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- Young Ripley poets showcase free verse - Post-Journal
RIPLEY — Ripley Central School sixth-graders wowed parents and faculty this past week with a presentation of original poems. "The students worked very hard on this," said Susan Hammond, secondary school principal. "It is all their own original work ...
- Lesbians pick fight with gay women - The Australian
ATHENS: A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women. Three islanders from Lesbos - home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women - have taken agay ...
- 'Summer Hats' are a hit in New Harmony - Evansville Courier-Press
A cacophony of color, a flurry of flowers and hats of many hues adorned the heads of nearly 250 guests at the recent sixth annual Summer Hat Luncheon. Chatting in the lobby after the Public Education Foundation/Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp ...
- Every Woman is a Tree (All About Jazz)
Every Woman is a Tree is dedicated to the women of Iraq, whose children cling to their branches for protection during this time of war.
- Poets share thoughts, ideas, emotions on stage - Texas City Sun
GALVESTON — With harmonica, drums, singing and even painting accompaniment, four Galveston poets are vocalizing their verse. It’s part of a growing coffeehouse art experience, moving poetry from pages to open mics. “I don’t think that the ...
- One Girl's Journey: New Novel an Unflinching Look at What Faces Our Youth (PRWeb)
In "A Girl Mistreated," Outskirts Press author Stephanie M. Feggins takes readers on a young African American woman's journey into adulthood as she grapples with an abusive upbringing and a string of unhealthy relationships - while somehow finding the strength to endure and emerge stronger from it. (PRWeb May 27, 2008) Read the full story at ...
- Award-winning writer takes up role as city's new Makar - Scotsman
Award-winning writer takes up role as city's new MakarScotsman, United Kingdom - 14 minutes agoThe three-year post entails promoting poetry and writing a yearly poem on the Capital. The 58-year-old has big plans to shake up the role, broadening its ...
- 'The Hungry Tide' by Amitav Ghosh - Merinews
'The Hungry Tide' by Amitav GhoshMerinews, India - 2 hours agoKanai himself diluted with the modernity of the life has his root in the poetry of Rilke. The value and ethics of human development and degradation haunts ...
- Iraqi Prime Minister: Negotiations at "Dead End" - Manhattan Mercury
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says talks with the United States on a longterm security agreement have reached a "dead end." Al-Maliki says the talks slumped because each side refused the other's demands. He says the ...
- Early arrivalsHeritage Days wagons roll into Burley (South Idaho Press)
A pioneer wagon train rattled down Main Street in Burley Monday after a two-week trek on the Hudspeth Cutoff of the Oregon/ California Trail. “We traveled through mud, rain and wind.
- Foreign Diplomats, Ohio Officials Open Azerbaijani Cultural Garden in ... - Earthtimes
CLEVELAND , May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid rave reviews, Cleveland residents got their first look at the new, iconic sculpture that forms the centerpiece of the Azerbaijani Cultural Garden in the city's famed Cultural Gardens. Today's event was held in ...
- Swordplay and wordplay (The Springfield News-Leader)
The 46th season of Tent Theatre opens this week with "Cyrano de Bergerac," the classic love story full of swashbuckling swordplay and poetic dialogue set in 1600s France.
- 'Better Mus' Come' filled with drama, action - Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica Gleaner'Better Mus' Come' filled with drama, actionJamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 4 hours agoHe simply thinks too much for a cardboard cut-out of a thug, writing poetry, which Kamala later discovers, and when Flames tells him that he has changed ...
- School district may cut seven jobs at high school to balance budget - Taos News
It was a high-anxiety night at Taos Middle School Monday (May 12) night as the Taos Municipal Board of Education heard public outcry against the knowledge of possible position cuts at Taos High School next fall. “I am not going to introduce myself ...
- Remembering Thomas M. Disch (Salon.com)
In his many dark, satirical, heretical books, the pioneering science fiction author contemplated death with elegant despair.
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