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- Turkmenistan's president orders removal of his autocratic predecessor's golden statue (The Kansas City Star)
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan’s leader has ordered the removal of a giant golden statue of his late predecessor from downtown Ashgabat, the Turkmen capital, a state-run daily said Saturday.
- Local restaurants to sell discounted gift certificates - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Cleveland Independents, an organization of more than 80 locally owned restaurants, will hold its quarterly gift certificate sale Tuesday.Certificates worth $25 will be sold for $17.50 and $50 certificates will be available for $35. Purchases must ...
- Counting Pages - New Yorker
New YorkerCounting PagesNew Yorker, United States - 21 minutes agoAs I grew older, I was drawn to poetry, and I began to study the haftarah—the weekly selection from the prophets. As I grew busier, I began to appreciate ...
- Eager fans brim with anticipation - Montreal Gazette
With just 15 minutes to showtime, some of Leonard Cohen's most devoted fans streamed toward Place des Arts last night, eager to welcome one of Montreal's biggest legends back to the stage after a 15-year absence. "I think he's an icon everywhere ...
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- Roger rises toFrench challenge - Liverpool Echo
Roger rises toFrench challengeLiverpool Echo, UK - 18 hours ago“I find it easier to write poetry than prose,” he says. And here, at last, was the opportunity – on a grand scale. But Roger is adamant it’s not a “Scouse” ...
- Winehouse lyrics studied at Cambridge - Reuters UK
Winehouse lyrics studied at CambridgeReuters UK, UK - 29 minutes ago... maxim: "lyric poetry is the expression by the poet of his own feelings." Cambridge officials said students were then asked to compare Raleigh's poem, ...
- Superior partners: High school students pair up with first-graders for poetry project (Missoulian)
Jo Stevens' yearbook students at Superior High School and Diana Campbell's first-graders at the elementary school teamed up for a poetry project. To begin the poetry unit, the first-graders listened to the language of poetry and discovered that poems have rhyme, rhythm and repetition.
- First Friday Art Walk participants listed - Topeka Capitol-Journal
Most of the First Friday Art Walk participating galleries and museums will be open from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday. Many provide visitors refreshments, and a few even feature live entertainment. The June First Friday Art Walk participants, and the art ...
- A New Book with a Feminine Approach to Visionary Business (PR.com)
Reverend Shiloh Sophia McCloud, famous for her illustrated journals and her vibrant woman centric imagery, collaborates with 22 other Authors and Artists to publish Heart of the Visionary - A Workbook For Women's Work which guides users to create and realize entrepreneurial dreams that are in alignment with their personal values. [PR.com - July 02, 2008]
- Why poetry matters, By Jay Parini (Independent)
In 1989, the American poet Dana Gioia lobbed a grenade into the cosy world of the US creative-writing industry. His essay, "Can Poetry Matter?", spoke wittily and despairingly of "poets" graduating from courses who teach and produce fresh multitudes of versifiers, publish in the same magazines and reverently review one another's books, most written in the same chopped-up free verse that has ...
- Literary conversation eases readers' hunger - San Antonio Express News
Sitting shoulder-to-shoulder, prominent writers and educators showed solidarity at the first National Book Critics Circle event staged in San Antonio. Sandra Cisneros, Rod Davis, Norma Alarcon, Steve Kellman and Gregg Barrios were the center of ...
- POETIC INSIGHT (Kirkus Reviews)
Author: Bells, Simone D. Review Date: MAY 22, 2008 Publisher: iUniverse (78 pp.) Price (paperback): $10.95 Publication Date: May 14, 2008 ISBN (paperback): 978-0-595-41674-5 Category: AUTHORS Classification: POETRY
- Knight of the Tall Tale - New York Sun
Knight of the Tall TaleNew York Sun, United States - 4 hours ago... "Oration on the Dignity of Man" has fitted Mr. Rushdie with appropriately heroic and larger-than-life subjects for his larger-than-life prose. ...
- Collection of essays celebrate's Corvallis' 150th anniversary - KVAL
KVALCollection of essays celebrate's Corvallis' 150th anniversaryKVAL, OR - 4 hours ago(AP) - A new book called ''The Spirit of Corvallis'' celebrates the city's 150th anniversary with a collection of poetry, images and short stories. ...
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