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- Canadian author Margaret Atwood wins Spain's Prince of Asturias prize - Canada East
MADRID, Spain - Canadian author Margaret Atwood has won Spain's Prince of Asturias prize for letters. In a statement Wednesday, the jury praised the 68-year-old Atwood for work that covers several genres "with sharpness and irony," adding that she ...
- Understanding father (Minnesota Public Radio)
Poet Honor Moore created waves with her memoir that in part talks about the double life of her father Paul Moore, an Episcopal bishop. Paul Moore's bisexuality was an open secret in his large family and among some in his parish. In the process of writing and researching, Honor Moore found her feelings toward her father changed.
- From giant carrot to blue-trunk tree, a garden just screams 'special' - Seattle Times
"I can't let soil lie fallow. I have to plant every bare patch," says Johanna Nitzke Marquis. The raised beds are made of colored concrete that was poured into wood-textured forms, then coated with milk paint to tone down the terra-cotta color. The ...
- COMING OF AGE - Contra Costa Times
My heart started thumping when my parents told us we were going to Lebanon. They were beaming with excitement — my dad hasn't gone back to his homeland in nearly 20 years and it has been 14 years since my mom and I went there. Earlier in May, after ...
- Aging gracefully with a sense of humor - Argus Leader
Remember when you were a kid and it seemed like your birthday would never come. You were doomed to stay 7 or 8 or 9 forever? Impatience to get older usually resulted in adding a half to every year. When asked, "How old are you?" it helped to be able ...
- Scranhattan Festival Premieres in Downtown Scranton - WNEP-TV 16
The city of Scranton is preparing for it's first arts festival in many years. It's called " The Scranhattan Festival " and its kicking off with a premiere Thursday night in the Electric City's downtown. It's not only a premiere, but a red carpet ...
- 'Dorean Lives' - Gadsden Times (subscription)
'Dorean Lives'Gadsden Times (subscription), AL - 13 hours ago“She used to write poetry, and she used the name Lady Dorean,” he said. “And after she died, I wanted to let her parents and her family know that I would ...
- Cohen adds another show at Toronto stop (Toronto Star)
Good news for those who've been crying because they don't have tickets to see Leonard Cohen at the Sony Centre next month. Cohen has belatedly decided to do a fourth Toronto show on Monday, June 9.
- Sets, dance and rock'n'roll - Guardian Unlimited
It is just before midday on a damp Saturday morning, but already several hundred people have squeezed into the theatre. At least 500 more are crammed around the entrances - such is their eagerness to see the Bush theatre's new sketch show, 50 Ways to ...
- Around the towns - Scranton Times-Tribune
Around the townsScranton Times-Tribune, USA - 26 minutes ago“With poetry, I enjoy the surprise in the process,” Mr. Walker, 50, said. “I start with an idea and I never know where it will take me.” Mr. Walker’s wife, ...
- Poetry column: Father muses over couple to be - Evening Sun
This Friday evening I will be walking our only daughter, April, down the aisle. I am happy to tears as I recall her journey from birth through childhood, from girlhood through her teens, and from college through her first years as a teacher. And now ...
- Vivaldi's familiar 'Four Seasons' seen in new light - Chicago Tribune
Gerard McBurney, the creative mastermind and spirited narrator of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 's "Beyond the Score" series, realizes that even the most familiar music has plenty to teach the average listener. He had a wealth of unexpected insights ...
- Norman students bring home creative writing awards - Ada Evening News
Norman students bring home creative writing awardsAda Evening News, OK - 1 hour agoIn the poetry competition, Emily Chase of Tahlequah was awarded the first-place $250 prize for “Neighbor,” a mature, lyrical reflection on an old neighbor ...
- Previewing the Hay Festival (Guardian Unlimited)
Sarfraz Manzoor and Claire Armitstead are joined by the Guardian's Michael White, Ian Sample and Julia Eccleshare to pick out the best bits of the Guardian Hay Festival
- Local poets bare their words on 2nd Fridays - Charlotte Observer
Local poets bare their words on 2nd FridaysCharlotte Observer, NC - 4 hours agoAmerican poet Paul Engle said, "Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words. ...
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