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- A Colonial Oasis in Upper Manhattan (The New York Sun)
When Lucinda Martinez-Desir was a young girl growing up in Washington Heights, she'd often sit on the steps leading up to Sylvan Terrace and write poetry. Almost two decades later, she returned, moving into one of the cobblestone street's famed Colonial row houses. A tucked-away, car-free block on 161st Street between St. Nicholas Avenue and Jumel Terrace, Sylvan Terrace is lined with street ...
- Novelist Michael Redhill named a judge for prestigious Griffin ... - The Canadian Press
Novelist Michael Redhill named a judge for prestigious Griffin ...The Canadian Press, TORONTO - 1 hour agoTORONTO  Michael Redhill, a noted Canadian novelist, poet, and playwright and publisher, will be among the judges for the prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize. ...
- Pizarro: Exhibit showcases San Jose artist's poetry, typography - Silicon Valley
Chances are you've been exposed to the work of San Jose artist Joe Miller. He's designed materials for so many Silicon Valley groups, including the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Contemporary Asian Theater Scene and ...
- ON TRACK FOR GOLD - Miami Herald
Shawn Johnson's mother enrolled her in gymnastics class out of fear more than anything else. At least at the gym there were mats, foam pads and coaches to catch the little daredevil. Back home, Johnson had climbed out of her crib before she could ...
- Tall Tales: Tell It On Thursday.....Thursday Writing Essentials - Gather.com
Gather.comTall Tales: Tell It On Thursday.....Thursday Writing EssentialsGather.com, MA - 7 hours agoPoetry, fiction, nonfiction.....all are fine. Please don't submit games, polls, jokes, etc. Be sure to submit to Gather Essentials: Writing, ...
- Dufrane, Mary C. "Mitzi" - Wrightstown Post Gazette
Dufrane, Mary C. "Mitzi"Wrightstown Post Gazette, WI - 12 minutes agoShe enjoyed crafts, needlework, word puzzles, writing poetry, and most of all, spending time with her family. Mitzi had a great sense of humor, ...
- Arts month kicks off - Cherry Hill Courier Post
Arts month kicks offCherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 22 hours agoPractice prose at Poetry in the Park at the Historic Hopkins House in Haddon Township. Stroll through the 32nd Annual Juried Art Exhibit at Smithville ...
- Shaking the tree with fury: Jack Marshall and Julia Hartwig (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Now in his early 70s, the American poet Jack Marshall is acutely conscious of his mortality – a fact that gives a sharp edge to the poignancy of the poems in his latest collection, “The Steel Veil†(Coffee House Press, 124 pages, $16).
- Words that heal (Courier-Post)
They give life to their poems and the message behind their words strike at the one part of the body that cancer rarely does: the heart.
- South Africa: Reading Projects Target Aids Awareness, Science (AllAfrica.com)
In this dusty, crowded township of about 400,000 people, the South African government is driving forward a policy that is key to the country's survival of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to its long-term economic growth: reading.
- Bethany Pickens stands out at fest - Chicago Tribune
She wasn't billed as the main attraction, but she deserved to be, judging by her breakthrough performance over the weekend during JazzFest 2008 at the South Shore Cultural Center. Chicagoans may know pianist Bethany Pickens best for her illustrious ...
- PSC holds classes for nontraditional students - Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune
PSC holds classes for nontraditional studentsKeyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV - 40 minutes agoEnjoying Poetry, taught by Jennifer Merrifield, will introduce students to four contemporary American masters: Irene McKinney, Billy Collins, Jo McDougall ...
- Bare facts on Slasher in new book (Express and Star)
The first book on the Tipton slasher for 30 years has been produced in Sandwell. West Bromwich-based author Robert Davies, 54, has for his latest literary effort penned a 48-page book about the bare-fisted fighter and his work on the canals in the region.
- Family of Baghdad booksellers hangs tough Nabil al-Hayawi lost his ... - San Francisco Chronicle
Family of Baghdad booksellers hangs tough Nabil al-Hayawi lost his ...San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 48 minutes agoHe bought the poetry book. He anticipates lending it to at least a dozen classmates, who, in exchange, will lend him their books. On a recent day, ...
- ArtsAlive begins with a mime time - Kent Good Times Dispatch
ArtsAlive begins with a mime timeKent Good Times Dispatch, CT - 2 hours ago"You can tell that poem was written a while ago," Mr. Zucker told his audience, "because words change and fall out of favor." He said he was going to go ...
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