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- Axe victim escaped 'rage' of Sydney (Queensland Country Life)
The policewoman whose young children were killed in an axe murder in Cowra yesterday was glad to have escaped the "rage" of Sydney, and dreamt of writing plays and poems and playing the saxophone.
- News > Regional (Queens Courier)
Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. wants better service along the W line, which once again was ranked the worst in the city by the Straphangers Campaign.
- Artist and musician woman on a mission - Daily News
PALMYRA — With a name identical to a legendary country singer, it should come as no surprise that much of Patsy Kline’s life revolves around music. As a girl growing up in Wilkes-Barre, she learned jazz piano from her grandmother and, about 15 ...
- Silent success: Peace rally to stop violence in city (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The purpose of the rally 'Silence the Violence' was "to create hope for those who have suffered the effects of violence." It followed a night of shootings in Pittsburgh and McKees Rocks.
- Craig briefs for June 9 - Craig Daily Press
Craig briefs for June 9Craig Daily Press, CO - 1 hour agoThe group will read books across the genres — new and old fiction, science writing, creative non-fiction, mysteries and may even take a peek at poetry. ...
- Seventh Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest Winners Announced - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)Seventh Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest Winners AnnouncedPR Web (press release), WA - 1 hour ago... contests sponsored by Poetry.com, the Famous Poets Society, the League of American Poets, and similar operations (see our list of contests to avoid). ...
- Shuffling Through Memories: BS Johnson's 'The Unfortunates' - New York Sun
Shuffling Through Memories: BS Johnson's 'The Unfortunates'New York Sun, United States - 2 hours agoIn 1961, while shopping his first book to agents, Johnson compared it favorably to "Ulysses," and declared himself in the tradition of "Petronius, Apuleius, ...
- 'Twilight' Tuesday Exclusive: Stephenie Meyer Announces 'Breaking Dawn' Tour Dates With Blue October's Justin ... (MTV Music Television)
"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer has announced the dates of her special "Breaking Dawn" events, featuring Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld.
- UK quashes ‘lyrical’ terror conviction - Financial Times
A former Heathrow airport worker who wrote poems about beheading non-Muslims as the self-styled “lyrical terrorist” had her conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday. Samina Malik, 24, was the first woman to be convicted under ...
- Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Gavin Esler, Newsnight ... - Independent
Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Gavin Esler, Newsnight ...Independent, UK - 43 minutes agoThe writers I adored were Beckett, Wilde and Joyce, and I also loved Yeats' poetry. While I was there I wrote for Incant, the university newspaper. ...
- Laurie Notaro (Washington City Paper)
Certain things are never easy to accept: forgiveness, death, the fact that your cat broke your nose. That last bit actually happened to author Laurie Notaro , but at least she lived to write about it.
- My favorite cookbook (The Christian Science Monitor)
Readers write in to share their favorite recipe collection.
- In the News: July 21 - Wicked Local Orleans
In the News: July 21Wicked Local Orleans, MA - 1 hour agoEmily Dickinson’s exposure to Congregational church music indelibly influenced her poetry, says Noel Tipton, “Making me think of it, for her, ...
- BRIEF: Van Doren On Dickinson: Jul. 18 - RedOrbit
BRIEF: Van Doren On Dickinson: Jul. 18RedOrbit, TX - 35 minutes ago13--The annual summer lecture sponsored by the Litchfield County Writers Project will feature a talk called "Poems of Love, Poems of Loss' by Charles Van ...
- Estelle Getty, thank you for being a friend (Salon.com)
The Golden Girl died this morning at the age of 84.
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