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- 'Modern hermit' Kay Ryan the next U.S. poet laureate - Chicago Sun-Times
NEW YORK  Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described ‘‘modern hermit,’’ will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced today that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical ...
- Why Kylie is the ultimate pop survivor - Guardian Unlimited
People will always debate Kylie. They'll discuss the botox, point out how she will never sing like Beyoncé ( she coos like Jane Birkin ) and stress how she could never dance like Britney or Madonna (she barely moves). But as a pop superstar, Kylie ...
- Speedy stories for short attention spans - Guardian Blogs
It is often said. Attention spans are getting shorter. 366 words for a story may just be the answer. Only one minute to read, these stories fit the bill. Take it on holiday, you'll have enough reading material for each day - and without having to ...
- Capturing history in novels for kids - Chester DailyLocal.com
Capturing history in novels for kidsChester DailyLocal.com, USA - 34 minutes agoWriting novels in verse instead of prose was a decision that Bryant made before writing her first novel. And it was partly influenced by her love of poetry, ...
- To the camera born - The Statesman
To the camera bornThe Statesman, India - 3 hours ago... the daughter of a cultured, politically conscious family in a Calcutta suburb. The role of a young woman with an interest in poetry and betrayed in love ...
- Actor Khosro Shakibaii dies at 64 - Tehran Times
Actor Khosro Shakibaii dies at 64Tehran Times, Iran - Jul 18, 2008He possessed a unique tone of voice and released a number of tapes in which he recited the poetry of several contemporary poets including Sohrab Sepehri. ...
- Seeking the next NH poet laureate - Portsmouth Herald News
Seeking the next NH poet laureatePortsmouth Herald News, NH - 8 hours agoThe Poetry Society of NH is accepting nominations for the next NH Poet Laureate, whose term will begin in January 2009. Deadline to make your nomination is ...
- Love, death and hermit crabs (Central Michigan Life)
Poets slammed about love, death and hermit crabs at Poetry Slam on Tuesday night. As part of Hip Hop Week, professional poet Mike McGee and 10 student poets spoke to audiences at the On the Fly Productions-sponsored event as a part of Hip Hop Week. "This poem is actually about the first night I met my girlfriend," said Rochester Hills sophomore Evan Peltier.
- Uganda: Children Speak Out on Domestic Violence - AllAfrica.com
Uganda: Children Speak Out on Domestic ViolenceAllAfrica.com, Washington - 35 minutes agoThe celebration were marked with poetry and singing but undoubtedly the play on child abuse took the day. The occasion held recently at Masafu sub-county ...
- Pink Floyd - The Wall - Artline
Pink Floyd - The WallArtline, Romania - Sep 8, 2008... love or friendship, accustomed to abuses and poverty, only to finally separate himself from the real world and society. Obsessed by poetry and music, ...
- How to be a success in life - Thread
How to be a success in lifeThread, New Zealand - 8 hours agoThere’s no little people, black people, or disabled people. Say ‘There’s two sides to every story’, ‘Yes, they have some issues’, and ‘How do you feel? ...
- TV thriller - MetroTimes
Her excuse for changing our lunch plans just an hour before we were to meet came in a voice mail message. It could only have been from a Detroit journalist."Call me. The mayor's going to jail. I have to reschedule," she said. Twenty-four hours later ...
- Crossroads opens 30th anniversary season with satire on race - Scarlet Scuttlebutt
Crossroads opens 30th anniversary season with satire on raceScarlet Scuttlebutt, NJ - 1 hour ago... crackling humor and poetry laced with barbs that are meant to pierce  and implicate people on every part of the color spectrum, whether we are black, ...
- Books can help kids look forward to school - TheNewsTribune.com
Books can help kids look forward to schoolTheNewsTribune.com, WA - 2 hours agoHis grandmother says he’s “the artist in the family.†Shelly kisses and hugs her mom three times. Borden’s poems have a nice rhythm that work nicely for ...
- Spoken-word poet Jon Goode: A man of his word - CNN
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- In a small independently owned coffee shop on the corner of one of Atlanta's urban pockets, a group of would-be poets come together at open mic night for an evening of poetry and rhymes. Emmy-nominated spoken-word poet Jon ...
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