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- Young poet finds inspiration in family - Louisville Courier-Journal
Young poet finds inspiration in familyLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 10 minutes agoCarol Mauriello, president of the poetry society, judged the contest and agreed, saying August has "a sense for poetic form and even ambiguity. ...
- New poet laureate has Southern Indiana roots (The Indianapolis Star)
JASPER An author who writes about his youth in the Southern Indiana city of Jasper and his German heritage has been named the state's second poet laureate.
- 'Earth' takes a giant leap back to the space race - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
For all but a few select humans, the way to outer space -- the real outer space, not the one where the Cylons live -- has been through a TV screen. You can climb to the top of Mount Everest, or trek to the South Pole or go down under the sea and see ...
- Stories that won't go away - Irish Times
Stories that won't go awayIrish Times, Ireland - 55 minutes agoHer trade unionist father, Jon, as he drove around Cork and Connemara, told stories of Ireland's struggles to become a Republic and recited the poetry of ...
- Chilean Poet Wins Pablo Neruda Award - Prensa Latina
Chilean Poet Wins Pablo Neruda AwardPrensa Latina, Cuba - 2 hours agoSantiago de Chile, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) President Michelle Bachelet handed on Wednesday the 2008 Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award to Chilean poet ...
- Greatest Generation meets young generation - Cape Cod Times
Greatest Generation meets young generationCape Cod Times, MA - 3 hours agoAn English class translated their reaction to Tom Brokaw's "The Greatest Generation" into poetry, essays and PowerPoint presentations. ...
- Idle Chatter: Newspapers on the Cheap, more - Conde Nast Portfolio
Idle Chatter: Newspapers on the Cheap, moreConde Nast Portfolio, NY - 3 hours ago[WSJ] -Mad Men is boosting retailers' sales of 1950s-style suits and dresses and, oddly, Frank O'Hara poetry. [Ad Age] -Paris Hilton's Republican mom said ...
- A history of the Arvon International Poetry Copmpetition on its ... - Times Online
A history of the Arvon International Poetry Copmpetition on its ...Times Online, UK - 1 hour agoThe Arvon International Poetry Competition began in 1980. The deadline for this year's is August 15 at 5pm. All ages and every kind of poem are welcomed. ...
- The Music Minute: Jim Morrison Pulls It Out - IGN
The Music Minute: Jim Morrison Pulls It OutIGN, CA - 6 hours agoTwo years of fame and screaming masses and tight leather pants were more than enough for the singer, who was more interested in his poetry at this point ...
- Paxman outrages Scots by calling Burns' poetry 'sentimental doggerel' - Daily Mail
Daily MailPaxman outrages Scots by calling Burns' poetry 'sentimental doggerel'Daily Mail, UK - 23 minutes agoBy Daily Mail Reporter Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has sparked fury after he dismissed Scotland's national bard Robert Burns as 'no more than a king ...
- Review: 'Brown's Body' draws parallels to Iraq war - State Journal-Register
War is, for some, passion and glory. For others, it is dying in the mud — hungry, exhausted and sick. “John Brown’s Body” portrays the Civil War through the poetry of Stephen Vincent Benet, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for it in 1929 ...
- Can science explain why ABBA is so catchy? - QuickDFW.com
It only takes a single exposure, and in an instant, your whole day can change. The infection is rapid and feels potentially unending. One minute you're minding your own business and the next you find that you can't stop thinking, humming, or singing ...
- Did Robert Kennedy run 'The Last Campaign'? (Chicago Sun-Times)
Always pungently observant, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, came up with an apt description of Robert Kennedy as he campaigned in 1968: “Bobby could have been a revolutionary priest.’’
- 2008 Kansas Notable Books Eagle staff (The Wichita Eagle)
Fifteen books have a place on the third annual Kansas Notable Book List, announced by the State Library of Kansas. The list, which includes fiction, nonfiction and children's books, honors books released in the preceding year either by Kansas authors or about Kansas. For this year's list, 122 books were considered, state librarian Roy Bird said in a news release. The books, listed ...
- 'Rockefeller kidnapping': Mysterious Clark Rockefeller may be European - Telegraph.co.uk
'Rockefeller kidnapping': Mysterious Clark Rockefeller may be EuropeanTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 56 minutes agoIn a separate entry on the Café Society website, one poster enthused: "Clark's readings of Scottish poetry will send chills down your spine. ...
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