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- At Tanglewood, a Composer Nears the Century Mark (New York Times)
To celebrate the life of Elliott Carter, who turns 100 on Dec. 11, the Tanglewood Music Center is devoting this year?s programs entirely to his music.
- Don't disparage a politician for having a way with words - Minneapolis Star Tribune
May I offer a few words in defense of eloquence? You wouldn't think that eloquence is the sort of thing that needs defending, but it has taken some hits during the presidential primaries. Other sorts of speaking skills went pretty much uncriticized ...
- UCR professor wins book award - Riverside Press Enterprise
Christopher Abani, a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, has won the PEN/Beyond Margins Award for his novel "Song for Night." Abani said the award is a particular honor for him because it is from a prestigious writers' organization and is ...
- Archive for June, 2008 - Rapid City Journal
I know this is a political blog, but I’m giving it a rest tonight. Jim McKay died today. He was the model on which TV sports broadcasters pattern themselves. We live in an age of 24-hour sports networks and cable channels devoted exclusively to one ...
- Tales of fathers sail on in `The Boat' (Miami Herald)
Father's Day is a Sunday. Nam Le has time to go out and buy his dad a card or a gift, but he really needn't bother.
- Company grows along with baby boomers' list of needs - Detroit Free Press
About a decade ago, Tony Fama, a former investigative reporter on Channel 4, started the Maria Madeline Project Inc. -- a company aimed at helping baby boomers with their growing needs. Named after Maria, his mother, and Madeline, his grandmother ...
- 'Any Solution Will Have to Involve More Creative Thinking' - Spiegel Online
'Any Solution Will Have to Involve More Creative Thinking'Spiegel Online, Germany - 56 minutes agoAbu- Lughod began her career by studying the poetry and honor codes of Arab Bedouins, and later organized surveys of women in the Arab world. ...
- Book Notes - Burlington Free Press
• Middlebury College and a Weybridge resident. In his book "Why Poetry Matters" (Yale University Press, $24), Parini wrote, "Poetry matters because it serves up the substance of our lives, and becomes more than a mere articulation of experience ...
- Renowned author will reside at APSU - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Renowned author will reside at APSUClarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - 31 minutes ago"In addition to novels, Erdrich has written volumes of poetry, children’s books and a memoir of early motherhood," says a news release from APSU. ...
- A Sea of Tranquillity? - bbc
President Sarkozy has greeted the 43 world leaders for a summit that at least looks more successful than many of us expected. He welcomed Mrs Merkel with a hug, Gordon Brown with what could have been a joke and the Turkish leader very quickly ...
- Pinay wins int'l art competition - ABS CBN News
Pinay wins int'l art competitionABS CBN News, Philippines - 19 minutes agoHer inspirational essays, stories and poetry are gaining loyal following since launching her blog last February. The prestigious London-based Saatchi Online ...
- Counting the Dead - New York Times
New York TimesCounting the DeadNew York Times, United States - 42 minutes agoBut the fragmentary forms and skittering attention of her poems suggest that 21st-century activist poetry may face some novel challenges, ...
- Grandson Writes Letter to Honor Late Writer - Donga.com
The late Korean writer, poet and English literature scholar Pi Cheon-deuk, whose pen name was Geum-a, met a Japanese girl named Asako three times in his essay “Karma,” before he died last year. “I shouldn’t have met her the third time,” he ...
- Music and lyrics - Telegraph-Journal
Music and lyricsTelegraph-Journal, Canada - 1 hour agoWriting became her passion and, along the way, her poetry was noticed by musicians. The Irish group Iona, one of the world's top traditional folk groups, ...
- 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.
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