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- The North Star: A Moving Target (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
One of my earliest memories of looking up at the night sky happened when I was about 6 or 7 years old. I was visiting an uncle of mine, and on an early fall evening at dusk he pointed almost directly over our heads at a brilliant, bluish-white star. "See that star, Joey? That's the North Star, the brightest star in the sky."
- Vermont poet dies (The Nashua Telegraph)
Hayden Carruth, an award-winning poet who wrote about the people and places of northern Vermont, has died. ...
- Little-visited Puglia, Italy, offers warmth, wine and gloriously fresh food (Miami Herald)
Travelers -- even Italians -- may tell you that the heel of the Italian boot is remote and unhospitable. They haven't been here. Those in-the-know might mention medieval towns spilling from rocky cliffs above Caribbean-blue seas and the mysterious eight-sided Castel del Monte, the cone-topped houses of Valle d'Istria and long stretches of olive groves sweeping across the hills. They will note ...
- Area 61 - Miami New Times
Every Thursday, in a hidden corner of Aventura, freaky fans of poetry venture to urban playground, Area 61. The converted warehouse is a decked-out venue and studio complete with couches, a stage, a small bar, surround sound, and A.C
- Bolt sets record in gold 200 win - AZCentral.com
BEIJING - Jamaica's Usain Bolt followed up his world record in the 100-meter with another in the 200 Wednesday at the Olympics on the night before his 22nd birthday. He ran hard through the finish line at the Bird's Nest to finish in 19.30 seconds ...
- Susie Ibarra (All About Jazz)
Percussionist Susie Ibarra is an artist whose compendium of work is defined by an exquisitely global essence. It includes a profound respect for indigenous people and their music, coupled with a cutting edge sense of the avant-garde.
- Believe: "The X-Files" sequel has the goods - Arizona Daily Star
Believe: "The X-Files" sequel has the goodsArizona Daily Star, AZ - 1 hour agoAnd that’s fine, because there’sa poetry in this one-off, six-years-later epilogue, which leaves you satisfied yet longing for more, wanting to believe ...
- An evening to remember - The Statesman
An evening to rememberThe Statesman, India - 13 hours agoSILIGURI, Sept.28: A poetry meet was hald at the the Mitra Sammelani hall here this evening. Mrs Rimi Dey, editor, Poddo, which organised the event, ...
- Poetry review: Katrina aftermath haunts collection of poems - Orlando Sentinel
Poetry review: Katrina aftermath haunts collection of poemsOrlando Sentinel, FL - 1 hour agoThe poems about that event, and its aftermath, are the strongest work in the book. Ford worries less about what the event means and more about how to bring ...
- Haiku Writers Know … - New York Times Blogs
Haiku Writers Know …New York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- St. Paul Poets Get Art Set In Sidewalk (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)
Public art can be a tough sell. There's the whole beauty-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder thing, not to mention the cost of creating and installing it. That's why, like the rest of us, arts groups and cities are doing more with less.
- Trommer named to second term as San Miguel county poet laureate - Delta County Independent
Trommer named to second term as San Miguel county poet laureateDelta County Independent, CO - Jul 3, 2008“In addition to my family, poetry is the most important part of my life,” she said. “It keeps me sane. It is what feeds me, what I look forward to—reading ...
- America Back on Track... for Thursday, August 7th - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsAmerica Back on Track... for Thursday, August 7thOpEdNews, PA - 1 hour agoIn addition he has published more than 1500 SetonnoteS commentaries, plus poetry and political essays in publications across the country. ...
- How alliteration enhances poetry, prose and memory - HULIQ.com
From nursery rhymes to Shakespearian sonnets, alliterations have always been an important aspect of poetry whether as an interesting aesthetic touch or just as something fun to read. But a recent study suggests that this literary technique is useful ...
- Painter draws inspiration from her West Marin roots - Point Reyes Light
Painter draws inspiration from her West Marin rootsPoint Reyes Light, CA - 45 minutes agoShe wrote poetry and played the piano, but was most drawn to painting. Through sixth grade she attended the two-room Black School—where the fire station ...
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