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- Larue Barnes: A railroading family - Cleburne Times-Review
When Melvin H. “Sonny” Burt was growing up in Cleburne, he knew what time it was without owning a watch. Born May 2, 1940, in Cleburne to A. F. “Sparky” and Louella Eastus Burt, Melvin has early memories of hearing the Santa Fe Shops whistle ...
- Address by Dr EG Pahad, Minister in The Presidency, on the occasion of ... - South African Government
Undeniably one of our most successful achievements as a country has been to replace a system reviled as a crime against humanity with one based on the ideals of non-racialism and non-sexism. Since 1994 we have endeavoured to build a socially ...
- Post museum holds annual open house (The Arkansas City Traveler)
Geuda Springs musician-songwriter Bill Post will hold his annual open house this Saturday at his musical heritage museum at his family farm west of Arkansas City.
- PALMER'S ALMANAC: Memorial Day's roots in Civil War (The Tuscaloosa News)
Memorial Day is a day to reflect and remember the women and men who died while serving their country. The day has its roots in those early post-Civil War days when a traumatized America was coming to grips with the horrors of a war that left the Southern landscape ravaged and pimpled with thousands of fresh graves.
- Poetry Jukebox: The Right Selection. - Ledbury Reporter
Poetry Jukebox: The Right Selection.Ledbury Reporter, UK - 47 minutes agoIt was moving at times to see Lloyd Pack so moved, and to hear him recite several challenging poems from memory, including the Dantesque war poem "Strange ...
- Dylan Thomas Prize Finalists Announced (The New York Sun)
The 14 finalists for the Dylan Thomas literary prize were announced yesterday, the BBC reported. The award honors English-language works by authors under 30, and is one of the largest literary purses an author can receive. At a press conference in Swansea, Wales, the late poet's hometown, actor Michael Sheen read the names of works of fiction and poetry that will vie for the $115,000 prize, to ...
- Around the Women’s Institutes - Henley Standard
Around the Women’s InstitutesHenley Standard, UK - 2 hours agoMembers also decorated a window in the church for the flower and poetry festival. The poem, not surprisingly, was Jerusalem. The summer coach trip will be ...
- Robicheaux returns: this time he’s in Montana - 2TheAdvocate
Robicheaux returns: this time he’s in Montana2TheAdvocate, LA - 10 minutes agoWhether Burke is describing Louisiana or Texas or Montana, he achieves the same lyricism by using near-poetry to set his scene. That’s true in this book, ...
- Your Rockland Express community news (The Journal News)
Sharon M. Goodman, the former principal of St. Catharine of Alexandria School in Blauvelt, has been named the principal of the newly formed Holy Family Catholic Academy in Norwood, N.J. The academy was formed through a merger of the Catholic Academy of Northern Valley in Demarest, N.J., and Holy Family Interparochial School in Norwood.
- Oregon Literary Fellowships submission deadline set - WilliametteLive.com
Oregon Literary Fellowships submission deadline setWilliametteLive.com, OR - 1 hour agoThe programs of Literary Arts are Portland Arts & Lectures, Poetry Downtown, Oregon Book Awards, Oregon Literary Fellowships, Poetry in Motion, ...
- A feast of culture! - Middleton Guardian
STORYBOOK characters, a huge inflatable whale and a fusion of great music and exotic smells provided Stopfordians with a veritable feast last weekend. The town centre overflowed with carnival spirit as talented artists proved just how rich and ...
- Simon Critchley's top 10 philosophers' deaths - guardian.co.uk
Simon Critchley's top 10 philosophers' deathsguardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours agoHe found a vocation in teaching philosophy, although his passions still lie in music, poetry and politics. The Book of Dead Philosophers is his eighth book. ...
- Lake Country Open Air Performances - Lake Country Calendar
Lake Country Open Air PerformancesLake Country Calendar, Canada - 38 minutes agoHer older brother, Alex, inspired her to learn how to play the guitar so that she could put his poetry to music and create original songs. ...
- Questions of Nationality - Maisonnueve
Questions of NationalityMaisonnueve, Canada - 23 minutes agoPlease note that this request has been denied by our editorial board as Ms. Bishop is considered an American poet and including her work in an all-Canadian ...
- Second time around - The Australian
The AustralianSecond time aroundThe Australian, Australia - 2 hours agoIt all began nine years ago, when I was travelling with my pregnant wife, Lesley, to research a book about tourists from ancient Rome, Route 66AD. ...
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