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- Cultural soundtrack: Watkins Museum welcomes Smithsonian's exhibit on American music (Lawrence Journal-World)
Nineteen concert road cases are rolled into the third floor of the Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass. The hefty amount of touring gear gives the impression a legendary rock band like The Who is getting ready to set up and perform. But the âwhoâ in this instance is really a âwhatâ â albeit a musical one.
- R. S. Gwynn's "Fried Beauty" (Seattle Times)
Texas poet R. S. Gwynn is a master of the light touch. Here he picks up on Gerard Manley Hopkins' sonnet "Pied Beauty," which many of you...
- 'Little Laureates' to see names appear in print - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
'Little Laureates' to see names appear in printNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK - 9 hours agoBy Donna Bowater More than 100 poetic pupils from Wootton primary school will have their poetry published to become Little Laureates. ...
- Home is where the heart is - Economic Times
LUCKNOW, the âShiraz of Awadhâ and âConstantinople of Indiaâ, as it is metaphorically called, is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Located in what was historically known as the Awadh region, Lucknow has always been a multi-cultural city. Courtly ...
- 'Close to my heart' - Eureka Times-Standard
ARCATA -- Barbara Rich is showing her wedding shawl this month at the Arcata Co-op, Eighth and I streets. âThis is a piece that is very close to my heart,â said Rich. â...This hand-knit wrap is dedicated to my great-grandmother, Rachael Cora ...
- 'Worst poet' works sold for £6,600 - IC Scotland
A collection of works by the man dubbed "the world's worst poet" has sold for more than £6,000 at auction. William McGonagall was a weaver in Dundee who turned his hand to poetry but gained the unwanted label for his uninspiring verse. A collection ...
- North Jersey flows in their veins, and pens (Herald News)
PATERSON -- More than 40 poets evoked the spirit of writer William Carlos Williams this weekend during a poetry reading that celebrated his work.
- Mother finds beauty after tragedy (Niagara This Week)
On the front of the book is an abstract painting of a heart, a human heart, not a cartoon Valentine's Day figure. The image is not immediately apparent, but once it is recognized, one cannot help but also see what appears to be a spray of liquid, perhaps blood, bursting out of it.
- San Francisco itineraries: One day, weekend or week (USA Today)
Make the most of your time in the City by the Bay, whether you've got a day, a weekend or a week to spare.
- Event honors kids' art skills - Herald News
FRANKFORT -- It can be a few lines of poetry scribbled on a restaurant placemat, or it could be a couple of eighth notes beaten casually on a drum set. It could even be a coffee mug made out of clay or a meticulously drawn self portrait in colored ...
- Family Friendly: Garden Has Secret Life - Morning News
"The garden doesn't go to sleep at night," Gail Pianalto says. And, she promises, if you take a child to tonight's Fairy Walk at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, what you see will be "miraculous." The Fairy Walk, set for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. today ...
- IRAQ: Marine convicted of murder sent to Leavenworth prison - Los Angeles Times
IRAQ: Marine convicted of murder sent to Leavenworth prisonLos Angeles Times, CA - 49 minutes agoHutchins' transfer was first reported on a MySpace page devoted to his defense, including pictures, poetry, country-Western music and a plea for donations ...
- The Wood Brothers play Woodstock tonight - Times Herald-Record
The Wood Brothers play Woodstock tonightTimes Herald-Record, NY - 1 hour agoOur mother was a poet, actually, so it's sort of us coming full circle, through the music, and trying our hand at the poetry in this kind of format. ...
- "MVP" scrapes bottom of hockey's barrel of misogyny (Denver Post)
The New York TimesWithin the first few minutes of "MVP," a new drama â and I use that term as one might call "Big Momma's House" a film â a young woman barely out of her teens is straddling a guy upstairs during a party at her parents' Disney World castle of a house, and making royal demands: "You work for me now. Take your pants off."
- Five years down the road - Half Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble
Five years down the roadHalf Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble, CA - 30 minutes agoShe read books on grief and post-traumatic stress; she read poetry. She embraced Buddhist philosophies of acceptance and living-in-the-moment mindfulness. ...
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