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- Still smarting about poetry - Port Phillip Leader
Port Phillip LeaderStill smarting about poetryPort Phillip Leader, Australia - 6 hours agoHe started performing his poetry as a 20-year-old at a night organised by his sister in Ballarat. Smart loves performing poetry and is looking forward to ...
- 'The Modern Element' and 'Invasions' (International Herald Tribune)
The poet-critic Adam Kirsch mounts a defense of poetry at the expense of poetry he disapproves of.
- Festival given the go-ahead - Evening Post
Festival given the go-aheadEvening Post, UK - 4 hours agoDougal Templeton, Venue's editor, said: “As well as rock, this will be a family event with theatre, children's attractions, poetry, jazz and Indian ...
- Thomas comments reflect Obama's bias - Washington Times
Thomas comments reflect Obama's biasWashington Times, DC - 1 hour ago... to judge the legitimacy of one of America's first black conservatives; the poet Phyllis Wheatley. Wheatley's first book of poetry, published in 1771, ...
- Arty facts (Otago Daily Times)
A look at what's happening in the world of art. The Forrester Gallery in Oamaru has been busy with several exhibitions and installations over the past month.
- Gentleman Ronnie made everyone around him feel better about themselves - Independent
Only his family would have known how much Ronnie Drew depended on and drew strength from his wife. Her loss was devastating As a man who appreciated poetry, Ronnie Drew would probably have seen something of himself in this doggerel: "Between the ...
- Top grades for music students - even if they don't know the score - Times Online
Top grades for music students - even if they don't know the scoreTimes Online, UK - 5 hours agoAn O-level music paper for the Associated Examination Board in 1978, for example, asked students to set a verse of poetry to music on a page of empty staves ...
- Ten of the best: Unconsummated passions - guardian.co.uk
Ten of the best: Unconsummated passionsguardian.co.uk, UK - 20 hours ago... her beauty and express his love for her, he perfected the sonnet. (The real Laura was probably married already.) So instead of sex, great poetry. ...
- Tim Harford's top 10 undercover economics books (Guardian Unlimited)
Tim Harford's new book, The Logic of Life: Uncovering the new economics of everything, argues that the most unexpected people - oversexed teenagers, Las Vegas slot addicts, juvenile delinquents and even your boss - are rational, unconsciously weighing up risks and rewards and complying with economic logic. The author of The Undercover Economist, Harford is fond of unearthing economics in ...
- Elizabeth Hurley's gourmet hogs a hit in England - Detroit Free Press
Elizabeth Hurley's gourmet hogs a hit in EnglandDetroit Free Press, United States - 3 minutes agoThe volunteer board of trustees covered the stipend for the master teachers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. It also covered administrative costs and the ...
- Poetry in motion - Edmonton Sun
Since I don't see any hands in the air, I'll fill you in. Ashley Harkleroad is the 72nd-ranked player on the WTA tour. She has never advanced beyond the third round of any Grand Slam singles event and has exactly zero career titles to her credit. She ...
- Yolo County libraries offer much more than books (The Daily Democrat)
People may be surprised to learn that Yolo County Library, with seven branches, has much more to offer than books.
- Welsh poetry winners announced - WalesOnline
Welsh poetry winners announcedWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 39 minutes agoGlobal warming, wind farms, love and loss, factory farming of animals, the closing of Tower Colliery, walking up Pen y Fan, were just some of those subjects ...
- Traits of "Traitor" leaves viewers with much to be desired (Loyola Maroon)
"Traitor" sets itself up as a twist-filled ride through the world of espionage and deceit, but the final product is something much less than what is promised in the previews. Enjoy the first two minutes of this film, because it's all downhill from there.
- Sustainable Living Fair schedule (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Friday 7 p.m. Art-Science-Connect-Sustain Panel Discussion, eco-artist Lynne Hull, CSU scientists Scott Denning and Jessica Thompson and moderator Marda Kirn, executive director of EcoArts (free — Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Arts, 201 S. College Ave.) Saturday 10 a.m. Yoga Food Preservation 11 a.m. The Passive House, Brian Fuentes Budget, Saving and Investing for a Sustainable Future, ...
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