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- BILL MCGRAW: Calif. woman pens a rant-and-rave for the D (Detroit Free Press)
"The Straits" is essentially an epic poem about Detroit. It's perhaps the first epic poem about Detroit, or at least the first of the 21st Century. Kristin Palm describes it as a "docu-poem," as in documentary. The book has two pages of sources, which is unusual for a poem, and she acknowledges: "I don't think of it solely as poetry."
- Fishing, football, golf and gambling - all in a day's work - Irish Times
Fishing, football, golf and gambling - all in a day's workIrish Times, Ireland - 16 minutes agoThere was something magical about that, it was poetry in motion. And meanwhile back in Ireland, there was another kind of poetry in motion, which of course ...
- George Carlin on SNL this weekend; Tommy Lee makes a sacrifice for ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Go back to when George Carlin had hair and "Saturday Night Live" was really, really funny. Fire up those DVRs, because they're taking us back to the glory days of comedy this weekend. To honor the late George Carlin (it hurts just typing "the late ...
- Live from Washington: A Flight to Remember - Geneva Sun
Live from Washington: A Flight to RememberGeneva Sun, IL - 1 hour agoBasically, Honor Flight finds local World War II veterans and gives them a free trip to Washington, DC to see their memorial. And we're going along with ...
- Program sends students on upward path - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
WORCESTER— Alexandria Zagalskaya reminisced about coming to America from Russia two years ago with her children and trying to find programs for her son, Anton Pashyk. Camps cost a fortune and she didn’t want her son’s talents and drive to go to ...
- WNMU professor to speak at Rizal conference - Deming Headlight
SILVER CITY — Most Americans are unfamiliar with Jose Rizal. Western New Mexico University Professor Jean Hall considers herself a student of the life of the Rizal, a Philippine hero. Executed by the Spanish colonials as a traitor in 1896, Rizal's ...
- City receives $1 million in art for its birthday - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Post GazetteCity receives $1 million in art for its birthdayPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 49 minutes agoIt was written by poet Wendy Walters of the African-American poetry collective Cave Canem. Another project, modeled on President Franklin Roosevelt's 1930s ...
- Local Starbucks will close - Plainview Daily Herald
Coffee lovers in Plainview received a slight shock this week when they learned Starbucks here will be closing down. “I’m so sad. I just found out an hour ago,” Amanda Murray said Wednesday night. “I’m heartbroken.” Starbucks announced ...
- Brooklyn VA Seeking Veterans Art for National Poster - Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn VA Seeking Veterans Art for National PosterBrooklyn Daily Eagle, NY - Aug 13, 2008The contest was initiated by the Department of Veterans Affairs Compensated Work Therapy Program (CWTP) and sponsored by the National Office of Psychosocial ...
- Adam Mathew Lipton is Named Overall Winner by Hugo Boss - 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)
Adam Mathew Lipton is Named Overall Winner by Hugo Boss24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - 36 minutes agoInspired by the sonic hustle and bustle of New York City, Adam crafted the winning ad from original poetry he created specifically for the contest. ...
- Tearful tribute to slain woman - Calgary Herald
Calgary HeraldTearful tribute to slain womanCalgary Herald, Canada - Aug 12, 2008In a final tribute to Sarah Nicole Rae, hundreds of family members and friends gathered Monday afternoon to remember the young woman they described as funny ...
- I've had 30 lovers, Carla Bruni tells world - and it's music to Sarkozy's ears (Times Online)
Carla Bruni, the chanteuse wife of Nicolas Sarkozy, is to release a new album on which she sings of 30 past lovers and compares one of them to taking hard drugs. But rather than embarrass her husband, her work is likely to give him a boost.
- "The Silence Before Bach": captivating interludes inspired by Bach - Seattle Times
Pere Portabella's "The Silence Before Bach" blends a seemingly random series of vignettes into a captivating visual ode to the German composer. "The Silence Before Bach," with Àlex Brendemühl, Féodor Atkine, Christian Brembeck, Daniel Ligorio ...
- A prize worth cracking a beer over (Toronto Star)
An Ottawa artist who uses beer caps, auto parts and old toys to create works has won a Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts. Ron Noganosh will receive $35,000 and be asked to identify an emerging artist of the year, who will get $15,000. Publishing house Coach House Books gets $50,000 as the winner in the arts organization category.
- Interview: Tim Winton (Guardian Unlimited)
Aida Edemariam talks to Tim Winton about his youth, Australia and why writing is like surfing
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