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- Lincoln's slam poets are off to nationals (Lincoln Journal Star)
The poets are going to the show. Next week, the Nebraska Writers Collective team will head to Madison, Wis., to compete at the 2008 National Poetry Slam. The annual five-day event is the largest poetry performance gathering in the world.
- Ledger shines as Joker; 'Dark Knight' is the movie of the summer (BG News)
If we look back to 2005, we may remember the final moments of "Batman Begins" speaking of escalation. When Lt. Gordon raised questions to Batman about the criminals' counteraction to the appearance of a crime fighting caped crusader, another voice was also speaking.
- Wiping out Edmonton's graffiti, one zone at a time - Canada.com
Canada.comWiping out Edmonton's graffiti, one zone at a timeCanada.com, Canada - 1 hour agoPoetry is etched in the downtown alley behind a two-metre chain-link fence, its unwelcome white lettering marring a black metal door. ...
- Exhibit honors poet Jeffers - Thecalifornian.com
For eight weeks beginning Oct. 4, The National Steinbeck Center is presenting an exhibition, "Jeffers & Steinbeck: Habitat of Thought," as part of a National Endowment for the Arts pilot program called "The Big Read: The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers ...
- Gandhi Peace Brigade/ Light a Candle for Peace on September 12 - Bay Area Indymedia
Gandhi Peace Brigade/ Light a Candle for Peace on September 12Bay Area Indymedia, CA - 6 hours agoThe rally will conclude at the Plaza with a festival of Iranian and American music, food, dancing and poetry. The world shared America's grief after the ...
- Teaming up to give kids a special tour of the White House (The Herald-Mail)
Let's just say it flat-out: "Our White House" (Candlewick Press, $29.99) is a stunning gathering of children's-book stars, all with a single goal of illuminating a national treasure for young readers. In this new book, more than 100 of the best and brightest of children's-book creators offer their words and artwork as a way of demonstrating to children that American history indeed can be both ...
- Making the grade - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Making the gradeMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 3 hours agoBut Swanson, who has brought poetry to Minnesota children for 20 years through the COMPAS Writers and Artists program, has a lyrical style all her own, ...
- Twaalf leeuwen in Granada - ScienceGuide
Twaalf leeuwen in GranadaScienceGuide, Netherlands - 4 hours agoBut the grand design of the court is inspired by Christian monasteries. Different than in traditional Moorish palaces this court has a surrounding gallery ...
- Jack White and Alicia Keys Team for Quantum of Solace Theme Song - FOXBusiness
Jack White and Alicia Keys Team for Quantum of Solace Theme SongFOXBusiness - 1 hour agoA love of early delta blues inspired him to take a minimalist approach to the music, one which included a simple drumming style by Meg as well as a red, ...
- Photo Flash: 'Memphis- The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll' at La Jolla - Broadway World
Broadway WorldPhoto Flash: 'Memphis- The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll' at La JollaBroadway World, NY - 20 minutes agoSingle ticket prices range from $42 to $100. To purchase, call (858) 550-1010 or online at www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
- Michael Moore's free election-year movie 'Slacker Uprising' comes out ... - Grand Rapids Press
Michael Moore, the political provocateur behind the films "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Sicko," is releasing a new film Tuesday. But you will not be able to find "Slacker Uprising" at any theater. Instead he is placing the film on the Internet for free ...
- Provocative Pacific prose - New Zealand Herald
When Robert Louis Stevenson died at 44 in his Samoan home, half a world away from his birthplace of Edinburgh, he left a remarkably diverse body of work. In fewer than two decades he turned out popular romantic novels (among them Kidnapped and ...
- It's Happening - Scarborough - insideTORONTO.com
It's Happening - ScarboroughinsideTORONTO.com, Canada - 1 hour agoSCARBOROUGH WRITERS ASSOCIATION meets Wednesdays to discuss personal writing and poetry, The Jack Goodlad Centre, 929 Kennedy Rd. E., 7:30 to 9:30 pm Call ...
- Dude, here's your ranch (The Standard-Times)
The heifers are acting surly, but my horse pushes forward. My young crew of 10 or so cowpunchers encircles about 30 head of cattle on a wide pasture in the shadow of a sawtooth mountain just west of Bridgeport, Calif. Our horses slowly lead the cattle...
- Can you share a poem? - Domican Today
C'est Magnifique! Mon cousin. That's what I call poetry "au naturel". From the heart and direct. As Bill Clinton was known to say: "I feel your pain". However, the Lord that I know is not deaf that he does not hear the anguish of a repentant sinner ...
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