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- Poet's rhyming riposte leaves Mrs Schofield 'gobsmacked' - guardian.co.uk
Poet's rhyming riposte leaves Mrs Schofield 'gobsmacked'guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours agoIt's basically a poem about poetry, and why poetry matters." Contacted by the Guardian last night, Schofield said she felt "a bit gobsmacked" to have a ...
- "Elihu Vedder's Drawings for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám" - Phoenix New Times
There are so many things we still don’t understand: cancer, death, the popularity of Dancing With the Stars . When 19th-century artist Elihu Vedder lost two children and then fathered two more, he found his answers in the Rubáiyát, a collection ...
- Soul Men (2008) (New York Times)
Bernie Mac, left, and Samuel L. Jackson star in "Soul Men." “Soul Men” is a raucous, rambling comedy, offering some laughs, some groans and a feast for fans of the musical idioms it mocks and celebrates.
- Arts grant deadlines approaching (The Bismarck Tribune)
Application deadline dates for the North Dakota Council on the Arts grant programs are approaching. Artist-in-Residence, Community Arts Access and Teacher Incentive grants must be submitted, via NDCA's new online grant system, by Nov. 1, 2008, for programs taking place between Jan. 1 and June 3, 2009. Early submission is strongly encouraged for all programs. To access NDCA's online grant system, ...
- At UNCW, fine writing wins out over political season - Star News Online
The rest of the planet might be obsessed with the Nov. 4 elections, but at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, they've focused their minds on higher things - fine writing, for instance. In a change of space, UNCW's creative writing ...
- Competencies: From Deconstruction to Reconstruction and Back Again ... - RedOrbit
Competencies: From Deconstruction to Reconstruction and Back Again ...RedOrbit, TX - 6 hours ago... writing, and arithmetic.1 Arnold, who found it impossible to support his family on poetry alone, spent his entire working life as a school inspector. ...
- Kids Can Press sweeps Governor General's Literary Awards for Children ... - CNW Group
TORONTO, Nov. 18 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's Kids Can Press is proud to announce it has won the 2008 Governor General's Awards for Children's Literature in English in both the text and illustration categories. John Ibbitson's The Landing was ...
- Professor John Barron - Telegraph.co.uk
Professor John BarronTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 28, 2008Among his most memorable works were articles on early Greek lyric poetry, which displayed both his ability to combine historical analysis with literary ...
- BACK STAGE | Young-Hae Chang and Marc Voge - Yale Daily News
BACK STAGE | Young-Hae Chang and Marc VogeYale Daily News, CT - 5 hours agoQ As an English student I tend to approach poetry through close reading, something the pace and viewing process of your poetry doesn’t allow for. ...
- COLLEGE BRIEFS - Scranton Times-Tribune
COLLEGE BRIEFSScranton Times-Tribune, USA - 2 hours agoFree. Call 941-7624. â– Saturday: Invitational Forensics Competition, students showcase their talents in public speaking, dramatization, ...
- Poetry review: "Ballistics" - Oregonian
In a recent interview, poet Donald Hall admitted that in old age the epiphanies that fueled his early work are far fewer -- what's left to say when you've lived a full life? In place of these missing spontaneous inspirations, Hall assembles his poems ...
- A.K. Smiley library to hold annual Family Day on Saturday (The Press-Enterprise)
In a day filled with storytelling, crafts, singing, origami and even a therapy dog named Robbie, children will learn the ins and outs of the A.K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands.
- November Family Calendar - Burlington Free Press
Best Bets Friday Fun Night It may be dark and cold outside, but your family will be warm and happy at the Greater Burlington YMCA’s Family Fun Night on Nov. 22. You won’t find a more affordable (just $2 per person) and healthy event for all ages ...
- My View: Threads - ArtslinkNews
My View: ThreadsArtslinkNews, South Africa - 1 hour agoA double bill can be like giving two birthday presents to the same person. You don’t want the one to cheapen the other. Gregory Maqoma’s “Ek sê: Hola! ...
- Debut brings women's stories to wider audience - El Paso Times
Debut brings women's stories to wider audienceEl Paso Times, TX - 2 hours agoIn the introduction to Marisela Norte's first book of poetry, "Peeping Tom Tom Girl" (San Diego City Works Press, $12.95 paperback), the scholar George ...
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