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- Alan Sillitoe: 'I've really only got one story - mine' (Guardian Unlimited)
There's a great story about Alan Sillitoe that's always done the rounds. He's hanging out in Mallorca in the late 50s, writing six or seven unpublished novels, when he asks fellow expat Robert Graves to do him a favour and read his latest effort.
- Boinking: A (Very) Natural History - Nashville Scene
Boinking: A (Very) Natural HistoryNashville Scene, USA - 36 minutes agoEmerging from this literary exercise is genuine poetry, and a deep current of heartbreak runs beneath even the snarkiest entries. ...
- Partnerships mark new season of American Shorts - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Partnerships mark new season of American ShortsPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 9 hours agoA professor of creative writing at the University of Houston, Doty this year published his sixth poetry collection, "Fire to Fire," as well as the paperback ...
- Upward Bound hits the mud - Daily Astorian
Upward Bound hits the mudDaily Astorian, USA - 19 minutes agoIn another project group, rap, hip hop, techno and other music provided the catalyst for learning to write poetry. Yasemin Gadelhak, a writing instructor at ...
- The Broken Word, by Adam Foulds; Mandeville, by Matthew Francis ... - Independent
The Broken Word, by Adam Foulds; Mandeville, by Matthew Francis ...Independent, UK - 3 hours agoUsing poetry to explore the nature of language and identity is not unusual, but I can't think of such an eloquent example. These 70 poems are active ...
- Poetry review: 'The Ghost Soldiers: Poems' by James Tate - Orlando Sentinel
Poetry review: 'The Ghost Soldiers: Poems' by James TateOrlando Sentinel, FL - 1 hour agoBy locating humor in tragedy, by highlighting the false connections by which we mortals construct daily life, Tate distills the sad little details of ...
- James Fenton on the creation of canons - guardian.co.uk
James Fenton on the creation of canonsguardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours agoI'm relying now on a new account by Thomas F Bonnell of the publishing of the classics of English poetry, The Most Disreputable Trade (Oxford). ...
- A lesson in history - Pensacola News Journal
A lesson in historyPensacola News Journal, FL - 1 hour agoLast year hundreds of area residents went to hear speakers, check out vendors' exhibits and enjoy musical performances by praise dancers, gospel rap, poetry ...
- Mayor reads "The Saginaw Song" as his hometown celebrates poet ... - The Saginaw News - MLive.com
Mayor reads "The Saginaw Song" as his hometown celebrates poet ...The Saginaw News - MLive.com, MI - 3 hours ago"I've been working on my poetry," said she -- and then she read two more as boats cruised by underneath, their occupants waving to the poetry-loving ...
- Sensitive Gangstas? - Free Times
Free TimesSensitive Gangstas?Free Times, SC - 7 hours agoThe danger in reading too much into poetry by Crips, Bloods and Mexican Mafia members is obvious — that it could lead mushy-headed liberals to excuse bad ...
- America Back on Track... for Tuesday, July 22nd - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsAmerica Back on Track... for Tuesday, July 22ndOpEdNews, PA - 36 minutes agoIn addition he has published more than 1500 SetonnoteS commentaries, plus poetry and political essays in publications across the country. ...
- Father Fest 2008 debuts today - Record
Father Fest 2008, an event that organizers hope will increase health awareness among men, begins at 11 a.m. today at Stockton's Williams Brotherhood Park, 2044 Fair St. The first-time event, organized by Sammy Nunez, who works with Fathers & Families ...
- Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award - Irish World News
For anyone between 11-17 years of age, the Poetry Society’s Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is an exciting opportunity to discover a talent you never knew you had, or maybe quietly thought you had but lacked the confidence to act upon. Whether ...
- Anime Review—Sword of the Stranger - Firefox News
Anime Review—Sword of the StrangerFirefox News, AZ - 8 hours agoBy Peter Gutiérrez Over the past fifteen years, Peter's work in horror and other genres, in the form of short fiction, poetry, criticism, and comics, ...
- Portsmouth to revisit plan for nightclub in Old Towne - HamptonRoads.com
The city's planning commission split this week over whether to allow a venue with late-night entertainment to open in Olde Towne. Restaurateurs and club owners Terry Webb and Kelli Davis said they envision young professionals sampling tapas and ...
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