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- A Van Cliburn anniversary: From musician to folk hero - PopMatters
A Van Cliburn anniversary: From musician to folk heroPopMatters, IL - Aug 6, 2008There’s no “Banner” or poetry; in Russia, he was more a musician than an objectified folk hero and, interestingly, seems more in his element. ...
- Chris Matthews, former supervisor who owned Poet and Patriot pub, dead at 61 (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
SANTA CRUZ -- Chris Matthews, a former county supervisor for the Pajaro Valley who founded the landmark Poet and Patriot Irish Pub, died Saturday after a bout with lung cancer.
- A cutting wit on the page and onstage - Windsor Star
A cutting wit on the page and onstageWindsor Star, Canada - 46 minutes agoIn any case, I heard nothing, until I opened up a book of his poetry maybe a year or two later. It came in the mail, and the first thing I noticed was the ...
- Restoring St. Vincent Millay's garden (Provo Daily Herald)
AUSTERLITZ, N.Y. -- The staircase looks innocent enough, three narrow steps up to a landing, turn left, 11 more steps up to the second floor of this sprawling white clapboard farmhouse called Steepletop. But this is a house full of dark memories, and none more spooky than on these stairs.
- Lineup for Castlecomer Writers Festival is revealed - Kilkenny People
Lineup for Castlecomer Writers Festival is revealedKilkenny People, Ireland - 38 minutes agoShe was winner of the inaugural Writers’ Week Listowel Poetry Slam (2004) and the Brendan Kennelly Poetry Award (2006). Anthology publications include ‘The ...
- Hammershøi the hipster - This is London
This is LondonHammershøi the hipsterThis is London, UK - 55 minutes agoVilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence is at the Royal Academy of Art (020 7300 8000, www.royalacademy.org.uk) until 7 September. ...
- Austin spoken-word poet near death after diving accident (Austin American-Statesman)
'Incredibly lyrical, hip-hop infused and intensely personal' voice silenced during wait to turn off life support.
- Pete Lacaba receives lifetime achievement award in India (PEP)
Filipino poet, journalist, editor, translator, and screenwriter Jose "Pete" Lacaba receives the Aruna Vasudev Lifetime Achievement Awardee for Writing on Cinema during the 10th Osian's-Cinefan Film Festival.
- A classic cruise of another kind (Birmingham Eccentric)
Once, crossing the Atlantic in style meant an ocean voyage on a luxury liner. Most people make the trip today aboard a cramped airplane, but Bloomfield Township resident Diane Bert sampled the elegance of ocean travel aboard the Queen Mary 2. Not to be confused with a vacation cruise ship, the QM 2 represents traditional high-class traveling. Here is her story.
- Edith Derby Williams, 1917-2008: President's granddaughter championed GOP (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Edith Derby Williams, the granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt who became a well-known local champion of Republican and environmental causes, died Sunday, nearly a week before her 91st birthday.
- Riffs: Return of global Hart beats - Nashville City Paper
Besides the dynamic rhythmic force behind the Grateful Dead for more than three decades, Mickey Hart has been a pioneer in expanding exposure for and interest in world music. Hart’s landmark ‘90s sessions, which saw him joining forces with great ...
- AuthorHouse Publishing Agreements Up - Inside Indiana Business
AuthorHouse of Bloomington says the number of publishing agreements signed has grown 26 percent for the first two quarters of 2008 compared to last year. The self-publishing provider and marketing services for authors says sales were bolstered by its ...
- Nozstock Festival 2008!! listings - Skiddle.com
Skiddle.comNozstock Festival 2008!! listingsSkiddle.com, UK - 27 minutes agoOur guests will be entertained by onsite theatrics and comedy, kid’s recreation, circus activity, tractor exhibits, poetry, storytelling and a cinetent. ...
- The Gas Hike Poems - Examiner.com
Examiner.comThe Gas Hike PoemsExaminer.com - 1 hour agoCollege girls, pretty but sad and a little hung-over.” Stuff like that. These gentlemen are veritable revolutionaries. Right now WALKING is the new ...
- Heart attack claims Trentonian reporter Rick Murray (Trentonian)
Rick Murray, our hard-hitting, street-savvy news reporter and columnist, died yesterday of a heart attack on the RiverLINE train during his commute to The Trentonian. He was 58.
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