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- Sunday Journal: Trip to the morgue scares teen silly - St. Petersburg Times
One of my varied outside duties while working as a 16-year-old copy boy at our local newspaper was the trip to the city morgue to collect the obits and return them to the city editor for the next day's page. I hated making this trip. The morgue was ...
- The revaluation of Villa - Manila Times
The revaluation of VillaManila Times, Philippines - 1 hour ago(San Juan) Villa stopped writing poetry in 1958 because he sensed that he was beginning to repeat himself. “That’s the most embarrassing thing that can ...
- Plus: Obama's failed fight-back - Slate
Effective day for Dems. 1) Bill Clinton outlined a simple, substantive framework for the election. As James Taranto noted, he built a stronger case for Obama than Hillary did--an inversion of how the two Clintons are said to actually feel about the ...
- Senior Notes (July 24) - Needham Times
Senior Notes (July 24)Needham Times, USA - 5 hours agoHer strong voice and her understanding of the text will provide new perspective on the classic prose and poetry she brings to you. ...
- Party like it's OKTOBER - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Party like it's OKTOBERMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 2 hours agoSpoken-word fans won't want to miss this chance to see "Def Poetry Jam" alum Black Ice perform at the Pillsbury House as part of its "Late Nite" series. ...
- Flight of the Red Balloon - New Zealand Herald Blogs
Verdict: A superb display of pure cinema from one of the masters of the medium. Ineffable, mysterious and marvellous, the new film by Taiwanese maestro Hou touches the parts of you most movies don't reach. Its style has been described elsewhere as ...
- Anderson Award will go to Lear, Angelou - Philadelphia Inquirer
Anderson Award will go to Lear, AngelouPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 1 hour agoAngelou, 80, has written dozens of memoirs, plays, children's books and poetry collections, garnering nominations for the Pulitzer Prize and the National ...
- Del Martin, 87; pioneering lesbian rights activist - Los Angeles Times
SAN FRANCISCO -- Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for ...
- Tashmoo Overlook Versus the Willows - Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Tashmoo Overlook Versus the WillowsMartha's Vineyard Gazette, MA - 2 hours ago“Tashmoo is the Vineyard lake, and there is no record of any visitor who failed to express pleasure at the music and poetry of the name, and its application ...
- Q&A: Former poet laureate Billy Collins cracks wise in verse - Kansas City Star
Q&A: Former poet laureate Billy Collins cracks wise in verseKansas City Star, MO - 4 minutes agoYour message seems to be, “Life is short, stop and smell the roses.” That’s the message poetry has delivered since Roman times. ...
- Castleton student to present one-man show - Burlington Free Press
CASTLETON -- Castleon State College student Ken Holmes will present a one-man show at 7 p.m., Sept. 26, in the college's Old Chapel. Ken Holmes will perform a dramatic reading of his new one-man show, “Talking Aloud Alone.” The event is part of ...
- Win big with 'Poetry Out Loud' contest - Courier-Post
Teachers and students alike may want to think about this: Last year's state champion wrote a poem that ranked fifth in national judging, good enough to win a college scholarship, plus a stipend to her school's library. The annual "New Jersey Poetry ...
- Kay Ryan named poet laureate (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK — Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain-bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared to that of Emily Dickinson, will succeed Charles Simic as the 16th U.S. poet laureate, starting in the fall. The ...
- Watch out Edinburgh, here comes the Camden Fringe (The Ham&High Network)
Edinburgh isn't the only British city to boast a Fringe Festival - London's in on the act too.
- Contest seeks poems about human rights / Students could earn cash ... - Missoulian
Most Americans recognize that basic human rights are the foundation of a just society, paying societal dividends in countless ways. This week, area schoolchildren will have an opportunity to explore the importance of human rights while possibly ...
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