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- GMU Hosts Fall for the Book - Virginia Connection Newspapers
GMU Hosts Fall for the BookVirginia Connection Newspapers, VA - 9 hours agoThis Nigerian author's book is the most widely read African novelist, with 8 million copies of his book published in 50 languages. ...
- Charities get star power - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
NEW YORK - Bono battles the AIDS epidemic. Leonardo tries to make the world a greener place, and Martha has a soft spot for animals. For today's celebs, charity work is almost as much a part of the job as walking the red carpet. Famous names have ...
- Newman delivers a masterpiece in 'Harps and Angels' (The Springfield News-Leader)
Randy Newman skewers the Supremes on his new album, and it's not Diana Ross he's singing about. "Harps and Angels" targets the Supreme Court troika of Scalia, Alito and Thomas in a verse sure to draw the ire of the PC police.
- A haiku contest (Contra Costa Times)
An ancient poetic form gets a political twist in a new haiku contest. Can you haiku?
- Long-running workshop boosts writers (Post-Tribune)
GARY -- The Gary Historical and Cultural Society held its annual Writers Workshop at St. John Lutheran Church recently, allowing published and aspiring writers to share their ideas on creativity, choosing a topic and self-publishing.
- Town marks 700th anniversary of death of John Duns Scotus - Berwickshire Today
Town marks 700th anniversary of death of John Duns ScotusBerwickshire Today, UK - 5 hours agoThe poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, for example, is thoroughly infused with the spirit of Scotus, especially through that ideas of "thisness". ...
- Alice McDowell wins Dan Davin Award - Southland Times
Southland TimesAlice McDowell wins Dan Davin AwardSouthland Times, New Zealand - 10 minutes agoMarion McLean won the poetry competition with her poem A Pantoum for Autumn 1964. The short story award for school-aged aspiring writers has run since 1995, ...
- On history's naughty step - Guardian Unlimited
Used clumsily, historical hindsight can be a blunt and savage thing. Just last week, the birth control pioneer Marie Stopes was denounced as an evil eugenicist. Far from being a "woman of distinction" who deserves her face on a commemorative stamp ...
- Day Planner this week (Denver Post)
Meet some of the world's rarest bats in this unique educational presentation by conservation biologist Rob Mies.
- Puccini’s heroines - Star-ecentral.com
HE was deemed a poor and indisciplined music student by his uncle, yet Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), the famed Italian composer renowned for his operas, went on to write classics of the genre like Tosca, Madamme Butterfly and La Boheme, among others ...
- Event gives musicians, artists forum to respond to naysayers (The Record)
After nearly 30 years in the nation's musical bloodstream, hip-hop still has detractors who question its artistic merit.
- artistic Impulse - Express Buzz
artistic ImpulseExpress Buzz, India - 3 hours agoRahee Dahake, who writes poetry in English and Marathi and has also written a play titled Smell, has once again been inspired to pen out some of the most ...
- With tunes from Scotland's past, she finds a resonance with the ... - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeWith tunes from Scotland's past, she finds a resonance with the ...Boston Globe, United States - 4 hours ago"There's such wonderful poetry in the songs," Fowlis says. "The melodies are very distinctive, very influenced by the scales of the bagpipes. ...
- Jesse Chianelli to compete for $10000 in NFTE National Youth ... - Stamford Plus Magazine
Jesse Chianelli to compete for $10000 in NFTE National Youth ...Stamford Plus Magazine, CT - 8 hours agoFrom phone recharging vending machines, to custom video production, to personalized poetry, to a photosensitive football helmet visor, these students work ...
- Michael D. Curry, 29, did not let disease derail his artistic dreams - Orlando Sentinel
Michael D. Curry, 29, did not let disease derail his artistic dreamsOrlando Sentinel, FL - 3 hours agoAnd he also loved to write and read poetry." Carina Secor, admissions representative at Full Sail, said that if actions define a person, Curry is one who ...
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