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- Fairfax woman's wild ride as national poet laureate - Marin Independent Journal
What a difference a year has made for Kay Ryan of Fairfax. A year ago, she was recuperating after being run over by a car. Today, she's aglow following her selection by the Library of Congress as the 16th poet laureate of the United States. Back in ...
- Eco-Friendly Books Explore The Literary Green (NPR)
Reading words printed on dead trees doesn't automatically translate into saving the planet. But by encouraging us to reevaluate the world around us, these three books offer a vision of a different path forward.
- Western apparel spotlighted at Cowboy Symposium - LubbockOnline.com
Western apparel spotlighted at Cowboy SymposiumLubbockOnline.com, TX - 16 hours agoThis year's cowboy symposium will also feature chuck wagons, a Native American powwow, horse-training shows, music and poetry. It will continue until near ...
- Palestinian poet Darwish critically ill: officials (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry Palestinians believe has given a voice to their suffering, lay critically ill on Saturday after heart surgery in Texas, a Palestinian official said.
- Where's Weldon? - Los Angeles Times
Where's Weldon?Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours agoThe disappearance of poet Weldon Kees is still unsolved, but his poetry remains to feed the appetites of his fans. Also: New paperbacks of Mario Vargas ...
- THE MEMBER-ABILIA AMONG US - New York Post
Treasure-troves of "member-abilia" - Napoleon's privates, Einstein's eyeballs and other morbid collectibles - are being kept under lock and key, prized like family heirlooms, right in our own back yard. An elderly New Jersey ophthalmologist owns ...
- Oliver Mtukudzi: 56 years, and 56 albums on (New Zimbabwe)
AS I celebrate my 56th birthday in the same year of the production of my 56th album, I pay special tribute to my fans across the world, the corporate sector for the invaluable support and all the friends of Tuku Music for making things ever possible including my family for being there for me always.
- That Guy Next to Palin - Slate
"Lipstick on a pig": Either (a) shockingly clumsy and hack--suggesting unchivalrously that Palin isn't attractive or (b) brilliant, memorably undermining three of her central virtues** at once. ... I tend to think (a). ... **-- What three virtues? 1 ...
- Dead Sea Scrolls To Go Digital On Internet - Tech.slashdot.org
So now are we going to get a bunch of jokes on how it takes 2 years to have good 'fakes' made? In my experience Sandlotters aren't typically very tolerant of Christian philosophy, or events. As a Rational Christian, I am excited about this material ...
- ART CALENDAR - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
ART CALENDARThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 5 hours ago12 opening event Poetry Storm, will feature local poets and an open reading beginning at 7:30 pm and feature the poetic side of political satirist and comic ...
- Self Publishing made easy in India with Pothi.com - India PRwire (press release)
Self Publishing made easy in India with Pothi.comIndia PRwire (press release), India - 1 hour agoThe idea of creating a self publishing platform for print had come to us, when I was trying to look for a way to publish my book of Hindi poetry. ...
- First Friday a homecoming celebration - Mount Vernon News
MOUNT VERNON — The Heritage Centre Association is planning the final First Friday of the season for Oct. 3. Knox Community Hospital and Warehouse Music are the event sponsors. With the October First Friday coinciding with Mount Vernon High School ...
- Announcing the Grand Finalist for the "Next Stop" Poetry Contest - Gather.com
Announcing the Grand Finalist for the "Next Stop" Poetry ContestGather.com, MA - 4 hours agoYesterday we announced the top ten finalists for the "Next Stop" Poetry Contest and now we're ready to announce the Grand Finalist who will receive a $100 ...
- Boy bands, Carrie Bradshaw, The Joker and, well, bees are generating big buzz this week (winnipegsun.com)
What's the only thing better than watching the second instalment of Christopher Nolan's Batman reboot on the big screen? How 'bout watching it on a REALLY big screen -- eight storeys high, in fact -- where six sequences filmed with IMAX cameras will showcase the Caped Crusader at his brooding best?
- Fashionably late (Guardian Unlimited)
Culture: This year, a crop of artists in their 70s and beyond are shining more brightly than ever, says Mark Lawson
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