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- Poet of Reason - The Weekly Standard
Poet of ReasonThe Weekly Standard - 18 hours ago... and certainly she is adept with a variety of forms; but another trait is more important. The formal property most distinctive in Salter's poetry ...
- Celebrities, best-selling writers, politicians are set to appear at National Book Festival (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
WASHINGTON -- Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival. The Library of Congress is organizing the festival for Sept. 27 on the National Mall. The event was started by first lady Laura Bush as a way to celebrate reading and books. The recently named poet laureate Kay Ryan is among the participants.
- How much Girl Talk is too much? (International Herald Tribune)
Sharing is good, but researchers discuss if it can spin out of control for teenagers.
- Controlled Chaos ; Artists Plunge into the Infringement Festival ... - RedOrbit
Controlled Chaos ; Artists Plunge into the Infringement Festival ...RedOrbit, TX - Jul 19, 2008The poetry scene in Buffalo is on a very slippery slope, and the music scene is so oversaturated that we pay homage to the banal and we forget the ...
- The secret love of Ford Madox Brown - Times Online
The secret love of Ford Madox BrownTimes Online, UK - 52 minutes ago“Mathilde works in her lodgings all the early part of the day and walks here usually by 4 or 5 and then reads us what she may have done – or else poetry of ...
- Local students, staff compete in National Poetry Slam Festival (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Hundreds of spoken-word performers will be in Madison Aug. 3-9 for National Poetry Slam 2008 . The poet-performers are members of some 75 teams that will compete at several downtown venues for a chance to advance to the finals showcase and competition at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St.
- BOOK NOTES: Submissions sought for literary award - Asheville Citizen-Times
BOOK NOTES: Submissions sought for literary awardAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - 1 hour agoThe book can also be found on Amazon.com. WAYNESVILLE - Members of the Lovers' Loop Road Poetry Circle will give a reading oftheir work 7-8:30 pm Saturday ...
- Stigler veteran’s poem, artwork win national contest - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Stigler veteran’s poem, artwork win national contestMuskogee Daily Phoenix, OK - 2 hours agoThe category was creative patriotic poetry. Lockwood, 50, of Stigler, a former cannoneer for the US Army, said the poem and painting of a black soldier is ...
- 3D prototyping on the Internet ready (The Inquirer)
A DUTCH FIRM has worked out a way of fabricating items in 3D on the world wide wibble.
- Rosina Kamphuis' work The Sentinel in Western Gothic, Corban ... - NZ Art Monthly
NZ Art MonthlyRosina Kamphuis' work The Sentinel in Western Gothic, Corban ...NZ Art Monthly, New Zealand - 2 hours agoIt is a poetry of dramatic play, suggesting endless seas of change, reflections mirrored in dark pools, sublime landscapes of the soul where reality and ...
- African-American series character is a role model for black girls - News-Democrat
In his mind, Derrick Barnes is already casting the film version of his new children's books. Will Smith's daughter, Willow, currently appearing in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," would play the lead, Ruby Marigold Booker. (But only if she can sing ...
- 'Billy Elliot,' 'Shrek' head list of fall musicals on Broadway (Jam! Showbiz)
NEW YORK - Not since the heyday of the '80s British musical invasion - which brought "Cats," "The Phantom of Opera" and "Les Miserables" - has Broadway anticipated such a big, critically lauded musical from across the Atlantic as "Billy Elliot."
- Peace exhibit at YMCA - Idaho Mountain Express
An exhibit called Poems for Peace, which includes Israeli art and commentary along with Nepalese poems, is on display in the Wood River Community YMCA's teen lounge. The Israeli pieces were done by both Arabs and Jews, and in some of the works, Arabs ...
- Monster of the Century Contest - OpEdNews
Monster of the Century ContestOpEdNews, PA - 13 minutes agoSo don't delay -- vote today, so we can "move forward," to quote a famous American, and into the 21st Century. (Please note: The judges are not amused by ...
- Weekend activities at full throttle (7:58 am) - Las Cruces Sun-News
Weekend activities at full throttle (7:58 am)Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - 5 hours agoSPLAT Open Mic presents live poetry from 4 to 8 pm Monday at Palacio's Bar in Mesilla. • Bugs Salcido, a musician and recording artist known for his unique ...
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