Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- A Van Cliburn anniversary: From musician to folk hero (The Star)
If cultural gods tell us more about us than about themselves, Van Cliburn holds a particularly warped and smoky mirror up to the classical-music world he intermittently dominated over the last half-century - one that shows much about the strange price of being a folk hero.
- DON'T MISS THE AWESOME FREDERICKSBURG JAYCEES 33RD ANNUAL HAUNTED ... - The Free Lance-Star
The Free Lance-StarDON'T MISS THE AWESOME FREDERICKSBURG JAYCEES 33RD ANNUAL HAUNTED ...The Free Lance-Star, VA - 4 hours agoPoetry Reading, UMW, Combs Hall. Chilean poet Alonso de Ercilla's "La Araucana," by Antonio Barrenechea, assistant professor of English. 5 pm 540/654-1597. ...
- Booked (The Reader)
* On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Bookworm will host the monthly What Are You Reading? book chat from noon to 1 p.m. and again that evening from 6–7 p.m. No reservations are required — just enthusiasm for books of all genres.
- Blog: Hugs and humour make it all worth while - Nursing Times
Blog: Hugs and humour make it all worth whileNursing Times, UK - 18 hours agoFor me it's a sometimes frustrating but ultimately perplexing profession peppered with moments of sheer poetry and poignancy. If it wasn't for the stoical ...
- Branching out to highlight historic trees in city - Daily Press
HAMPTON - — When the authors of a new book called "Remarkable Trees of Virginia " asked for nominations of historically important trees in the state, they received 1,000 responses. Only about 120 of those were picked to be photographed and written ...
- US Squash Goes For Ninth Place At Worlds - The Bulletin
Todd Harrity and his United States teammates will vie for ninth place today when they take on Australia at the Junior Men's World Squash Championships in Switzerland. The four-man U.S. squad, made up of Episcopal Academy senior Harrity, Penn Charter ...
- Local Business News In Brief - Spectrum
ST. GEORGE - The St. George Area Chamber of Commerce's weekly luncheon will feature The Huntsman World Senior Games. The luncheon will be at noon today at the Holiday Inn, 850 S. Bluff St. Lunch is $13. For more information, contact the chamber ...
- Next live taping for 'Aloha Shorts' September 7 - Honolulu Advertiser
Producer/Director Mark Lutwak has announced the next live taping for KIPO's Aloha Shorts, the locally produced show hosted by Cedric Yamanaka featuring local actors reading locally written short stories and poetry. The session is set for Sunday ...
- Poet draws on life's contrasts - Chicago Tribune
Susan Hahn is not a boastful woman. Typically, in fact, she speaks in a thoughtful, subdued, self-effacing way that—like the voice of Daisy Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald 's "The Great Gatsby"—forces you to lean in a bit closer and listen a ...
- The Place to Watch for Palin News? - New York Times Blogs
Much has been made of the ability , or lack thereof , of prediction markets to accurately forecast election outcomes. In the larger scheme of things, the following statement is unimportant, but let me say it anyway: the first time I read the name ...
- Enthusiastic writer sought to represent Broome (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Wanted: Local published poet or writer, willing to work for free. Benefits include high-profile post with public readings and workshops, and visits to schools. Must love literature.
- The ‘write’ way (The Telegraph)
Penning their thoughts is something that comes naturally to the bunch of writers at Calcutta Girls’ High School (CGHS). Encouraged by teachers to explore beyond the expected, they have earned several accolades.
- Poets perform rapid-fire rhymes - Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY -- Buddy Wakefield is serious about the spoken word. So serious, in fact, that he once sold everything he owned and toured the country, living in his car for two years, to bring performance poetry to the masses. Although he now calls ...
- Obituaries in the news - Salon
MUNNSVILLE, N.Y.(AP) — Hayden Carruth, an award-winning poet who wrote about the people and places of northern Vermont, died Monday. He was 87. Carruth, who lived in Vermont in the 1960s and 70s, died at his home in Munnsville, N.Y. after suffering ...
- Seeking storytellers - South Delta Leader
Seeking storytellersSouth Delta Leader, Canada - 2 hours agoAfter delving into short stories, script-writing and poetry, Thomas rounds out the course with a practical discussion of how to get published using examples ...
|
|
Get better Mortgage Rates today and save!
Florida Mortgages
|