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- Literary post for S.J. native - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose native Kay Ryan thought she might someday be a stand-up comedian, or a funny card writer for Hallmark, but the nation's next poet laureate? Never. That is, until Monday, when Librarian of Congress James H. Billington left a message for her ...
- Distilling decades into fiction - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeDistilling decades into fictionBoston Globe, United States - 55 minutes agoI think what I bring from poetry is the interest in language and in compression. But the difference is character, psychology; the external world is much ...
- Elmira Kidney Walk draws 200 and raises $17,000 - Star-Gazette
With a festival celebrating the Chemung River and a walk supporting children's hunger programs also happening Saturday in Elmira, organizer Lynne Rusinko couldn't help but wonder what kind of crowd the second Elmira Kidney Walk would draw. There was ...
- Late night Solo Slams build community at National Poetry Slam 2008 (Isthmus)
With eyes full of inspiration, amateur poets got a chance to test their spoken word mettle in the presence of friends and many of the competitors in National Poetry Slam 2008 in a quartet of late night Solo Slams this week, held at Genna's Lounge and the Mercury Café after the Tuesday and Wednesday night bouts. Aspiring and experienced poets alike who were not already members of teams in the ...
- International flair - Tasley Eastern Shore News
International flairTasley Eastern Shore News, VA - 4 hours agoThere's typically a reading of Robert Burns poetry, and "the toast of the laddies and the toast of the lassies," which Grieves said is seasoned with healthy ...
- Caroline Kennedy Goes To Bat For Obama (NBC 11 Bay Area)
BOSTON -- Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile. It's the perfect skill set for her newest assignment. As part of Barack Obama 's vice presidential search team, Kennedy must function with the utmost secrecy in what is sure to be one of the most closely watched endeavors of this year's presidential campaign.
- Cheers to Shiraz (Payvand Iran News)
Sitting on the patio at an Irish pub on King Street in downtown Toronto with half-empty glasses of red wine, waiting for nachos, we talk wine. Sauvignon, Merlot, or Shiraz. Sweet or dry. Mature or young. On colour we can agree, but everything else led to controversy. A ceasefire begins only when I started talking about my favourite type of wine. I prefer Shiraz -- not because of its taste, but ...
- Sean Wilsey Goes Slow - London Review of Books (subscription)
Sean Wilsey Goes SlowLondon Review of Books (subscription), UK - 54 minutes agoMark Ford’s collections of poetry are Landlocked and Soft Sift. He is a professor of English at University College London. Deborah Friedell is an editor at ...
- Another one bites the dust - Western Front
Another one bites the dustWestern Front, WA - Jul 28, 2008... said Poetry Night will continue at the same location for now. Bel Cher said he has offered to organize live music for free for the new owners. ...
- Put your money on poet (The Kansas City Star)
Kansas City poetry followers know Jo McDougall’s work. There’s a particular grace and precision about what she does; her verse is warm, but the writer’s craft is evident in every single line.
- Celebrate writer James Reaney dies (Stratford City Gazette)
Celebrated Canadian writer James Reaney, 81, died in London on Thursday night following a lengthy illness. The native of South Easthope Township just east of Stratford enjoyed a 50-year career as a playwright, poet and professor.
- LAS CRUCES STYLE: Have yourself a merry little August in support of local art (Las Cruces Sun-News)
LAS CRUCES — This year, let's go for something crazy. Instead of Christmas in July, I'm moving on to a new concept: Art in August. Let me explain. Christmas in July is a pretty popular concept with type A Americans ... and, I must admit, with chronically early, always ahead-of-our-time Aquarians.
- Katie's lighter side - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
NEW YORK – Every weekday evening, Katie Couric is the picture of sobriety on the “CBS Evening News”: buttoned-down and earnest. Viewers who miss the impish humor the anchor exhibited on “Today” probably don’t know that it’s still ...
- UA Press Books and Authors in the National Spotlight - University of Arizona News (press release)
University of Arizona News (press release)UA Press Books and Authors in the National SpotlightUniversity of Arizona News (press release), AZ - 1 hour agoThe segment, titled “Poetry Program Gives Prisoners Unexpected Voice,” includes a 9-minute interview with Shelton and a number of prisoners talking about ...
- Jazz and Hip-Hop: Can They Really Mix? - Jazz.com
Jazz.comJazz and Hip-Hop: Can They Really Mix?Jazz.com, TX - 2 hours agoThe Last Poets’ 1970 self-titled album and their 1971 release This is Madness broadcasted poetry concerning civil rights, poverty and universal struggle ...
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