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- Fairport librarian honored for efforts with teens (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
A Fairport teen services librarian is recognized as a "Mover and Shaker" by the Library Journal.
- Young poets compete (Simcoe.com)
The annual Poetry in the Round competition was held at Allandale Heights Public School April 17.
- St. Charles author pens sports book (The Courier News)
The Society of Midland Authors, which recognizes top authors in the Midwest each year, recently doled its Best Biography award to a St. Charles resident for her book on former Major League Baseball pitcher Sal Maglie. Judith Testa will receive the honor Tuesday night at the society's annual banquet and awards presentation for her book, Sal Maglie: Baseball's Demon Barber .
- All-ages shows - Denton Record Chronicle
All-ages showsDenton Record Chronicle, TX - 3 hours agoShe coached them to learn the play as a poem, rather than searching for punctuation and diagramming sentences. “I told them to memorize each line by taking ...
- Music note: Billy Bragg takes brave stand against fascists and bad tea - Twin Cities Planet
Music note: Billy Bragg takes brave stand against fascists and bad teaTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 17 minutes agoCR Avery (Bragg’s opening act, who combines beat-boxing with beat poetry): cravery.com. Upcoming shows at the Cedar Cultural Center: thecedar.org. ...
- Cops seek suspects, woman clings to life after shooting (Orlando Sentinel)
Mildred Beaubrun and two girlfriends had just ended a night of partying at Club Firestone early Monday when they stopped at a 7-Eleven on Colonial Drive for some gas and something to drink.
- Al Purdy: an uncommon poet memorialized - CBC.ca
CBC.caAl Purdy: an uncommon poet memorializedCBC.ca, Canada - 21 minutes agoHis final collection of poetry, Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy (Harbour Publishing), was released posthumously in the fall of 2000, ...
- New Poetry Collection Launching This Weekend (Scoop.co.nz)
In Continents by Otago poet Richard Reeve will be launched during Invercargill’s May Arts Month Festival.
- Poetry helps children take early literacy steps - Star-Gazette
The early childhood years are a time of dramatic growth and development. The emergence of language is one of the most remarkable aspects of a child's development. From their earliest months, children are playing with sound and experimenting with the ...
- Shades of grey - Metro
MetroShades of greyMetro, UK - 22 minutes agoNo one can describe clothes, people and atmosphere with such wit and poetry. Denzel Washington played the role in an underrated film but the book has many ...
- 411MMA Fact or Fiction 07.09.08: Griffin's Chances of Retaining ... - 411mania.com
411MMA Fact or Fiction 07.09.08: Griffin's Chances of Retaining ...411mania.com, TX - 11 minutes agoOkay, maybe 99% on those things, and 1% on his strangely entertaining poetry. Let's just hope we never hear about him again belligerently running around a ...
- Sister devoted career to teaching, inspiring youths - Argus Leader
My little sister is retiring next month. Talk about making a guy feel old. I can remember when she used to be kneeling on the living room floor playing with her dolls when I'd walk in the door after the eight-mile ride home from first grade in ...
- Out and About: July 2 - 13 - Taunton Call
Out and About: July 2 - 13Taunton Call, USA - 1 hour agoOpen mic signup, 8 pm Open mic followed by featured poet, concludes with poetry slam. The Trinity Church Flea Market every Saturday. ...
- Love is a battlefield - Time Out New York
Time Out New YorkLove is a battlefieldTime Out New York, NY - 58 minutes agoEnsiferum draws inspiration from Finland’s epic poetry and mythology, while Turisas dug deep to make 2007’s The Varangian Way, a wildly imaginative concept ...
- Bards averse to top poetry job - Channel 4 News
A new poet laureate will be chosen when Andrew Motion comes to the end of his term. But who wants the job? Every 10 years there is a new poet laureate - that strange job in which one of Britain's leading writers is nominated to produce verse on state ...
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