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- Angelou awarded honorary doctorate degree (Moldova.org)
Virginia's Shenandoah University said it has awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to U.S. literary great Maya Angelou.The honor was presented to the 80-year-old writer, poet and activist Thursday during A Morning with Maya Angelou, the official kick-off event for the inauguration of the university's 16th president, Tracy Fitzsimmons, Ph.D., the university said.The Shenandoah University ...
- It's poetry in motion from youngsters - Halifax Evening Courier
It's poetry in motion from youngstersHalifax Evening Courier, UK - 1 hour agoThe youngsters won books of poetry and a visit by children's poet David Harmer for their schools. The full article contains 176 words and appears in Evening ...
- Maya Angelou, Norman Lear named for 2008 Marian Anderson Award - The Canadian Press
Maya Angelou, Norman Lear named for 2008 Marian Anderson AwardThe Canadian Press, PHILADELPHIA - 34 minutes ago... poetry, plays and children's books. She also has written for television and film, serving on the board of the American Film Institute and as a member of ...
- Local guide (Billings Gazette)
Sunday, August 24, 2008 Road work to close Bench BoulevardBench Boulevard will be closed at the intersection of Shawnee Drive Monday through Thursday.
- Del Martin, 87; pioneering lesbian rights activist - Los Angeles Times
SAN FRANCISCO -- Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for ...
- In the news - Daily Press
In the newsDaily Press, VA - 3 hours ago•Local author Ashlee Paxton-Turner recently donated a copy of her poetry collection "Into the Night: Poems for the Traveler by Star Light" to the ...
- The race to be the fourth party matters more than you think (Guardian Unlimited)
Comment is free: Rafael Behr: They're not set to conquer Westminster, but the Greens versus BNP is of great significance
- Business forum: Your story? Just the facts, ma'am - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Business forum: Your story? Just the facts, ma'amMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 4 hours agoSimple, direct statements in government-style, gray-flannel prose. No lying, no embellishing. Leave out the poetry. Write in clear declarations that begin ...
- Expect the unexpected - Express Buzz
Expect the unexpectedExpress Buzz, India - 14 hours agoA copywriter by profession, Vibha published her first book last year and also a book of poetry earlier this year. “Currently I am working on a sequel of ...
- Laura Bush, Jenna Bush to Meet Book-Lovers at Eighth Annual National Book Festival; Young Readers' Toolkit Available (PRWeb)
The 2008 National Book Festival, hosted by the Library of Congress and First Lady Laura Bush, will feature co-authors Mrs. Bush and her daughter, Jenna Bush, on the National Mall Sept. 27; young readers can get ready for the festival using a new toolkit online; new authors and special guests join the lineup. (PRWeb Sep 9, 2008) Read the full story at ...
- U.N. troops offer lessons in peace in Lebanon - LF website
Yoga, French poetry, pizza making -- the international forces stationed there give war-weary residents a respite from their cares. EBEL AL SAQI, LEBANON — The yoga instructor chuckles, and the three dozen or so women follow along, giggling ...
- The battle of the Titians - Guardian Unlimited
Tastes change and fashions change and over four centuries everything changes utterly, but one thing has never changed since the 16th century and this is the reverence all lovers of painting feel for the works of Titian. Other Renaissance artists ...
- Poetry summit to raise profile - The Bookseller (subscription)
Poetry summit to raise profileThe Bookseller (subscription), UK - 5 hours agoIt was also pointed out at the event that Macmillan is currently the only major publisher with a dedicated children’s poetry list. ...
- And a Rock Star Shall Lead Them - Interference.com
And a Rock Star Shall Lead ThemInterference.com - 1 hour agoTo date nearly 2.5 million people have signed the online One declaration, a grassroots social justice movement aimed at empowering people to put pressure on ...
- Man crosses barrios to promote gang peace - San Diego Union Tribune
Man crosses barrios to promote gang peaceSan Diego Union Tribune, United States - 2 hours agoHe protested the violence through poetry and tried to catch the attention of others through his artwork. At 16, he joined the End Barrio Warfare movement, ...
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