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- Angelou, Lear Selected For Marian Anderson Award - The Bulletin
Philadelphia - For the first time since its inception 10 years ago, the 2008 Marian Anderson will honor two recipients for their work to help change society through art and the courage of their convictions. Norman Lear, television pioneer, producer ...
- Oak Park grad's writing career takes off like a firecracker (Chicago Tribune)
Oak Park grad pleasantly startled with the ease she has had in signing her first book contract Most first-time writers get nothing but a rejection slip after they submit a novel to a publisher. Stephanie Kuehnert got an advance.
- Robin Williams comedy filming in Wallingford - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Robin Williams comedy filming in WallingfordSeattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour agoThe new independent comedy is "World's Greatest Dad," in which Williams plays a high school poetry teacher who finds his son dead under embarrassing ...
- Davidson Calendar: July 11-20, 2008 - Nashville Tennessean
Music in the Grand Lobby — Godwin Thompson Duo: Performance by this jazz guitar duo. 6-9 p.m. July 11, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway; free; 244-3340. Cremona Strings Ensemble Too: The performance includes classical, jazz, pop and ...
- Successful car wash for Habitat for Humanity - The North Bay Nugget
Successful car wash for Habitat for HumanityThe North Bay Nugget, Canada - 5 hours agoThere will also be dramatic performances by IN RED and poetry by Karrie Emms. Ventriloquist and singer Jeff Wood -- and some of his puppets -- will MC the ...
- Tales for tots Carbondale children’s author publishes three new books Meet Patricia Thomas (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Authors often talk about the need for discipline, to sit down and write even when it’s the last thing they want to do.
- Gaia Online Gives Teens the Chance to Take Home "Olympic Gold" - Earthtimes
SAN JOSE, Calif. - (Business Wire) For those of us who have dreamt of Olympic glory, but prefer thumb wrestling and hot dog eating to swimming and hurdles, Gaia Online, the leading online hangout of more than 5 million teens, today announced it will ...
- Library of Congress Names Kay Ryan New U.S. Poet Laureate (The Online NewsHour)
The Library of Congress announced the appointment of Kay Ryan as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. The native Californian and author of six books of poetry writes poems regarded for their wit and unusual perspectives and wisdom.
- Poems spoke to Palestinians - Chicago Tribune
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Mahmoud Darwish, whose prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting, died Saturday in Houston. The predominant Palestinian poet, whose work has been translated into more than 20 ...
- Art sale features sisters’ work - Sudbury Town Crier
Art sale features sisters’ workSudbury Town Crier, MA - 2 hours agoSwann also does wall hangings with original narratives or poetry attached to the back in white fabric. "A Fearsome Day," a cloth book she made for her ...
- How To Spot A True Friend - American Chronicle
How To Spot A True FriendAmerican Chronicle, CA - 12 hours agoI am passionate about teaching, writing, poetry, art, fashion, crafts, and parenting. The American Chronicle and its affiliates have no responsibility for ...
- Win A Copy of Yea Alabama 2008: Haiku Contest - Roll 'Bama Roll
Win A Copy of Yea Alabama 2008: Haiku ContestRoll 'Bama Roll, AL - 3 hours agoMost of us are aware (at least nominally) of the Japanese poetry form of haiku. We tend to think of it as a rote 17 syllable form broken down in three lines ...
- Day 46: Trying to row that dirty water - Boston Globe
I'm Adam Sell and I have two months left before I leave Boston. My challenge? Do something in the city every day. Have ideas for my adventure? Send me an email . I like to think of myself as a reasonably athletic guy. Or at least, to the point that I ...
- Beauty queen uses poetry to inspire (Miami Herald)
At age 11, Diana Bien-Aime was thrown through the back window of a car in a horrible accident. She suffered a broken nose and internal bleeding and was left with scars on her face and arms.
- Andrew Turnbull's Great Fitzgerald (Washington Post)
An occasional series in which The Post's book critic reconsiders notable and/or neglected books from the past.
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