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- Memorial services in Q-C (Quad-City Times)
Founders Day celebration — Saturday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Kistenmacher Cemetery, 160th Street and 90th Avenue, Davenport. Event celebrates contributions German immigrants made to the community with music, poetry and more. In case of inclement weather, the event will be cancelled. Free. Contact: (563) 499-6789
- Book Review: "Another World Instead" - Oregonian
In the nearly 15 years since the death of beloved poet William Stafford , his reputation has only grown. Author of 67 books, a former Oregon poet laureate and poetry consultant to the Library of Congress, and the winner of a National Book Award ...
- For Maxine Kumin, 'Writing is my salvation' (Prairie Public Broadcasting)
Bouncing back after an accident, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet has renewed passion for 'poems that matter.'
- Words of Wisdom: Nature’s cycle (Collier Citizen)
There are many poems written about nature, including those written about the world, universe, environment, seasons, plants and animals. If we were to include those poems written about “human nature” the list becomes even longer.
- Site navigation (Salford Advertiser)
A SALFORD-born writer has been picked from thousands of entrants around the world as the winner of Scotland‘s prestigious national poetry prize. Jane Weir, 43, who lived in Irlam until her 20s, won Scotland’s £2,500 Wigtown Poetry Prize which she will be awarded with this weekend.
- A wedding and a funeral - News Today Online
A wedding and a funeralNews Today Online, Philippines - 49 minutes agoOnce you are caught with the ring you will stand and recite a "loa"- a kind of rhythmic poetry (eg "didto sa bubon, my tatlo ka bituon, ...
- Obituary: Christopher Hawtree (Guardian Unlimited)
Obituary: Italian-born writer with autobiographical bent
- Girl, 12, hanged herself 'after visiting teenage suicide website' (Daily Mail)
A girl of 12 visited a website accused of glamorising suicide just months before she hanged herself, an inquest was told today. Rachel Jarvis had even kept a diary which contained entries relating to eight previous suicide attempts.
- Andrew Lycett explains the significance of a newly published Dylan Thomas film and radio script (Guardian Unlimited)
Declared unfit for military service, Dylan Thomas spent much of the war writing film and radio scripts for the Ministry of Information. One of these, The Art of Conversation, is published here for the first time. Andrew Lycett explains its significance
- Barranco: Charming and picturesque - Living in Peru
Barranco: Charming and picturesqueLiving in Peru, Peru - 14 minutes agoRock bands of the moment play in the basement, and, poetry books are exhibited. Likewise, El Cinematógrafo (http://www.elcinematografo.com), ...
- Contenders unveiled for $120K, under-30 literary honour - CBC News
A long list of 16 titles has been unveiled for the lucrative Dylan Thomas literary prize, a fledgling, international award aimed at honouring talented writers under the age of 30. Actor Michael Sheen, best known for roles in movies like The Queen and ...
- The book of revelation - National Post
The book of revelationNational Post, Canada - 20 minutes agoIt's a compelling idea that we seem to have lost. z Anne Simpson is the author of Falling, Canterbury Beach and three books of poetry. ...
- Sacred Heart's helping hand - Greenwich Time
Sacred Heart's helping handGreenwich Time, CT - 16 minutes agoThe evening began in the gymnasium with poetry readings followed by the students and their families participating in classroom activities. ...
- Matches, Nizar, and paper statelets. - Alarab online
Matches, Nizar, and paper statelets.Alarab online, UK - 20 minutes agoIn 1955, he performed his first high profile poetry recital at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and one year later, wrote his first political piece ...
- When Czechoslovakia wowed the world - Prague Post
Prague PostWhen Czechoslovakia wowed the worldPrague Post, Czech Republic - 7 hours agoIt was humor and poetry ….” Garnering this statement, made during the Cold War by rival Americans, was clearly a great achievement in itself. ...
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