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- Rochester, Brighton students grasp power of words (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
The Sokol High School Literary Award winners understand the power of words, and use them to connect with others.
- Partners in music (The Australian)
IN November 2002, the once great American soprano Kathleen Battle toured Australia. Eight years before shehad been fired by the Metropolitan Opera in New York for "unprofessional actions", but she continued to terrorise her piano accompanists in recital concerts. When the pianist for her Australian tour resigned, Sharolyn Kimmorley stepped in.
- Catastrophes blamed for author's suicide - Columbus Dispatch
NEW YORK -- Author, poet and critic Thomas M. Disch -- who twisted the inherently twisted genre of science fiction in disturbing directions, including writing his last book in the voice of God -- died Friday in his Manhattan apartment. He was 68. His ...
- Robert Smith seeks a cure for what ails him (Phoenix New Times)
Young bands — New York's Rapture, most notably and successfully — cite Robert Smith's London outfit The Cure as a holy source, a development nobody apart from the Cure's planet of black-clad fans might have guessed. The Cure sold records, claiming and saving lives during the '80s, when R ...
- U of L grad has a mentor for life - Louisville Courier-Journal
U of L grad has a mentor for lifeLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 56 minutes agoSometimes they would hang out in the library or at the park and talk about everything from poetry to cultures and Horton's hopes. ...
- Crab Orchard Review wins literary award - Southern Illinoisan
CARBONDALE -- Crab Orchard Review, the literary journal published by the Department of English at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, won an Illinois Arts Council Literary Award for 2008. The IAC Literary Awards go to individual works of fiction ...
- Rekindling a mission to spread word of peace - Boston Globe
The reformed gang leader had become a man of peace and wanted to spread his message of redemption to others around Boston. In the fall of 2006, Jahmol Norfleet started making a video about his conversion that he hoped would inspire other troubled ...
- Let’s go to camp - Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle
Let’s go to campHamilton-Wenham Chronicle, MA - 32 minutes agoAdventure Camp provides daily activities for campers including mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking and indoor rock climbing and ropes courses. ...
- 'Major League Eating: The Game' (Wii) - 19 New Screens - WorthPlaying.com
'Major League Eating: The Game' (Wii) - 19 New ScreensWorthPlaying.com, CA - 6 hours agoWatching Major League Eating is like watching poetry in motion" says Bill Swartz, Head Woof at Mastiff. "Professional gurgitators have the grace of ...
- Jamaican Dub-Poet, Malachi releases new album, “Luv Dub Fever” - South Florida Caribbean News
Jamaican Dub-Poet, Malachi releases new album, “Luv Dub Fever”South Florida Caribbean News, FL - 3 hours agoThe event will be hosted by the Poetry Society of Jamaica as part of their monthly fellowship. Malachi will be the special guest performer/reader for the ...
- Polish writer and anti-communist dissident dies - Thenews.pl
Polish writer and anti-communist dissident diesThenews.pl, Poland - 1 hour agoHer literary output includes several volumes of poetry and a book of reminiscences from her activities in the Committee for the Defense of Workers. (mk)
- Hear & Now MP3s: Laura Veirs - San Francisco Gate
Over the past decade, Laura Veirs has fashioned a singular musical vision and sound — not one that has made her a big star, but one that is full of stars — and meteors and constellations and galaxies (as well as oceans, sea grass and flying fish ...
- What next? - DAWN Group
HOW do you talk to someone who doesn’t speak your language, shares none of your values and is on a ‘divine’ mission to kill anyone who disagrees? Is it possible for the state to strike meaningful deals with people whose goal is to dismantle the ...
- A magnum opus of a gathering - Philadelphia Inquirer
ST. MARYS, Pa. - Welcome to the home of Straub beer, Pennsylvania elk, and a book club that has been meeting for 48 years. Once stuck in the double digits, the number of elk in the area is approaching 1,000. Straub just introduced a new lager. And on ...
- Mary Lois Shepp had a way with words - Kansas City Star
Mary Lois Shepp had a way with wordsKansas City Star, MO - 41 minutes ago“For a while, when we talked to her, it would be like listening to poetry.” The “deeps” of life: Shepp was always curious about the spirit, ...
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