Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- Erik Darling, 74; singer-songwriter helped revive American folk music (Los Angeles Times)
Erik Darling, a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who played a vital role in the revival of American folk music and was identified with the pulsing 1960s pop hit "Walk Right In," died Aug. 3 in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 74 and had lymphoma.
- Reuters Middle East Highlights 1330 GMT Aug 11 - guardian.co.uk
Reuters Middle East Highlights 1330 GMT Aug 11guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours agoRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, will be buried in the West Bank on Wednesday, ...
- Your Community: Upcoming Events (The Signal)
By Signal Staff Posted: Sept. 20, 2008 9:14 p.m. Submissions sought for mag The College of the Canyons literary magazine is seeking contributions of poetry, visual art, photography, fiction and creative non-ficton from COC students for its fall publication "cul-de-sac."
- Kelly honored with Academy of American Poets fellowship - Inside Illinois
Kelly honored with Academy of American Poets fellowshipInside Illinois, IL - 2 hours ago“The list of past winners looks an awful lot like the canon of 20th- and 21st-century poetry.†Previous winners include Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, ...
- Smoking Banned In State's Public Colleges - The Bulletin
John Cavanaugh, chancellor of Pennsylvania's public university system, has extended new prohibitions on smoking inside places of business to outdoor campus grounds. Students across the state received notice via email of the new rule and are ...
- Used words for sale at independent book stores - Tacoma News Tribune
In a culture that values newness and efficiency, used book stores are the quintessential embodiment of “old school.†The South Sound’s independent used book stores attract bibliophiles, avid collectors and people who simply refuse to fork over ...
- David Gonzalez sets classics to music for children - Lower Hudson Journal news
David Gonzalez sets classics to music for childrenLower Hudson Journal news, NY - Oct 6, 2008Capturing Gonzalez is more of a challenge for his family. The nature of his job requires travel, and through January he'll be on the road to points as far ...
- Class pictures by Dawoud Bey - goTriad.com
Class pictures by Dawoud BeygoTriad.com, NC - 2 hours agoBey spent part of his adolescence playing drums for different local bands and writing poetry. He became interested in photography at 15 when he got his ...
- Mary Washington teacher named Va. poet laureate - Inrich.com
First it was a Pulitzer, then it was a state prize. Now, Fredericksburg poet Claudia Emerson has been named poet laureate of Virginia. "I'm kind of getting used to Claudia coming up with all these fabulous prizes," said Teresa A. Kennedy, head of the ...
- Poetry reading series concludes this week in Bethany Beach (Cape Gazette)
A nationally known poet, a titan on the local literary scene, and the founder of the Creative Writing Center of Delaware, now what more could an audience ask for?
- Flash of Genius - Boston Globe
"Flash of Genius" is a true-story drama about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. It's a very earnest movie and I don't mean to be cruel, but shouldn't we draw the line on biopics right around here? Can the life struggles of the ...
- RSO Spotlight (Daily Vidette)
Students with an interest in writing can use Euphemism as an outlet for that creative bug. The Registered Student Organization is an online-only literary magazine published by ISU undergraduate and graduate students. Once a semester, students involved in the RSO read, vote on and publish poetry, fiction, non-fiction, visual art and much more.
- Six up for £60,000 writing prize (BBC News)
Six young writers are shortlisted to be in line for this year's international £60,000 Dylan Thomas Prize.
- Following in a poet's footsteps: Exploring Thomas' Wales (Contra Costa Times)
The unfashionable poet was heavy into the pub scene, but discovering his life in the Welsh countryside also takes visitors into charismatic towns.
- Monthly Archive - August 2008 - Wall Street Journal
Every day for the rest of the Games, Journal reporter Adam Thompson will recap notable Olympic events that happened overnight for readers in the U.S. and elsewhere: Deontay Wilder of the U.S. and Clemente Russo of Italy (Photo by AP) It’s been a ...
|
|
Refinancing Mortgages can save you money!
Home Mortgage
December 2007 Mortgage News
|