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- Young woman killed in possible gang crossfire - Chicago Sun-Times
As a child, Ishma Stewart liked to park her kid-sized rocking chair in the middle of a family gathering, where she'd spin a tale about a girl named Wendy who lived within the colored bands of a rainbow. Sometimes, Ishma's living room performances ...
- Wall.E & family: What is it about robots? - Belfast Telegraph
Wall.E & family: What is it about robots?Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - Jul 15, 2008The Chicago Tribune called it "visual poetry"; The New York Times praised its eco-message – a warning of a trash-filled future world – and even said Wall-E ...
- Amos Lee - Rolling Stone
Though he's often labeled as a singer-songwriter, Amos Lee is a talented singer, period. On his third album, the Philadelphia native lends his stellar Al Green impression to "Won't Let Me Go," and lays a cool, Curtis Mayfield-style falsetto over the ...
- Poet considered for national award (Prince George Citizen Online)
Gillian Wigmore's poetry has won yet another honour. Her current book Soft Geography was shortlisted earlier this year for the coveted Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for top B.C. poet. Now Wigmore has been shortlisted for the ReLit Poetry Award for top Canadian poet published by an independent publishing company. Northern B.C.-focused book house Caitlin Press is her publisher for Soft Geography. ...
- Arts & Books Digest - Thecalifornian.com
Romance Writers of America has announced local author Kelly Parra's novel "Graffiti Girl" has been named as a finalist in the Best First Book and Young Adult Romance categories of the 2008 RITA awards. The RITA, the romance publishing industry's ...
- Nathaniel Mackey's 'Bass Cathedral' Bubbles With Jazz - OC Weekly
Nathaniel Mackey's 'Bass Cathedral' Bubbles With JazzOC Weekly, CA - 8 minutes agoMackey, winner of the National Book Award for his 2006 collection of poetry, Splay Anthem, likes to push and take chances. Sound, rhythm and meaning are as ...
- Poetry isn't in the cards (Denver Post)
For more than a century, nothing but nothing has brought out the shameless sentiment in writers like baseball. Most have missed.
- Shakespeare, down to earth - Charlotte Observer
Shakespeare, down to earthCharlotte Observer, NC - 11 minutes ago“This came from a place of love for Shakespeare, not contempt, and a wish to make his poetry accessible to everyone. It shouldn't feel like being in class. ...
- Alexie Gilmore To Have an Affair with Robin Williams - Cinematical
Alexie Gilmore To Have an Affair with Robin WilliamsCinematical, CA - Jul 16, 2008The best part: While the title sounds like super-sappy fare (besides the Goldthwaite participation), it's actually the story of a high school poetry teacher ...
- An invite to have a door opened - TheDay
An invite to have a door openedTheDay, CT - 1 hour agoOne of my favorite moments in that book is when Hirsch quotes the poet William Matthews' list of the“Four Subjects of Poetry.” They are, as follows: 1. ...
- Robert Fisk: Horrors we have no choice but to forget (Independent)
I have a clear memory of a terrible crime that was committed in southern Lebanon in 1978. Israeli soldiers, landing at night on the beach near Sarafand – the city of Sarepta in antiquity – were looking for "terrorists" and opened fire on a car load of female Palestinian refugees.
- Book/DVD/Record - Town Topics
Town TopicsBook/DVD/RecordTown Topics, NJ - 1 hour agoFor the poets, and for their author, poetry has a life beyond the printed page. Readers looking for lines or stanzas of verse in this vast novel teeming ...
- Obituaries for Sunday, May 25, 2008 (Carroll County Online)
Barrow, Evelyn A. Baughman, Clarence E. Sr. Bryson, David B. Farver, Erinn E. Klarman, Louise E. Petras, Carmela C. Wedderien, Kimberly L. Evelyn Amelia Barrow, 88, of Sykesville died Friday, May 23, 2008, at Copper Ridge in Sykesville.
- Students get graphic with literature - Chico Enterprise-Record
At Marsh Junior High School, Liesl Jones (background) looks over winning graphic novels with students (left to right) Skyla Reiner, Taj McGrew, Sara Kraatz, Qoua Xiong, Po Ho Lo, Chong Vang and Cher Vang on Wednesday.(Ty Barbour/Staff Photo)
- Life, if such is life, under absolutism: Exclusive report on ... - World Tribune
World TribuneLife, if such is life, under absolutism: Exclusive report on ...World Tribune - 12 minutes agoAlas, while Russian music is familiar to every American lover of classical music, the translation of poetry has not been flourishing in the West. ...
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