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- A student's tribute to a beloved English teacher - Los Angeles Times Blogs
I never thought this would happen, my head filled with confusion, shock, and grief in the same instant as the words ... missing, presumed dead filled the computer screen. My second thought was a wave of realization as I wondered how it was possible ...
- Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87 (The Desert Sun)
Del Martin, a pioneering lesbian rights activist who with her lifelong partner became a symbol for the movement to legalize gay marriage, died Wednesday morning. She was 87.
- Trading one hilltop for another (The Steubenville Herald-Star)
PLACERVILLE, Calif. - Robert Louis Stevenson once said, "Wine is bottled poetry." Weirton native Bruce Ginier embraced the poet's words and traded the West Virginia hills and the Ohio Valley for the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Cosumnes River Valley to become a vintner.
- Antonio’s Reliable Source: Boxing & Entertainment Rolled into One - ringsidereport.com
ringsidereport.comAntonio’s Reliable Source: Boxing & Entertainment Rolled into Oneringsidereport.com, VA - 3 hours agoThis one guest who was in the show titled “Wedding Riot,” looked almost like a dead ringer of the teen queen, but for the girl’s tanned skin. ...
- Palestine in verse: "Flawed Landscape" and "Poets for Palestine ... - Electronic Intifada
It is inspirational to find Palestine richly meditated in poetry. Two new poetry collections provide a robust testament to that and to the eternal durability of poetry as a synthetic medium of expression and a concise reservoir of evocative ...
- Her Own Society - New Yorker
New YorkerHer Own SocietyNew Yorker, United States - 24 minutes agoBaffled by the poems, beguiled by the woman, but, as a pastor, alarmed for the estranged soul, Higginson suggested that she find a friend. ...
- • Real Life Fuels Finger Lakes Mystery - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
• Real Life Fuels Finger Lakes MysteryThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - 3 hours agoBy Laura T. Ryan Last time we heard from Joan Cofrancesco was 10 years ago, when her second book of poetry ("Cat Bones in the Tree") had just been published ...
- Daz Dillinger's Mother/Snoop Dogg's Aunt Goes Big with New Gospel CD (BlackNews.com)
Brighton, MI (BlackNews.com) - Dr. Allean Varnado Lang, the aunt of Snoop Dogg and the mother of rap producer and artist Daz Dillinger (Delmar Arnaud) has scored big with her latest gospel CD titled, Drive, Ride and Prophesy . The CD includes a collection of gospel songs written and arranged by Dr. Lang. Radio stations in Australia, Great Britain, Paris, Japan, China, Asia and across the U.S. ...
- Pub Crawl - New York Observer
James Wood. Mark Sarvas has read James Wood’s new book three times already. That’s a lot, especially considering Farrar Straus & Giroux, its U.S. publisher, only put it out yesterday. But Mr. Sarvas, a lit blogger (his site is called The Elegant ...
- In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County - Winston-Salem Journal
In Winston-Salem/Forsyth CountyWinston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours agoFriday: Stephanie's Id. Saturday: Poetry in Motion. Aug. 22: Acoustic Syndicate. Aug. 23: GenerationEngage Convention Party. See www.neighborhoodtheatre.com ...
- French dances, global culture - Inquirer.net
French dances, global cultureInquirer.net, Philippines - 4 hours agoIn sketchily mundane skits, eight performers in everyday wear infused hip-hop, classical ballet, African and street dance with sound poetry and moved in ...
- Writing when the sky opens - Daily Iowan
Hemingway wrote that violent death is one of the simplest things to write about, and author/poet Forrest Gander agrees. Instead of taking that easier path, Gander challenged himself to write at the opposite end of the emotional spectrum -the ...
- 'Anathem' - Neal Stephenson takes lofty aim - San Francisco Chronicle
'Anathem' - Neal Stephenson takes lofty aimSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour agoJust as some subset of Stoppard's most ardent admirers - those with scant interest in Marxist political theory, Sapphic poetry or the sad career of ex-Pink ...
- Literary legend Hass awarded UI Honorary Degree (first in four-part ... - Daily Iowan
Robert Hass has spent most of his life and career in the Golden State, but he still cherishes Iowa City as a "legendary place." And rightfully so, because the UI Honorary Degree Committee also sees the internationally acclaimed poet as a literary ...
- Author Spotlight: Sal Parlato Jr. of Irondequoit - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Author Spotlight: Sal Parlato Jr. of IrondequoitRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 3 hours agoMost recent work: Having a Bad Hear Day: Poetry and Verse for the Hearing-Repaired (FootHills, $14). Synopsis: A serio-comic, 50-page chapbook reflecting my ...
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