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- Spike in sales for next poet laureate - International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK : Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections "The ...
- Philip Larkin - guardian.co.uk
Philip Larkinguardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours agoLarkin's most famous poem, of course, is the grim doggerel of This Be the Verse ("They fuck you up, your Mum and Dad..."). There's more light and shade, ...
- Three takes on the art of love - Irish Times
POETRY: For All We Know , By Ciaran Carson, Gallery Books, 114pp, €13.90; Perplexed Skin , By Patrick Cotter, Arlen House, 96pp, €13; Breaking Hearts and Traffic Lights , By Patrick Chapman, Salmon Poetry, 86pp, €12. If there is a canon, then ...
- A word in the whitefella's ear - The Age
A word in the whitefella's earThe Age, Australia - 1 hour agoHer collection We Are Going, published in 1964, was the first book of Aboriginal poetry, and also the first book by an Aboriginal woman. ...
- Johnny Byrne: Writer of feelgood TV dramas - The Independent
Johnny Byrne was a hugely prolific and successful writer for British television, but the Dublin tenement where he grew up, during the Depression and Second World War, was a thousand miles from the rural backdrops to the popular, feelgood television ...
- 'Port Authority,' by Conor McPherson, celebrates what might have been - The Canadian Press
'Port Authority,' by Conor McPherson, celebrates what might have beenThe Canadian Press, NEW YORK - 1 hour agoBut then the playwright's quirky sense of humour serves all the characters, building on the poetry of his language to create the right balance between ...
- Davidson Calendar: May 30-June 6 - Nashville Tennessean
The Improv Nashville Show: Improv Nashville performs scenes, games and a one-act play based on audience suggestions. 8 p.m. May 30, 12th South Arts Venue, 2907 12th Ave. S.; $10; tickets: 418-0905, www.improvnashville.com . Ultimate Comedy: Under the ...
- Cheap seats - Calgary Herald
Cheap seatsCalgary Herald, Canada - 21 minutes agoIt's an adolescent version of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, without the poetry, but with lots of imagination. A gently rambling comedy from the Judd ...
- Carol Bly’s friends recall passion, conscience - Duluth News Tribune
Carol Bly’s friends recall passion, conscienceDuluth News Tribune, MN - 1 hour agoFor 25 years Carol managed the poetry business that filled the Bly house, doing farm work as well as working on the literary reviews, The Fifties and The ...
- 'Bomb It', 'The Mother of Tears,' 'The Poet' and double feature ... - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times'Bomb It', 'The Mother of Tears,' 'The Poet' and double feature ...Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoThe plot's connective tissue is deficient from the start as Oskar (Jonathan Scarfe), a disillusioned, poetry-spouting German soldier, rescues Rachel (Nina ...
- Peggy Lee: Girl in the Middle - eJazzNews
Peggy Lee: Girl in the MiddleeJazzNews, Canada - 39 minutes agoThe young Swedish girl was writing poetry as a child; by the age of 14 had decided she wanted to be a singer. She didn’t waste much time in day dreams. ...
- Redstone seeks road to success story - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Post GazetteRedstone seeks road to success storyPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 5 hours agoIn middle school, he studied poetry and wrote many poems, several of which earned him honors in the regional Scholastic Art and Writing competitions. ...
- Die Soldaten - Variety
Die SoldatenVariety, CA - 1 hour agoBut the opera's 1965 premiere in Cologne could not begin to fill such requirements, nor could its American premiere in Boston in 1982 or its New York City ...
- A Clearfield debut piece for Orchestra's Camden visit (Philadelphia Daily News)
Composer Andrea Clearfield's catalog of works has often been inspired by women's issues and poetry. So when Philadelphia Orchestra's animateur Thomas Cabaniss asked if she was interested in writing a piece based on some heartfelt verses by local women, the answer was yes.
- Have some fun - Batavia Sun
Summer's here and the time is right, for dancing in the streets. And eating. And shopping. And riding. Here are some of the big events going on this year. » Click to enlarge image Jonathan Miano / Staff photographer Sister Raphael Peregrine of St ...
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