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- St. Prosper of Aquitaince - Catholic Online
Called "the best disciple of Augustine," St. Prosper of Aquitaine (c. 370-c. 463/465) devoted his life to defending Augustine's doctrines of grace and predestination against those who opposed it. Prosper may have been born at Limoges; he may have ...
- Graduate Wins Literary Prize With Works From Blog - WJZ
Graduate Wins Literary Prize With Works From BlogWJZ, MD - May 18, 2008She also submitted poetry and critical essays. The prize, which is worth $67481 this year, is awarded annually at Washington College to the graduating ...
- Coquitlam woman sued in U.S. over rights to inspirational poem - The Province
Civil action has been launched against a Coquitlam woman who claims to be the original author of the well-known "Footprints" poem. According to court documents filed in Brooklyn Federal Court, Margaret Fishback Powers breached U.S. copyright laws by ...
- Arts Council England funded podcast nominated for Sony Award (PublicTechnology.net)
An Arts Council England funded podcast has received a nomination for the best Internet Programme Award at this year’s Sony Radio Academy Awards. The Book Slam podcast, hosted by Patrick Neate and Elliott Jack, accompanies the London-based Book Slam literary club night.
- Reflect during solstic, shaman tells 30 at event - Daily Item
SUNBURY — Red and blue streamers fastened to wooden stakes snapped in the breeze 360 feet above the Susquehanna River Saturday as a shaman and his audience welcomed summer at the Shikellamy State Park overlook. The daylong event, which also ...
- Science fiction's Thomas Disch ends his life - Gay.com
Science fiction writer and poet Thomas Disch has committed suicide, authorities said. Disch died July 4 and his body was discovered July 5, according to the New York City Police Department. He was 68. The author of seminal science-fiction novels ...
- Washington diary (BBC News)
Matt Frei on the difference between Clinton and Obama
- Moments with Mrinal - Daily News and Analysis
I was delighted when Mrinal Sen offered me a pivotal character in Padatik in 1972. Here was an opportunity of a lifetime to work with another great director in Indian cinema after Satyajit Ray. Padatik was a haunting tale of the turbulent ‘70s ...
- Grand slam (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
The Worcester Poets Asylum has been sending teams of bards to the National Poetry Slam Finals every year for more than a decade, and this year's no exception, with eight of the area's finest competing for four spots in the competition, at Madison, Wis. Stylistically varied, the poets range from vivacious and funny to political to literary, sometimes with the same poet exchanging one hat for ...
- ICE T TO PERFORM WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - Contactmusic.com
ICE T TO PERFORM WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAContactmusic.com, UK - 11 hours agoIce-T - real name Tracy Marrow - will narrate Hughes' poetry set to the music of jazz professor Dr. Ronald MCCurdy, who composed the project using musical ...
- Edith Derby Williams, 1917-2008: President's granddaughter championed GOP (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Edith Derby Williams, the granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt who became a well-known local champion of Republican and environmental causes, died Sunday, nearly a week before her 91st birthday.
- Chinese caligraphy being taught at West Islip Library (Babylon Beacon)
Janet Loehr, a retired West Islip teacher, met with the Traveler's Club at the West Islip Library on Monday, March 10, 7 p.m. to acquaint the members with Chinese caligraphy. This is the first of three Chinese perfections covered. The other two perfections are painting and poetry which the group will cover in the future.
- Feed your head: SF State reading recommendations - Golden Gate [X]Press
Feed your head: SF State reading recommendationsGolden Gate [X]Press, CA - 2 hours agoHis fifth volume of poetry, “Failure,” won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Schultz recommends: “The Sun Also Rises,” by Ernest Hemingway. ...
- At the library - Wicked Local West Roxbury
At the libraryWicked Local West Roxbury, MA - 3 hours agoOngoing poetry workshop: Since 1996, local poet Mary E. Joyce Waite has been guiding other aspiring poets during their Monday meetings at the West Roxbury ...
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search - AZCentral.com
BOSTON - Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile. It's the perfect skill set for her newest assignment. As part of Barack Obama's vice presidential search team, Kennedy must function with the utmost secrecy in what is ...
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