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- 'Hippest man on earth' (Vancouver Sun)
Vancouver's Robin Blaser joined some of the planet's most renowned poets two months ago on stage at a gala literary event in Toronto, where he read some of his verse.
- Kay Ryan goes to Washington -- as poet laureate (Miami Herald)
Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain-bike enthusiast and self-described ''modern hermit,'' will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared to Emily Dickinson's, will succeed Charles Simic as the 16th U.S. poet laureate starting in the fall. The appointment lasts a year and comes ...
- FLINT-AREA ENTERTAINMENT - MLive.com
Region Ann Arbor Bay City/Midland/Saginaw Flint Grand Rapids/Muskegon Jackson Kalamazoo/SW Michigan Lansing/Central Metro Detroit North I-75 Corridor Northeast Michigan Northwest Michigan Upper Peninsula Thumb Event Type ALL EVENTS Art/Culture Art ...
- Festival builds bridge between art and entertainment - The Age
Festival builds bridge between art and entertainmentThe Age, Australia - 2 hours ago"It's culturally threatening in a way, not a lot of poetry in it. But you're sitting in a culture that is one of the most travelled," she says. ...
- At writing camp, hopefuls get tips from legends (CNN.com)
It's billed as the oldest writers' conference in the nation, a gathering at a picturesque mountaintop retreat where literary giants, book editors and up-and-coming novelists have been coming together once a year since the 1920s.
- Mahmoud Darwish leaves behind legacy of political, nonpartisan poetry (The Daily Star Lebannon)
In the death of poet Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine has lost a voice. It was a voice that carried into the hearts of Palestinians, and far across the world. His poems were translated into 22 languages, including Hebrew. Darwish, who died 40 days ago today, was born in the northern Palestinian village Birwah.
- Unclear skies regarding bluebill limit (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
"Apparently drunk as a lord on the wine of the north wind and the mysterious call of the season, bluebills may come in from all sides, at all levels, now skimming over the surface of the water, now swooping down from above.
- Uganda: Who Was Who At the Book Week? - AllAfrica.com
Uganda: Who Was Who At the Book Week?AllAfrica.com, Washington - 4 hours agoBaroque Publishers (U) Ltd., had novels, plays, poetry and children's story books. The plays included Victor Byabamazima's Roadblock, one of last year's ...
- A higher moral order - Ha'aretz
A higher moral orderHa'aretz, Israel - 4 hours agoThe poetry composed to commemorate these events does not focus on the taking of life to avoid pain, but rather of an act of sacrifice to God, ...
- "Rain at the Zoo" (Seattle Times)
Kristen Tracy is a poet from San Francisco who here captures a moment at a zoo. It's the falling rain, don't you think, that makes the experience...
- The mundane becomes a miracle - Providence Journal
The mundane becomes a miracleProvidence Journal, RI - 4 hours agoShe graduated in 1991 with a degree in education and has spent the last 17 years teaching (the last 12 teaching writing and poetry) at Barrington Middle ...
- The green thumb of Jack Blue - Augusta Chronicle
The green thumb of Jack BlueAugusta Chronicle, GA - 12 minutes agoHe enjoys writing poetry, and for 12 years, he designed custom Christmas cards, complete with a poem on the back. In December 1994, he wrote a poem called A ...
- Qingdao, China: A six-pack of surprises - Newsday
QINGDAO, China - Millions of Chinese sun seekers annually visit Qingdao, the beach capital of northern China. It occupies a hilly peninsula on the eastern coast of the mainland that meets the Yellow Sea in a series of stunning bays. Olympic yachting ...
- Teaching and Learning - Chicago Tribune
There's plenty of name recognition, drama and money in the three-way race for Palm Beach County School Board District 5. Just what you'd expect from the campaign for the board's "Boca seat." Mark Hansen, the incumbent, is trying to win another four ...
- How old is Benaroya Hall? - Examiner.com
Examiner.comHow old is Benaroya Hall?Examiner.com - 3 minutes agoOpening its doors in 1998, the acclaimed venue is not only home to the Seattle Symphony, but also hosts lectures, poetry, workshops, National Geographic ...
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