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- News Celebration of life (Haleakala Times)
On the island of Maui, there are many vibrant, independent women living life to its fullest. When given a diagnosis of breast cancer, these amazing women will face challenges – from basic needs like transportation to more complex and emotional upheavals like choosing a wig or prosthesis.
- Victims of Domestic Violence Women's Support Group - Steuben Courier
Victims of Domestic Violence Women's Support GroupSteuben Courier, NY - 10 minutes agoTo enter, send one poem of 21 lines or less to Free Poetry Contest, 7308 Heritage Dr., Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620. Or enter online at www.freecontest.com. ...
- Community Calendar - Worcester Telegram
Community CalendarWorcester Telegram, MA - 3 hours agoKid’s Show “Kathy’s Kid’s Show” presents a fun, musical sing-along show for the young and young at heart at 6 pm at Barrett Park off Chestnut Street as part ...
- Simplicity and repetition may explain staying power of songs (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
It only takes a single exposure, and in an instant, your whole day can change. The infection is rapid and feels potentially unending. One minute you're minding your own business and the next you find that you can't stop thinking, humming, or singing "Dancing Queen."
- From Russia with gold (NBC Olympics)
Nastia Liukin, a Russian-born American gymnast of exquisite grace and beauty,won the women's all-around, a triumph that served as an emphatic reminder that the sport is formally called artistic gymnastics.
- A.S. Maulucci: Confessional verse arose out of repressive post-war era - Enterprise
Poets who expose details of their lives in verse are writing what has come to be called confessional poetry. The hallmarks of this type of work are intimacy and personal revelation. Some critics trace the origin of confessional poetry to the early ...
- Throwdown! Teens to take on grown-ups in poetry slam - Seattle Times
Watch the best of the young and adult Seattle Poetry Slam teams duke it out at the BATTLE OF THE AGES: Seattle's First Annual Youth vs. Adult Team Poetry Slam. It all goes down 8 p.m. next Wednesday, August 20, at Neumo's, on 925 E. Pike St., in ...
- The ex factor: '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover' (Independent)
It's not you, it's me. Or perhaps it's not me, it is you. Or, if you're feeling really mean, it's not me, it's your face. There are myriad ways to break up with someone but, as Rosalind Capulet, the forgotten, erstwhile love interest of Romeo, reminds us at the beginning of 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, "there's not a good way, is there? I mean, there are better ways than sleeping with your ...
- Brought stage magic to city - Herald News
The theater bug bit Georgiann Goodson of Joliet when she was just 13 years old, during a touring performance of "You Can't Take it With You" at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet said her good friend, actor John Lordan of Evanston. Until she retired ...
- Nikki Giovanni Speaks Poetry in NYC July 8-9; Broadway's Jenkins Adds ... - Playbill
Cover art for "One Ounce of Truth: The Nikki Giovanni Songs." Acclaimed poet and author Nikki Giovanni is in New York City July 8-9 to join Broadway vocalist Capathia Jenkins and songwriter-performer Louis Rosen for a reading event of Giovanni's work ...
- John Gierach talks about fly fishing and his new book, 'Fool's Paradise' (The Oregonian)
ohn Gierach is perhaps the premier fly fishing writer in America today. The author of 16 books, including the now iconic "Trout Bum," was in Portland recently, promoting his new book, "Fool's Paradise."
- Pastie memories and glimpse of the future - WalesOnline
Pastie memories and glimpse of the futureWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 17 hours agoThere have been innumerable television programmes about the Welsh countryside, but it is only by reading Thomas’ poetry that one can truly get inside the ...
- Stigler veteran’s poem, artwork win national contest - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Stigler veteran’s poem, artwork win national contestMuskogee Daily Phoenix, OK - 2 hours agoThe category was creative patriotic poetry. Lockwood, 50, of Stigler, a former cannoneer for the US Army, said the poem and painting of a black soldier is ...
- Obituary: David Hammond (Guardian Unlimited)
Obituary: A 'natural force' for good in Irish life with a gift for television film-making and song
- UDHS Latin club wins big at competition - Ambler Gazette
UDHS Latin club wins big at competitionAmbler Gazette, PA - 15 hours agoWeinstein earned fourth place in sight Latin reading poetry and won third place for dramatic interpretation of a passage from the Aeneid. ...
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