and poetry have been a quest to understand the place of human beings in wild ecosystems. They are more important than ever. ...
- The future of poetry magazines - guardian.co.uk
The future of poetry magazinesguardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours agoNot least that you're quite likely to annoy editors by sending them poetry they would never consider publishing. But I think one of the main reasons amateur ...
- 'Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation,' by Cokie Roberts (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
She calls it history's "other half." ...
- English teacher's dream becomes writers' workshop - WBIR-TV
English teacher's dream becomes writers' workshopWBIR-TV, TN - 13 minutes agoReaves said that other memorable courses through the years have included Marilyn Kallet's workshop on incorporating dreams into poetry, Brian Griffith's ...
- Toronto's Literary Events: June 3-9, 2008 - blogTO
Toronto's Literary Events: June 3-9, 2008blogTO, Canada - Jun 3, 2008The presentation ceremony for the Canadian Jewish Book Awards go down at the Koffler Centre of the Arts on Wednesday night. BookThug hosts the launch for ...
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