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- Eleanor Wachtel talks with poet and fiction writer Jackie Kay in the ... - CBC News
All of us go through a search for identity. But that personal quest has special resonance for Scottish writer Jackie Kay, and it has been at the root of much of her award-winning work. The daughter of a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father, Kay was ...
- Readers review 'Pineapple Express,' more (Chicago Tribune)
- Ttravel digest - Daily Gleaner
Ttravel digestDaily Gleaner, Canada - 12 minutes agoA total of $3000 in prize money will be handed out in a Burns recital and competition, which will feature both poetry and song. Competitors will be split ...
- Ray Beauchemin's Letters from Abu Dhabi: Why Dubai may covet Cirque -- location, location, diversification (Market Watch)
If the rumor is true, Dubai wants to own outright the pride of Quebec, Cirque do Soleil. Ray Beauchemin tells why it makes more sense than it might initially appear to.
- Massachusetts Club News (The Eagle-Tribune)
The Carmel Club will hold a dance on Monday, Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Main Street, Peabody. Refreshments will be served. Music by Pete Saran. Singles and guests are welcome. For more information, write to Paul Micale, 16 Summit Terrace, Peabody, MA 01960.
- Charles King (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register)
KING, Charles "Bud" William, 79, of Paden City, W.Va., died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, in St. Joseph Hospital, Parkersburg, W.Va. Bud was born November 16, 1928, in Jacksonburg, W.Va., the son of the late Daniel W. and Blanche Myers King.
- Understanding father (Minnesota Public Radio)
Poet Honor Moore created waves with her memoir that in part talks about the double life of her father Paul Moore, an Episcopal bishop. Paul Moore's bisexuality was an open secret in his large family and among some in his parish. In the process of writing and researching, Honor Moore found her feelings toward her father changed.
- How alliteration enhances poetry, prose and memory - HULIQ.com
From nursery rhymes to Shakespearian sonnets, alliterations have always been an important aspect of poetry whether as an interesting aesthetic touch or just as something fun to read. But a recent study suggests that this literary technique is useful ...
- The Power of 'Floetry' - Cayman Net News
Cayman Net NewsThe Power of 'Floetry'Cayman Net News, Cayman Islands - 1 hour ago“I decided that there was the need for a place where writers and poets could come and express themselves, especially in the form of poetry. ...
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile. It's the perfect skill set for her newest assignment. As part of Barack Obama's vice presidential search team, Kennedy must function with the utmost secrecy in what is sure to be one of the most closely watched endeavors of this year's presidential campaign. The daughter of President Kennedy has sought and treasured ...
- Masterful Sculptures, Formed of Clay (New York Times)
?Masters in Clay? at Grounds for Sculpture is a thoughtful two-part exhibition of contemporary American clay artists.
- "Indias made me a lot more sceptical about America" (Express India)
Well, yes. Despite being influenced by the Beats like any other American, I generally held them at arm's length because I perceived them to be anti-women.
- Kiswanti: Building a library of love - Jakarta Post
Kiswanti: Building a library of loveJakarta Post, Indonesia - 3 hours agoAt that time, she said, she had a simple, noble dream -- to own a library in her home so everyone could read for free. In 1971, when her friends started to ...
- Rumours of the Death of Music Are Exaggerated - RedOrbit
Rumours of the Death of Music Are ExaggeratedRedOrbit, TX - 55 minutes agoFaber and Faber recently collaborated with the Guardian to give away pamphlets of 20thcentury poetry, including works by Sylvia Plath, Siegfried Sassoon and ...
- Zimbabwe: Mairosi's Poem Published in Che in Verse (AllAfrica.com)
ZIMBABWEAN poet and performer Cosmas Mairosi recently scored a first by becoming the only Zimbabwean to have his poem -- Bayethe Latin Warrior -- published in Che in Verse, an international poetry anthology dedicated to the life and works of the late Latin American revolutionary, Ernesto Che Guevara.
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