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- Longtime letter-writer dies - Albany Democrat-Herald
Lunette Mulkey, a 20-year Albany resident and one of the most prominent writers of letters to the Democrat-Herald, has died. She was 96. A longtime writer, though never professionally, Mulkey was a regular contributer to the “Editor’s Mailbag ...
- Kay Ryan is named U.S. poet laureate (Seattle Times)
Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress...
- Revolutionary ideas (The Australian)
I LIVED in Paris in the mid to late 1970s and was reminded recently of the reasons that first took me to France, when I stayed for some time in a studio on rue Dauphine in the Latin Quarter. In 1976 I rented a small apartment in rue Santos Dumont in the 15th arrondissement, midway between the metro stations of Convention, Plaisance and Vaugirard.
- Mothers and others (WorldNetDaily)
My old friend "Ginny" – wife, mother, grandmother, artist – called right after dinner the other evening, sounding like she was in tears, the way she was the time she wrapped their family car around a tree and she turned to me, the non-driving advice maven, for comfort and encouragement.
- Celebrate the Beginning of Dreams -- New Book is a Beautiful Collection of Poems About Love, Life, Trials, and ... (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
FEDERAL WAY, Wash., June 13, 2008 -- Every person needs love - to love and be loved in return. In fact, love has played a very big role in author Kiyana Jackson's life. Being in love and sacrificing a lot for love has added more meaning to her life and inspired her to write Beginning of Dreams, a beautiful collection of poems about love, life, trials and inspirations.
- Trinity professor writes gripping bio of Ringelblum (Connecticut Jewish Ledger)
“Who Will Write Our History?: Emanuel Ringelblum, the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Oyneg Shabes Archive,” by Samuel D. Kassow, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 2007. $34.95, 523 pages
- Nashville youth put on a phenomenal show - The Tennessean
Nashville youth put on a phenomenal showThe Tennessean, TN - 3 hours agoI recently attended one of the most phenomenal public performances I’ve ever attended in Nashville (“Youth poetry slam will rock Rocketown,” June 27). ...
- Christina Patterson: Laureate kings and queens of the jungle - The Independent
If Tony Blair thinks that the media are feral beasts, he should meet some poets. It's amazing what they will do So, the battle begins. The middle-aged incumbent born with a silver spoon in his mouth is on his way out and the race is on for a ...
- See David Gordon Green’s Early Short Film ‘Physical Pinball ... - Nymag.com
Next week BAM will present All the Real Americans: The World of David Gordon Green , an awesome retrospective that will present not only all of Green’s features, but also films selected by the director himself that he considers influences on his ...
- Chipper Jones homers in Braves' 7-4 win over Florida (AP via Yahoo! News)
Chipper Jones' season is going so well he fulfilled both of his birthday wishes.
- Lost leader (Guardian Unlimited)
From his earliest days in student politics, according to Conrad Black, Richard Nixon was 'an astute and lonely operator'. This seems to mythologise Nixon as a romantic loner, but it's a fair summary from this thorough, revisionist biography.
- The To-Do List - Calgary Herald
The To-Do ListCalgary Herald, Canada - May 2, 2008Fri talon book launch The final event of the 2008 Calgary International Spoken Word Festival brings the Vancouver poetry publishing house to town. ...
- Bollywood funk! - The Statesman
Bollywood funk!The Statesman, India - 2 hours agoFurthermore, the Hindi film song has nothing to do with good, soul stirring poetry or soft, lilting tunes as it was in the past. ...
- Jimi Hendrix Guitar Set to Sell for $1million - Urban Planet
Jimi Hendrix Guitar Set to Sell for $1millionUrban Planet, UK - 14 hours agoWhile Hendrix was taken to hospital roadies passed on the guitar to friend and press officer Tony Garland. The guitar reached the hands of Hendrix’s bass ...
- Capital Sounds: Musical happenings in and around the Capital City - Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Capital Sounds: Musical happenings in and around the Capital CityBarre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 11 minutes agoFor folks yearning for something a bit more urban in flavor, P Pie II is the place to be starting at around 10 pm For folks looking for more family-friendly ...
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