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- New poet laureate of California announced - Thecalifornian.com
In support of California’s rich literary tradition, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today appointed Carol Muske-Dukes California’s poet laureate. The poet laureate is charged with educating Californians about the many literary icons who have come from ...
- Extra school time off to a good start, administration says (The Beaufort Gazette)
The Beaufort County School District budgeted $2.3 million this year to provide 20 more days of learning for students who performed below basic levels on the state-mandated Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests.
- Arts Calendar: 10/16-10/19 - Milford Daily News
Arts Calendar: 10/16-10/19Milford Daily News, USA - 53 minutes ago`WAKE UP AND SMELL THE POETRY,' hosted by Cheryl Perreault, takes place today at 10:30 am, at the HCAM-TV Studio, 77 Main St., Hopkinton, with poets John ...
- High price of free speech - Atlanta Journal Constitution
BBC NewsHigh price of free speechAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 22 hours agoAmman, Jordan —- Jordanian police arrested a local writer Tuesday for incorporating verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, into his love poetry, ...Jordanian Poet Jailed for Religious Allusions mediabistro.comall 179 news articles
- 'Women of Lockerbie' updates Greek tragedy (The News-Press)
Think of "The Women of Lockerbie" as the 21st Century's answer to Greek tragedy.
- For their fans, these are definitely keepers - Birmingham News
Happy Banned Books Week! And it is a time of celebration for us in America because we have the freedom to read, discuss and debate our literary treasures. For more on the observance and for a list of regularly challenged books, check out www.ala.org ...
- Awards bring translators out of 'darkened rooms' - guardian.co.uk
Awards bring translators out of 'darkened rooms'guardian.co.uk, UK - 29 minutes agoRobinson was drawn to Erba's poetry because it depicts the everyday life of Milan. "Italian poetry can be very elevated and abstract and a little bit ...
- Writers work against Vancouver’s shifting backdrop - Georgia Straight
Writers work against Vancouver’s shifting backdropGeorgia Straight, Canada - 6 hours agoThese include the poets of the Kootenay School of Writing, among them former poet laureate George Bowering, who have a monthly bowling game; the slam-poetry ...
- Indian Poets Writing in English - The Daily Star
The Daily StarIndian Poets Writing in EnglishThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - 22 minutes agoBut let's not quibble: it's a welcome event to see a publisher put money and time into publishing a poetry volume. Jeet Thayil, himself a poet, ...
- NH 4th-grader wins Frost Youth Poet honor (Boston Globe)
A fourth-grader from Lyme, New Hampshire, who wrote a poem on the theme of "My Home," has won this year's Robert Frost Youth Poet honor.
- Advani wants more (The Telegraph)
Calcutta: Winning has become a habit for him.
- AT THE LIBRARY: Meet Poets Honeycutt and Owens on Sept. 27 - Gaston Gazette
Greater Gaston poetry lovers are invited to join award-winning authors Irene Blair Honeycutt ("Before the Light Changes" - 2008) and Scott Owens ("The Fractured World" - 2008) in a reading and discussion of their new poetry collections at 2 p.m. Sept ...
- Rodney DeCroo Mockingbird Bible - Exclaim!
Rodney DeCroo Mockingbird BibleExclaim!, Canada - 1 hour agoI fell in love with the poems of Al Purdy. I was really blessed. I contacted Al Purdy. I was so familiar with his poetry and I looked up his number in ...
- Book Review: Kamau Brathwaite's golokwati - Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica GleanerBook Review: Kamau Brathwaite's golokwatiJamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 3 hours agoThe black (dark brown?) visage on the book cover evokes or conjures up the dead and the occult. The faintly drawn map on the forehead of the zombie-looking ...
- Missouri Cowboy Poets Association to host fundraising event - Columbia Missourian
Missouri Cowboy Poets Association to host fundraising eventColumbia Missourian, MO - 14 hours agoMembers dress in traditional cowboy garb and perform songs, read poetry and even do rope tricks. Del Shields is the co-host of "Best of America on Horseback ...
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