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- Summer Choir concert spotlights American poets (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
For its depth and meaning to be truly experienced, poetry should also be heard, and not just read. As evidence, the blossoming of spoken word, open mics and poetry slams are bringing the joy and power of poetry to a new generation.
- Paul Morley's Guide to Musical Genres, Radio 2 (Independent)
One does not automatically connect Radio 2 with the avant-garde. But every so often it happens that a slot for it is made available, and the collision of the two makes for enormously uplifting radio. Such was the case with this week's Paul Morley's Guide to Musical Genres, which went out last Tuesday at 11.30pm, so as not to scare the infants.
- Richard Helgerson (Guardian Unlimited)
The American academic Richard Helgerson, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 67, was one of the leading scholars of Renaissance literature and culture of the last 40 years. His reputation rests on six books, all lucidly and elegantly written.
- Obama holds big lead in poll - Buffalo News
Sen. Barack Obama, shown addressing an event Tuesday in Las Vegas, rejects allegations of distorting the Bible. WASHINGTON — Buoyed by Democrats’ enthusiasm and public concern over the economy, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has captured a sizable ...
- The 'It' List: A guide to trendier living (The News-Press)
• Watch it: "N." The latest Stephen King miniseries? Not on TV.
- Letter: Solzhenitsyn leaves great legacy behind - Appeal-Democrat
Letter: Solzhenitsyn leaves great legacy behindAppeal-Democrat, CA - 7 minutes agoAs well-known as Solzhenitsyn is for this work, his earliest writing was prose poetry beginning in 1936, some of which he only recently published, ...
- chicky chappy - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukchicky chappyguardian.co.uk, UK - 32 minutes agoHave you read Pablo Neruda's love poetry? It's more than enough to reduce your average Andy McNabb reader to tears. Have you heard How Can You Mend A Broken ...
- Even More in Year Four at UBC Okanagan - University of British Columbia
University of British ColumbiaEven More in Year Four at UBC OkanaganUniversity of British Columbia, Canada - 4 hours ago... non-fiction -- and will be able to specialize in at least two of these genres, says Nancy Holmes, Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Poetry. ...
- Iron horses - Graham Leader
Graham LeaderIron horsesGraham Leader, TX - 5 hours agoBurch felt comfortable with artsy things if it was cowboy poetry or western music — he considered metal art out of his comfort zone. ...
- Judge won't dismiss DOJ case against W.Va. papers - Seattle Times
A federal judge has refused to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit against the owners of Charleston's two daily newspapers, saying that he needs to hear more from both sides in the dispute. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has refused to dismiss an ...
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search - The Associated Press
The Associated PressCaroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep searchThe Associated Press - 2 hours agoCaroline Kennedy has used her legal training to write two books on civil liberties, and she has also edited a volume of poetry and an updated version of her ...
- 2020 Festival slate announced (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Enjoy the Arts is expecting attendance of 12,000 for this year's 20/20 Festival, with more than 60 events in Greater Cincinnati neighborhoods.
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Taiwan ReviewReceive Taiwan Review by e-mail :Taiwan Review, Taiwan - 1 hour agoThe album's first song, for example, presents ancient Han Chinese poetry that dates back to the 10th century, but the words are pronounced in literary Holo, ...
- Analyzing Alliterations Affect (Psych Central)
The poetic or literary style using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants is an ageless method to communicate in a format that fosters memory while being fun to read. In several experiments, researchers R. Brooke Lea of Macalester College, David N. Rapp of Northwestern University, Andrew Elfenbein and Russell [...]
- In Memoriam: Thomas M. Disch - PopMatters
Los Angeles TimesIn Memoriam: Thomas M. DischPopMatters, IL - 1 hour agoIn his 1998 book The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of (a companion piece to his 1996 excoriation of modern poetry (The Castle of Indolence), Disch created a ...Thomas M. Disch | 1940-2008 Catastrophes blamed for author's suicide Columbus Dispatchall 12 news articles
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