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- Being the Nation's Poet Laureate is a Total Pain [Poetry] (Gawker)
Being the poet laureate is the highest honor a poet can receive in this country. You get $35,000 and a beautiful office in the Library of Congress. (Kay Ryan just became the newest laureate, tasked...
- Glass or grass? - Weekly Volcano
Weekly VolcanoGlass or grass?Weekly Volcano, WA - 1 hour agoWimberly is a Tacoma-based artist who spreads his interests among oil and acrylic painting, photography and poetry, among other fields. ...
- ‘Firehouse’ still fanning the flames of creativity - Tri State Defender
Tri State Defender‘Firehouse’ still fanning the flames of creativityTri State Defender, TN - 14 minutes agoWest: Returning home to Memphis in 1978 to organize the 1st National African-American Crafts Conference & Jubilee (forerunner of Atlanta’s National Black ...
- Iran to compile Shahnameh encyclopedia - PRESS TV
PRESS TVIran to compile Shahnameh encyclopediaPRESS TV, Iran - 13 hours agoWritten by the Persian poet, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh (The Book of Kings) is a classic among epic Persian poetry and recounts Iran's mythical and historical past ...
- Editorial: The legacy of Solzhenitsyn - Daily Gazette
The death of the famed Russian author and Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn Sunday won’t receive the kind of attention it would have had it happened at the height of the Cold War, but it certainly is worth noting. There was a 19th century ...
- Dove chosen for lifetime award (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Rita Dove, a former U.S. and Virginia poet laureate and a professor of poetry at the University of Virginia, has been chosen to receive the Library of Virginia Lifetime Achievement Award.
- James Crumley, Author of Gritty and Poetic Crime Dies at 68 - The Money Times
Washington PostJames Crumley, Author of Gritty and Poetic Crime Dies at 68The Money Times, India - 4 hours agoHe wrote 7 crime novels, but is best known for writing the definitive private eye novel “The Last Good Kiss,” a single accomplishment worthy of a whole ...James Crumley; Inspired Generation of Crime Writers Washington Postall 37 news articles
- McCain Surges As Democrats Fall - The Bulletin
The convention floor was abuzz all Thursday with the news of the CBS poll showing a dead tie (42-42) in the presidential race. And the poll, conducted through Wednesday, couldn't reflect the impact of John McCain's speech, or the full impact of Sarah ...
- Bushra Raja poetry book launched - Daily Times
Bushra Raja poetry book launchedDaily Times, Pakistan - 22 minutes agoRAWALPINDI: A book launch ceremony of Bushra Raja’s poetry collection was held at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) on Wednesday. ...
- Englishman leads kids into Ologies (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
NEW YORK -- "Are dragons kind?" 7-year-old Noah Pellettieri asks Dr. Ernest Drake, the esteemed naturalist and adventurer."Animals are neither good nor bad," Dr ...
- Casper briefs (Casper Star-Tribune)
Forum includes Senate, House candidates Three forums featuring candidates for both U.S. Senate and the U.S. House races in Wyoming will be held on Sunday at the Gertrude Krampert Theatre at Casper College.
- Lady's night at the beckoning microphone - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldLady's night at the beckoning microphoneSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 1 hour agoI said the songs were stilted and over-thought and that the lyrics were 'sixth-form poetry'," he says. So who should turn up that night but Conway. ...
- Album Review: Brian Wilson, "That Lucky Old Sun" (Capitol) - LiveDaily
Seamlessly swirling together shimmering melodies with spoken-word, autobiographical tales of dreams and love, legendary artist Brian Wilson [ tickets ] makes "That Lucky Old Sun" his personal love letter to Southern California. Optimistic Beach Boys ...
- Dylan Thomas Prize Finalists Announced (The New York Sun)
The 14 finalists for the Dylan Thomas literary prize were announced yesterday, the BBC reported. The award honors English-language works by authors under 30, and is one of the largest literary purses an author can receive. At a press conference in Swansea, Wales, the late poet's hometown, actor Michael Sheen read the names of works of fiction and poetry that will vie for the $115,000 prize, to ...
- Reading programs in full swing at Schaumburg library (Daily Herald)
Teachers will be the first to tell you: make sure your child reads over the summer. Keep their minds exercised; broaden their knowledge, their vocabulary, their understanding of this huge, diverse world in which we live.
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