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- Kay Ryan Named US Poet Laureate (Arts Journal)
"Known for her sly, compact poems that revel in wordplay and internal rhymes, Ms. Ryan has won a carriage full of poetry prizes for her funny and philosophical work, including awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and in 1994, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, worth $100,000."
- Sheffield writer shortlisted for poetry prize - Sheffield Telegraph
Sheffield writer shortlisted for poetry prizeSheffield Telegraph, UK - 6 minutes agoA WRITER from Sheffield has made the shortlist for the 2008 Forward Poetry Prize, Britain's most valuable poetry prize. Frances Leviston's Public Dream is ...
- Clemente Honored Again, But Is He Among the Greatest Ever? - Bleacher Report
Bleacher ReportClemente Honored Again, But Is He Among the Greatest Ever?Bleacher Report, CA - 1 hour agoBut if you ask anyone that was fortunate enough to see Clemente play during his career as a Pittsburgh Pirate, they'll tell you Clemente was poetry in ...
- No welcome for Condoleezza Rice - Protest Sat (Scoop.co.nz)
To access the newsletter online go to: http://gpja.org.nz/ This will allow people to link directly through articles until we fix the problem with the newsletter format.
- Privatizing Social Security is wrong - Democrat and Chronicle
A July 27 letter writer complains that workers "can pay into Social Security for years, die early, and never have any equity for the family." This is true. Social Security was not designed to be a personal retirement account. Social Security ...
- What Bassam Sees - Philadelphia citypaper.net
Philadelphia citypaper.netWhat Bassam SeesPhiladelphia citypaper.net, PA - 4 hours agoThe St. Joe's program is an amalgam of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Bassam has an interest in all of these forms, but his thesis is creative nonfiction ...
- Key figure in promoting American Indian literature (Miami Herald)
In the 1960s, when some in academia still denied the existence of American Indian literature, Paula Gunn Allen embarked on a career that proved them wrong -- and altered the required reading lists of literature classes on U.S. college campuses.
- Laura Bush to attend private event at Sandburg site - Asheville Citizen-Times
Laura Bush to attend private event at Sandburg siteAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - 2 hours ago... through Junior Ranger activities like puzzle-making, magnetic poetry and dramatic poetry interpretation, according to the National Parks Foundation. ...
- Singularly the weirdest Fringe show ever? - Scotsman
THE lights will dim and the most controversial comedian of his generation will walk on to the stage to the applause of … one solitary member of the audience who has paid £7,349 (£7,348 concessions) for the only ticket for the "one night only ...
- Indexed: But the Baristas Have Better Insurance - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsIndexed: But the Baristas Have Better InsuranceNew York Times Blogs, NY - 33 minutes ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Making an 'Impact' From Harlem to H'wood (ABC News)
Harlem's Impact group delivers message of hope and pride.
- Sometimes, the obvious needs to be restated - New Straits Times
Sometimes, the obvious needs to be restatedNew Straits Times, Malaysia - 37 minutes agoThey would have called it elitist; a Harvard man quoting ancient Greek poetry. But even they would not be able to deny the effect that it had. ...
- With a Nod to the Greats - The Coloradoan
With a Nod to the GreatsThe Coloradoan, CO - 6 hours agoStudents will leave with a collection of writing activities designed to assist their own creative explorations of form and technique, and will gain ...
- Composer rocks Hilltop Country Day School (New Jersey Herald)
SPARTA -- Bob Dorough probably has one of the most recognizable voices in America.
- Sardar of Indian politics - Hindustan Times
Sardar of Indian politicsHindustan Times, India - 1 hour agoHarkishan Singh Bassi changed his surname to ‘Surjeet’ while trying his hand writing poetry in his youth. Surjeet lived the simple life. ...
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