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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."
- Art exhibits - Standard Speaker
Art exhibitsStandard Speaker, PA - 18 hours ago31 – “Transitions IV: A Collection of Fiber Art and Poetry,” featuring artwork and poetry made by women participating in The Program for Women and Families ...
- Timely acts fill the stage (The Australian)
DON'T let anyone tell you that Edinburgh is the ideal festival city. Yes, it has stacks of atmosphere, heritage and dramatic scenery. The vibe is playful, buzzy and hospitable. And, of course, the Edinburgh International Festival, combined with the Fringe and other tourist magnets, makes the city a focal point for the world of performing arts and ideas throughout August.
- Snow Hill hits the streets with reggae band - Bethany Beach Wave
Snow Hill hits the streets with reggae bandBethany Beach Wave, DE - 3 hours agoNew works by Jim Adcock, poetry by Jen and photos by New York City photographer Sam Smith will be featured. Refreshments will be served. ...
- Billy Collins kicks off Decatur Book Festival - AccessAtlanta
Bill Starr, head of the Georgia Center for the Book, stood outside Agnes Scott College’s Presser Hall Friday night and looked out on a long line of people waiting to get inside, as if behind a velvert rope at a trendy nightclub. “Isn’t it ...
- Steinberg: unpredictable and edgy - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Steinberg: unpredictable and edgyTheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 17 minutes agoHere he is determined to write the poetry he knows is in him. Adam is surprised and dismayed to meet a barely remembered old schoolfriend, Canning, ...
- Jackson, Wyoming - Friday, July 18, 2008 - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune
Jackson, Wyoming - Friday, July 18, 2008Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, WY - 13 minutes agoActivities range from stick horse rodeo and melodrama to cowboy music and poetry. Cowboy Gathering memberships available with prices beginning at $25. ...
- Celebrating Krishna - Hindu
Celebrating KrishnaHindu, India - 3 hours agoBut then the text draws you in with its own poetry. Because Dehejia writes like a poet-philosopher. Allowing for “so many dry, arid schools of philosophy”, ...
- Former AP Haiti correspondent Michael Norton dies (AP via Yahoo! News)
Michael Norton — who spent nearly two decades covering Haiti's coups, rebellions and disasters for The Associated Press — died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 66.
- Britain from Above; Spooks: Code 9 - Times Online
Britain from Above; Spooks: Code 9Times Online, UK - 1 hour agoIf only it had its poetry. Marr's sister programme on BBC Two about the transformation of London after the Blitz was less spectacular but more intelligent. ...
- A (kirk) wall of sound - The Herald
A (kirk) wall of soundThe Herald, UK - 3 hours agoThere is real poetry in their playing; the care and attention given to the small details of the phrasing in the first movement of op18 no1, ...
- Family guy: Obama's relatives take centre stage at Democratic ... - Guardian Unlimited
Barack Obama and family are covered in confetti after he was elected as senator of Illinois in 2004. Photograph: M Spencer Green/AP The star turn at today's opening of the Democratic convention, watched by up to 20 million Americans on primetime TV ...
- Cedar Rapids native reads his 'Letters from Abu Ghraib' - UI The Daily Iowan (subscription)
Cedar Rapids native reads his 'Letters from Abu Ghraib'UI The Daily Iowan (subscription), IA - 5 hours agoHe spent four "claustrophobic" months at West Point, where a class poetry exercise about Gen. Patton elicited an epiphany for the young man. ...
- Poole: Newest Warrior Maggette is all business (Contra Costa Times)
Joining the Golden State Warriors wasn't guard Corey Maggette's dream, but it's close enough, columnist Monte Poole says. Blog: Inside the Warriors | More
- Well Done -- Urbandale & Johnston (The Des Moines Register)
Manning Ding of Johnston, a 2008 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H., was a recipient of highest academic honors; a fourth-year English Prize; the Lewis Sibley Poetry, third prize; and a prize in statistics from the Academy’s mathematics department. Ding will attend Harvard University this fall.
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