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- Poetry winner's grief gave her emotion to become winner - Harrow Observer
Poetry winner's grief gave her emotion to become winnerHarrow Observer, UK - 1 hour agoShe said: "I had written stories and articles at first and then I wrote a poem one day in class. The teacher read it and just said to me 'you're a poet'. ...
- ‘I have no aspirations for a Booker’ - Hindu
Hindu‘I have no aspirations for a Booker’Hindu, India - 12 hours agoI believe in readable prose, not literary conceit. I don’t suffer from literary affectation. I have no aspirations for a Booker.” Biting words from a writer ...
- Other People's Daughters, by Ruth Brandon - Independent
Other People's Daughters, by Ruth BrandonIndependent, UK - May 6, 2008Most wrote a flawless, vivid prose rarely attained by educational experts now, yet Brandon keeps lamenting their exclusion from learning. ...
- Williams Lake pair resurrects Canada Day events - Williams Lake Tribune
Williams Lake pair resurrects Canada Day eventsWilliams Lake Tribune, Canada - 17 hours agoThe pair will host a poetry/short story contest for kids between five and 13 years old on the topics "Why are you proud to be a Canadian? ...
- US: Indian student wins prestigious scholarship (rediff.com)
An 18-year-old 'exceptionally promising' high school senior from Andover, Massachusetts, was among 28 students named by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation last week as recipients of its up to $30,000 per year scholarship for four years of college education. Veda Eswarappa was the only Indian American among the 28 students from lower-income backgrounds named for the prestigious scholarship that the ...
- Festival veterans now in pursuit of comfort and joy - Sunday Herald
Festival veterans now in pursuit of comfort and joySunday Herald, UK - 1 hour agoAnd when you do, and you see the pleasant festival light, you might care to remember the Latin family motto from the residents of Inveraray Castle lest you ...
- Winners Announced for First-Ever AFL-CIO Online Video Competition - Forbes
The "Young Activist" was selected amongst participants ages 14-25. Participants were asked to submit online videos in any form that answered the question of how to turn around America. Entries included poetry, original songs, cartoons and other ...
- Verses by a Scot dubbed the world's worst poet sell for £6K - Mirror.co.uk
Verses by a Scot dubbed the world's worst poet sell for £6KMirror.co.uk, UK - May 17, 2008William McGonagall had food thrown at him during public readings and was mocked for his awful verse including a poem about the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster. ...
- Fundraiser makes kids 'stars for the day' (The Courier News)
When the Chicagoland Ride for Kids started in 1984, organizers didn't offer college scholarships; they did not need to. Children with pediatric brain tumors almost never lived long enough to use them. All that has changed thanks to research and modern medicine.
- Langdon places in national tourney - Pilot News
Langdon places in national tourneyPilot News, IN - 1 hour agoWoods went on to compete in five rounds of Poetry and Mills held in for five rounds of Prose. Gehrke placed 81st out of 239 vying for the title in Drama. ...
- Court throws the book at Frost home trespassers - Los Angeles Times
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Call it poetic justice: More than two dozen young people who broke into Robert Frost's former home for a beer party and trashed the place are being required to take classes in his poetry as part of their punishment. Using "The Road ...
- University drama turns into a crisis - Scotsman
FURIOUS academics have attacked the decision to make drastic cuts in acting and theatre courses. DRASTIC cuts in acting and theatre courses are being ordered at a leading Scottish drama school where stars like Ashley Jensen and Kevin McKidd were ...
- Charlotte Sometimes hopes to ride a wave (Orange County Register)
The latest young female singer-songwriter to make her mark wants the focus on her music, not her gender.
- Weekend wonders - Stockton Record
Weekend wondersStockton Record, CA - 3 hours agoThe area's Latino heritage is expressed in the paintings of Luz Lau-Foster and Richard Rios, who also will sing and read his poetry, from 1 to 3:30 pm ...
- Sections of Interest - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Clunky rooftop TV antennas seem like vintage junk, but the old technology could be making a comeback with next year's transition to digital broadcasting. Related story: Cable's switch to digital not an issue for most subscribers More than half the ...
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