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- Author talks about his life in a gang (SaukValley.com)
STERLING -- Luis Rodriguez was a 17-year-old East Los Angeles gang member when he was charged with attempted murder in a gang fight that revolved around a racial dispute. He beat the rap when no one would testify against him.
- X still marks the spot for punk lovers (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
There is X, the area cover band, that plays classic ‘70s and ‘80s metal, and then there’s X, the Los Angeles punk band that was ripping it up internationally in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
- Veterans to share poetry - Albany Times Union
Veterans to share poetryAlbany Times Union, NY - 10 hours agoFour veterans will read their poetry, published in a Post Traumatic Press Anthology, at 6:30 pm Thursday at Bethlehem Public Library at 451 Delaware Ave. in ...
- Three Books On Being Black In America In 1900 - Houston Chronicle
Three Books On Being Black In America In 1900Houston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour agoHere is an excerpt from this profile-- "Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African-American to gain national eminence as a poet. Born in 1872 in Dayton, ...
- Part VIII: The Last Write - Sofia Echo
Part VIII: The Last WriteSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 22 hours agoUse your answers to create a short poem. You never know, it may be the future winner of The Sofia Echo Poetry Competition! See details below. ...
- Former Essex Junction student returns bearing gifts (The Burlington Free Press)
A former Thomas Fleming School student plans to return to the Essex school with 1,000 books in honor of a long-time teacher.
- Literary Events - Charlotte Observer
Literary EventsCharlotte Observer, NC - 1 hour agoAS THE PAGE TURNS BOOK CLUB: For adults, 6:45 pm, Union Road Branch Library, 5800 Union Road, Gastonia. 704-852-4073. INTERNATIONAL POETRY NIGHT: 7 pm, ...
- West Virginia poet and writer speaking at Marshall on Monday (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Poet Mark DeFoe and fiction writer Richard Schmitt, both faculty members at West Virginia Wesleyan College, will read from their work at 8 p.m. Monday, March 17 in Room 2W16 of the Memorial Student Center on Marshall University’s Huntington campus.
- Acton journal combines nature, words, art - MetroWest Daily News
A group of local artists is hoping to build on a rich artistic history that dates back to the likes of Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Acton's own Robert Creeley with a new literary journal launched this week. The first edition of the ...
- Free Starbucks right…NOW - Synthesis
Free Starbucks right…NOWSynthesis, CA - 53 minutes agoDescribing is like “poetry” and involves aroma, acidity, body and flavor, the guide says. The event is the latest in the company’s attempt to connect with ...
- Snow buries plan for Aspen egg hunt (The Aspen Times)
ASPEN The Easter Bunny, apparently, doesn't care for deep snow.
- Site navigation (Salford Advertiser)
A SALFORD-born writer has been picked from thousands of entrants around the world as the winner of Scotland‘s prestigious national poetry prize. Jane Weir, 43, who lived in Irlam until her 20s, won Scotland’s £2,500 Wigtown Poetry Prize which she will be awarded with this weekend.
- Woe Be Gone (New York Times)
A melancholic frets that Americans are addicted to happiness.
- Poets shortlisted for two national prizes (Jam! Showbiz)
TORONTO - Writers making the short lists for two national poetry prizes were announced Tuesday at a launch event for National Poetry Month.
- Thousands sample literary festival's variety - The Daily News of Newburyport
Thousands sample literary festival's varietyThe Daily News of Newburyport, MA - 25 minutes agoTurco said the Internet had become a major factor in poetry publishing and Espaillat said reading online has brought the art form "to people who it's ...
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