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- Pop go the exam papers as Amy Winehouse muscles in - Irish Independent
Pop go the exam papers as Amy Winehouse muscles inIrish Independent, Ireland - 2 hours agoBy Nancy Harris It's almost enough to bring you back to the days of the old Leaving Cert poetry question. Will it be Yeats? Will it be Kavanagh? ...
- Search to Divine Authorship Leads 'Footprints' to Court - Washington Post
The single set of footprints in the sand -- as millions of inspired souls now know -- was that time when the Lord picked you up and carried you. It's a metaphor, people: He is there when you need Him most, and so is the ubiquitous poem known as ...
- Western Washington has new president - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Bruce Shepard, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin's Green Bay campus, will assume the helm at Western Washington University starting this fall. Western's Board of Trustees approved Shepard as the university's president Friday afternoon. The ...
- The calendar - MiamiHerald.com
The calendarMiamiHerald.com, FL - 2 hours ago305-759-0122. Poets Marva McClean and Ivy Armstrong perform selections of their work during the National Poetry Month celebration. Free. ...
- Woodbridge woman writes poetry celebrating Bible (Lodi News-Sentinel)
Sandy Holtz grew up with no background in poetry. Her parents never wrote poems. None of her friends did, either. She never had an English teacher who influenced her, and she hadn't read poetry to any extent.
- The Poems of Paul Celan (BellaOnline)
A review of an exceptional translation of one of the most relevant and transcendent poets of the twentieth century, Paul Celan.
- 350 works tell isle history (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The Internet may allow speedy access to facts and snapshots into other lives, but the nature of its content is informational.
- Scoop: O'Donnell says ‘View’ threatened lawsuit - MSNBC
Rosie O’Donnell and Howard Stern ended their long feud on June 3 when O’Donnell called in to the Stern’s radio show. Among the topics they discussed were her final days of “The View,” which O’Donnell remembers differently from ABC ...
- Pizarro: Attentive bird-watcher saves the day at San Jose City Hall - San Jose Mercury News
There was a dramatic rescue Wednesday evening after the first flight of one of San Jose City Hall's peregrine falcon chicks went south. The male chick - who will get a name when the results of a contest are announced today - had flown from the City ...
- Exhibition in Dubai: 'Iran Today' by Elham Moaidnia (Payvand Iran News)
Born in Isfahan, Iran, Elham Moaidnia communicates through her work by using Iranian symbols, expressive figures and scripts appearing as slogans. Her inspiration comes from observing contrasts in society and the life of man in today's world.
- Mrinal Sen, Pete Lacaba to receive Lifetime Achievement Award (Glamsham.com)
Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema today announced the winners of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards.
- Palace sets stage for literature's Everywoman (Albany Times Union)
The woman who's been called a national treasure is going to play the Palace, even if she expresses amazement that people are willing to pay up to $80 a ticket. How's it feel to be a rock star, Maya Angelou, traveling to gigs in a custom tour bus?"It's wonderful," she says with a throaty laugh. "I've had 10,000 people fill an arena and pay to hear an old black woman talk of love, of poetry, ...
- Weakening Signals (Washington Post)
Bill Watson might play a four-hour piece by Bach, and then slap it on again, just because he felt like it. Or he might interrupt a Mahler symphony mid-spin, deciding instead to recite poetry or blend news bulletins with reports from his "Roman Empire correspondent," Edward Gibbon.
- Noteworthy clicks (The Ann Arbor News)
Magic shelf: A virtual, customizable online bookshelf 20 rows deep. Borders Media: Online video programs including Borders Book Club, Live at 01, Borders Kitchen, Borders Open Door Poetry, Borders Presents and Borders Advice for Living with Mel Robbins.
- Farewell, George Garrett - The Hook
Farewell, George GarrettThe Hook, VA - 3 hours ago... fame might soar following his death.) “You couldn’t categorize him,” says McNair, citing Garrett’s poetry as among his favorite of Garrett’s works. ...
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