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- Arts with a breath of fresh air - Daily Telegraph
There's a lot of rot talked about the thrill of outdoor theatre, as if people couldn't - or shouldn't - let the dread of being rained upon, or chilled to the bone, stand between them and their appreciation of an alfresco performance. While some of ...
- Words of Wisdom: Nature’s cycle - Marconews
Words of Wisdom: Nature’s cycleMarconews, FL - 4 hours agoOftentimes the natural world is used in poetry as a metaphor or symbol for the divine, beauty, or even the human condition (ex. His mood was dark as night). ...
- 'From a Child's Mind to an Adult's Heart': Author Recalls Simplicity ... - Yahoo Finance
HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- For anyone who has ever looked back on the simplicity of childhood with fondness -- and for those who are seemingly too busy to take the time to do so -- comes the nostalgic, heartfelt new book from ...
- This week a calendar for the bibliophile - New Orleans Times-Picayune Blogs
Features include readings from the book by John Biguenet, Chris Champagne, Greg Herren and James Nolan, as well as a trivia contest, dramatic interpretations, and specialty drinks.
- Tuesday's TV & radio choices - Daily Telegraph
After three series chronicling his efforts to set up a rare breeds pig farm on the Essex/Suffolk border, pork lover and general nice guy Jimmy Doherty tours Britain celebrating the hearty breed some would say was the most maligned, undervalued and ...
- ETBU-sponsored writing contest winners named (The Marshall News Messenger)
The winners of the East Texas Christian Writers Conference Writing Contest, sponsored by East Texas Baptist University, have been announced. The contest sought out entries in two categories: Personal Essay and Short Story.
- Junior scholar to discuss history, teach poetry lesson - Leader-Telegram
Junior scholar to discuss history, teach poetry lessonLeader-Telegram, WI - 4 hours agoFourth graders at Sherman Elementary School will host a video conference with a child literary scholar Monday and Tuesday at 11 am to discuss poetry. ...
- Lost Dog wins NSW literary gong (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
The story of a lost dog inspired Sri Lankan immigrant Michelle de Kretser to write the novel that took the top honour in the NSW Premier's Literary awards.
- Separate Opinion ‘Bayan Ko’ - Inquirer.net
Separate Opinion ‘Bayan Ko’Inquirer.net, Philippines - 1 hour agoAmong them was my own father who at the age of 21 won a national poetry contest with his piece entitled “Himagsikan.†He escaped conviction with the help of ...
- With changes, there's a new lease on Glass' 'Life' (Baltimore Sun)
On radio, This American Life is a treasure - a brilliantly conceived form of quirky, true-life storytelling that has spawned a host of imitators and stands with the finest work the medium has delivered.
- and the [censored] was Mao - Asia Pacific Arts Online Magazine
Asia Pacific Arts Online Magazineand the [censored] was MaoAsia Pacific Arts Online Magazine, CA - 1 hour agoA government that obliged its governed to realign and reconfigure the outward representations of themselves to Maoist poetry and attitude. ...
- THE HEAR & NOW - San Francisco Chronicle
THE HEAR & NOWSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 9 minutes agoThat cuts to the heart of songs where Veirs sings about how "the stars fill up my eyes / galaxies pour down my cheeks," how "the tree" writes "great poetry ...
- HICKMAN: Two great picks for tweens - or anyone - Sun Chronicle
Though my behavior occasionally indicates otherwise, it has been decades since I was a "tween" - the 9-12 age group designated for readers of the two books featured in today's column. But what a rollicking good time I would have missed if the ...
- Coming up with 'write' stuff not easy - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
"Writing is easy," said Gene Fowler (1890-1960). "All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood appear on your forehead." The hope is that eventually an idea will pop up and find its way onto the page. Playwright and screenwriter ...
- `She messed my head up' (Toronto Star)
It started with an innocent game of chess between a patient and his nurse. But it quickly evolved.
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