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- The Impostor, by Damon Galgut - The Independent
A ramshackle farmhouse in the hinterland of South Africa, a mysterious silent neighbour and a town where corruption has become a way of life. These ingredients go into making Damon Galgut's follow-up to The Good Doctor. It's a spine-chilling read ...
- Waits Dazzles With Glitter - Billboard
Do a quick internet search and there are more than 600 references of " Tom Waits " and the term "huckster" together. Snake oil, parodist, sly salesman, etc., a vocabulary of carnival-esque trickery have followed the man; as critic Robert Christgau ...
- Bevan plaque for NHS anniversary (BBC News)
A plaque is unveiled in NHS founder Aneurin Bevan's constituency to mark the health service's 60th birthday.
- U.S. poet laureate found it hard to hide her talents (San Diego Union-Tribune)
When Kay Ryan was a student at UCLA, the poetry club rejected her application; she was perhaps too much of a loner, she recalls. Now Ryan is being inducted into one of the most elite poetry clubs around.
- Everyday struggles - Taranaki Daily News
Everyday strugglesTaranaki Daily News, New Zealand - 1 hour agoHip-hop has had its share of detractors, but Tek says RES performs street poetry that is relevant to the average person. "We don't rap about cars and women ...
- Kanakadasa's ansestral palace unearthed (New Kerala)
Shimoga, May 22 : An ancient palatial house belonging to 16th century saint, philosopher, musician and composer of Kannada poetry, Kanakadasa, has been unearthed at Bada in Haveri district of Karnataka.
- CNCF awards celebrate arts and culture - Caymen Net News
The Harquail Theatre was packed with happy award winners on the evening of 26 June, which began with a formal recognition of all the many volunteers who have worked so faithfully behind the scenes to make this year’s Cayman National Cultural ...
- Gowdy, Zolf win Trillium Awards - Jam! Showbiz
TORONTO - Authors Barbara Gowdy and Rachel Zolf were named winners Thursday of the 21st annual Trillium Book Awards, Ontario's top literary prize. Gowdy won for her novel "Helpless" (HarperCollins) while Zolf won the poetry award for her collection ...
- Magnets for cats with bad grammar - CNET News
Magnets for cats with bad grammarCNET News, CA - 1 hour agoEarlier this month the site unveiled its latest swag, a tried and true 1990s relic: magnetic poetry. The twist is that the words have been made to emulate ...
- Narnia Dad defends his domain name policies - The Lawyer
The LawyerNarnia Dad defends his domain name policiesThe Lawyer, UK - 7 hours ago"The 78 domain names are mostly about an [internet] poetry business," he said. "The advice we had was that we needed to buy them. ...
- Sunday, July 20, 2008 (Fort Worth Weekly)
Stage West Noises Off. Michael Frayn’s classic slapstick farce about the collapse of a theater production. Thru July 27. 821 W Vickery Blvd, FW. $18-25. 817-STG-WEST.
- Karnataka politicians finally learn language of voters - CNN-IBN
CNN-IBNKarnataka politicians finally learn language of votersCNN-IBN, India - May 9, 2008If former Karnataka chief minister Dharam Singh taking to Urdu poetry too woo votes from the erstwhile Nizam stronghold of Jewargi in Gulbarga, ...
- Contest aids literacy - Tahlequah Daily Press
Contest aids literacyTahlequah Daily Press, OK - 4 hours agoIt was interesting to examine the numbers in each of the entry categories and see that poetry is still the preferred genre of most writers – except those in ...
- Go! guide June 13 (The Daily Reflector)
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- Footprints on the stand: who wrote the poem? - National Post
Footprints on the stand: who wrote the poem?National Post, Canada - 7 hours agoBasil Zangare claims that his mother, a former nurse and showgirl, wrote the poem as a child in the 1930s. Inspired by a cat's footprint in the snow, ...
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