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- Meet the Parents (Backstage.com)
Screenwriters Greg Glienna and Mary Ruth Clarke reteam for a slapstick stage comedy. When Greg Met Mary.... is a writer-actor. Though Glienna is based in L.A. and Clarke resides in Chicago, they have shared a longtime friendship and have collaborated as writers a few times over the years.
- Travels with Herb - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Straight south today, from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Deming N.M. Very high country. For about the last 75 miles into Albuquerque, I was above 5000 feet elevation, and loosing power on the hills. Over nighted here, then west to Phoenix. I originally ...
- Herring 'n' butterflies: Rick Jones remembers his tutor, WG Sebald - Independent
Herring 'n' butterflies: Rick Jones remembers his tutor, WG SebaldIndependent, UK - 1 hour agoThe Hungarian poet put him in poetry. Down on the seafront at Southwold, which is described in The Rings of Saturn and whither his colleague and oldest ...
- Senator Joseph Biden balances Barrack (Yehey!)
WASHINGTON: Barack Obamas call to political bruiser Joseph Biden is an admission that his own meteoric rise and crusade for change are undercut by inexperience and fragile bonds with blue-collar Democrats.
- Tripping To and Fro, Happily Skewering Poetry (New York Times)
In a new collection of poems, Billy Collins reiterates many of his usual themes with a healthy dose of his usual panache and performs one of his best-enjoyed feats: skewering poetry.
- My perfect weekend: Wendy Cope - Daily Telegraph
I'm often away at weekends doing poetry readings, but my perfect weekend would be at home in Winchester where I live with Lachlan [Mackinnon]. He's a poet, too, but he also has a day job at Winchester College. 'If it's a sunny day, we'll have coffee ...
- Out and about - Eagle-Tribune
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Elvis Week, the annual Elvis celebration at the late superstar's home in Graceland, is scheduled to get underway on Aug. 9. The nine-day event will feature several new activities and entertainment, including "Elvis, From Broadway ...
- Whispering to animals (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Carolyn Georgariou used to be a stockbroker in California. Now, she considers herself a "dog whisperer," or animal behaviorist, and lives in Binghamton. Although it might not be your average career jump, Georgariou always knew she wanted to help dogs.
- Moffs sing for posterity - Brisbane Times
Brisbane TimesMoffs sing for posterityBrisbane Times, Australia - 17 hours ago"It's funny you say that, because that's one of my motivations," says Kazas, who has two children. "I want to show this to my children and say, ...
- Writers read in USI's RopeWalk series (Evansville Courier & Press)
Guest writers from California and Pennsylvania will share their verse and prose in readings at the University of Southern Indiana this month as part of the RopeWalk Reading Series.
- Casper Calendar for September 20, 2008 - The Casper Star Tribune
Casper Calendar for September 20, 2008The Casper Star Tribune, WY - 2 hours agoSeveral panels, readings, and a daylong book fair, along with a banquet, poetry slam and workshops at the NIC, Casper College and around Casper. ...
- TGI Thursday (Honolulu Advertiser)
The 4 indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call venue for details.
- Writing Seminar Helps Aspiring Authors - 13wmaz
Writing Seminar Helps Aspiring Authors13wmaz, GA - Oct 4, 2008They studied non-fiction storytelling, TV and film writing, and poetry. Folks had a chance to unwind with their colleagues at a book exhibit and social hour ...
- Robert Giroux - Daily Telegraph
Robert Giroux, who died on Friday aged 94, was among the most distinguished names in American publishing in the second half of the last century. A partner in the publishing house Farrar, Straus & Giroux from 1964, he was described by the firm's ...
- Mahmoud Darwish - Guardian Unlimited
They fettered his mouth with chains, And tied his hands to the rock of the dead. They said: You're a murderer. They took his food, his clothes and his banners, And threw him into the well of the dead. They said: You're a thief. They threw him out of ...
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