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- Caring banks could have prevented housing crisis - Post-Tribune
"A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain." -- Robert Frost In his book "Kennedy," Theodore C. Sorensen wrote "Few will forget the memorable moments of that solemn ceremony at ...
- Can poetry in translation ever be as poetic in its new language? (The Japan Times)
A friend who was visiting recently from Germany posed me a difficult question: How can poetry be translated? I have often read that poetry is untranslatable, that "nothing is lost in translation except the poetry." Yet, if this were true, we would hardly be able to read, let alone appreciate, poets writing in other languages than our own. Read the full story
- Washington County Poetry Contest winners honored at reception (The Herald-Mail)
Winners of the 10th annual Washington County Poetry Contest were announced April 23 and a reception honoring the poets was held at the Central Library in Hagerstown on May 13.
- Garden Club Gives $7,500 Toward Hospital Healing Garden - The Ledger
The soon-to-be-constructed Healing Garden will offer a sense of peace and tranquility within the newly renovated Winter Haven Hospital, where construction is scheduled to wrap up this summer. Winter Haven Hospital and the Mid-Florida Medical Services ...
- Teen Poetry/Music Fest - Chronicle
Come to the Scotland Public Library at 6:30 p.m. library and share a hidden talent. Read a poem or perform a song. Ages 12-18 are welcome to join us. Call the library at 423-1492 with questions or to sign-up
- Aug 10 - Aug 16 (53) - Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
Imagine that Bush is a Democrat (not that hard when you consider his fiscal record). Now imagine that a Democratic president had presided over the worst attack on American soil in history, a far stronger Iran on the brink of nukes, and a resurgent ...
- Whispering to animals (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Carolyn Georgariou used to be a stockbroker in California. Now, she considers herself a "dog whisperer," or animal behaviorist, and lives in Binghamton. Although it might not be your average career jump, Georgariou always knew she wanted to help dogs.
- VISITING ACT | Toubab Krewe - Charleston City Paper
Charleston City PaperVISITING ACT | Toubab KreweCharleston City Paper, SC - 4 hours agoOne of those is Umar bin Hassan, a founding member of spoken word group The Last Poets. "Umar came out to see us in Columbus, Ohio, and was really tripping ...
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City of Bainbridge July 4th Concert and Fireworks: Trent Tomlinson and Keith Anderson. 7 p.m. Free. Earl May Boat Basin, 101 Boat Basin Circle, Bainbridge, Ga. (229) 248-2000.
- Literary Collaborations - Twin Cities Planet
Literary CollaborationsTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 1 hour agoIn addition, she is working with emerging prose and poetry writers as a mentor in The Loft Literary Center’s Mentor Series. Erdrich read from her essay in ...
- Daniel Radcliffe 'Details' his future plans - Monsters and Critics.com
Monsters and Critics.comDaniel Radcliffe 'Details' his future plansMonsters and Critics.com - 9 minutes agoI write poetry and I love it. I like being different from most other people in my generation.” Radcliffe skipped college in favor of his acting career, ...
- CCSU professor writes novel for young adults - New Britain Herald
CCSU professor writes novel for young adultsNew Britain Herald, CT - 5 hours agoAn early review from "School Library Journal" gives the novel a thumbs up: "Hazuka's first young adult novel realistically depicts one teen's struggle to ...
- Open minds, free spirits - Tonight
Open minds, free spiritsTonight, South Africa - 55 minutes agoHe calls himself a poetic philosopher and lets us in on the Tshwane poetry scene. What do you think is the role of a poetic philosopher like yourself? ...
- Fritz Reiner - Chicago Tribune
Pianist Leonard Pennario, a best-selling recording artist who made his concert debut with the Dallas Symphony at age 12 after learning Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in a week so he could play it from memory, has died. He was 83. Mr. Pennario died ...
- Why Sagging Pants are Conspicuously still In Style. - Political Affairs Magazine
Why Sagging Pants are Conspicuously still In Style.Political Affairs Magazine, NY - 5 hours agoAnd whether young African Americans and Hispanics want to hear it or not, White American fears your large numbers and your potential, but grown men adopting ...
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