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- Paperbacks: The Sonnet Lover, by Carol Goodman (Independent)
In an entertaining summer read, American thriller writer Carol Goodman attempts to reveal the identity of Shakespeare's "Dark Lady". Investigative heroine Dr Rose Asher is a lecturer in Renaissance poetry at a modish New York College.
- Trumpeter song (Hour.ca)
Jason Selman wants to evoke - and over the past decade, he has hit striking tones with both his poetry and trumpet.
- So, How Would You Like Your Culture Clash? Joke-Filled or Sugar-Glazed? (New York Times)
Tracy Letts?s ?August: Osage County? is a full theatrical meal. His new play, ?Superior Donuts,? is a much less ambitious repast.
- Kay Ryan goes to Washington -- as poet laureate (Miami Herald)
Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain-bike enthusiast and self-described ''modern hermit,'' will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared to Emily Dickinson's, will succeed Charles Simic as the 16th U.S. poet laureate starting in the fall. The appointment lasts a year and comes ...
- LITERATURE: Reading for Relief (6/28) - Rochester City Newspaper
LITERATURE: Reading for Relief (6/28)Rochester City Newspaper, NY - 10 hours agoMercy Corps, a humanitarian relief organization, presents Reading for Relief, an afternoon of poetry, fiction, and memoir readings by local authors, ...
- Today in the Bloggernacle - Mormon Times
Today in the BloggernacleMormon Times, UT - 5 hours agoIn Rhyme: LDS Poetry by Kelly Miller includes hundreds of poems dedicated to gospel topics. "With a hand on our heart - We show we're sincere - Unafraid and ...
- Palestinians bury poet Darwish in emotional funeral (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Palestinians gave their national poet Mahmoud Darwish what amounted to a state funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, mourning a man who articulated their sense of loss, exile and defiance.
- Intoxicating Rhymes and Sobering wine: The life and times of Khayyam (Payvand Iran News)
This educational documentary is about the life and times of Khayyam, the famed 11th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer. This documentary reexamines Khayyam's life, work and poetry, and attempts to identify the reasons behind our intellectual preoccupation with his poetry and message.
- Third Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina brings new wave of books - New Orleans Times-Picayune
For most of us, summer is a time for easy reading, catching up on that best-seller or that long overdue classic. But for those of us in Louisiana, summer also brings the season of hurricane books. On this third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and ...
- Chester County (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
T-his section of The Inquirer provides news about people and events in Chester County. It is published Thursdays and Sundays.
- Costner delivers his Swing Vote (Creative Loafing Tampa)
Plus reviews of other new and recent releases... OPENING THIS WEEK BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (PG-13) Romance, suppressed desire and heartbreak in pre-WWII England, courtesy of our pals at Miramax, who never met a British period piece they didn't like. Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh and directed by the fellow who brought us Becoming Jane. Stars Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell and Emma ...
- Atlanta Writers' Group keeps the ideas flowing - Indianapolis Star
Atlanta Writers' Group keeps the ideas flowingIndianapolis Star, United States - 1 hour agoBurgin said the group shares poetry, fiction and nonfiction. "Some of the stories we've heard here have moved us to tears," she said. ...
- Former boxing champ finds solace in writing, will speak at workshop - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Former boxing champ finds solace in writing, will speak at workshopRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 1 hour agoMurray says he writes every day — in his journal, on scraps of paper or on his cell phone — whether it's poetry he composes in his head or a quote he thinks ...
- Who is Joe Biden? - Desert Sun
Few people in this town know the world like Joe Biden. The 65-year-old chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee returned recently from a visit to the Republic of Georgia to assess the Russian invasion there. He has visited Iraq more than ...
- Hey, Big Spender, Flying My Way? (New York Times)
The new hitchhikers want to charm their way onto your private jet.
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