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- Writing Outside The Margins hits Toronto's streets - Inside Toronto
Canada's Festival of Queer Literary Arts returns to the city on Sunday, Aug. 24. The all-day festival, Writing Outside The Margins, features an array of activities for everyone, including panel discussions, an open-mic stage, a poetry slam, children ...
- Collection shows Rivera's genius in Chicano genre (El Paso Times)
Editor's note: Tomás Rivera (1935-1984) was an executive vice president at the University of Texas at El Paso in 1978. "What is, then, the principal intent of Chicano Literature: to exchange one stereotype for another? To destroy stereotypes? To verify that which is Chicano and to conserve it?
- Punt on a poetic pigeon - ABC Online
ABC OnlinePunt on a poetic pigeonABC Online, Australia - 2 hours agoYou can put a (free) wager on whichever pigeon and poem you think will win. Punters who pick the winning bird get a single poem as their prize, ...
- Keith Shadwick: Critic, broadcaster and musician - The Independent
The writer, broadcaster and musician Keith Shadwick, who was a music critic for The Independent and a leading contributor to Jazzwise magazine, was a rarity among jazz journalists. In addition to numerous jazz books and magazine features, he was an ...
- Observable Readings observed as series begins new season - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Observable Readings observed as series begins new seasonSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 15 minutes ago... will introduce Walter Bargen (Missouri poet laureate, who also is offering poetry for the Post-Dispatch’s book page) and English-Scottish poet Tom ...
- As far as elections go - Western Star
As far as elections goWestern Star, Canada - 2 hours agoLabrador can be considered to have its own native literary sub-genre, as can be seen in such works as Lydia Campbell’s “Sketches of Labrador Life,†Alice ...
- Halloween events (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Cemetery tour | Hammond The 10th annual Suzanne G. Long Memorial Oak Hill cemetery tour is from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 5, hosted by Hammond Historical Society. Tickets are $5.
- Analyzing Alliterations Affect (Psych Central)
The poetic or literary style using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants is an ageless method to communicate in a format that fosters memory while being fun to read. In several experiments, researchers R. Brooke Lea of Macalester College, David N. Rapp of Northwestern University, Andrew Elfenbein and Russell [...]
- Read, shop and swap at the Book Festival - Johns Hopkins News-Letter
Read, shop and swap at the Book FestivalJohns Hopkins News-Letter, MD - 7 hours agoFor the young and young at heart, there is a kid's corner complete with free hands-on projects such as magnetic poetry and create-your-own-bookmark. ...
- Livin’ La Vida Hands-Free Loca - Santa Monica Mirror
Livin’ La Vida Hands-Free LocaSanta Monica Mirror, CA - 1 hour agoBan tint on car windows and now the windows come down… so that everybody can enjoy the delicate poetry and social commentary of your favorite music. ...
- Rachael Worby and Pasadena Pops had America singing - Pasadena Star-News
Rachael Worby and Pasadena Pops had America singingPasadena Star-News, CA - 4 hours agoThe poetry, from Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman, was welcome and all too brief. The jazz was wonderful, pieces that deserve to be heard more often and ...
- Free Press earns community service award: Newsroom staff earns first-place honors in seven categories (Elko Daily Free Press)
ELKO - For the second consecutive year, the staff of the Elko Daily Free Press took home the Community Service award from the Nevada Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet, one of 27 awards earned by newsroom staff.
- Top 20 Events in the Southeast USA – from January 2009 - TravelVideo.tv (press release)
Top 20 Events in the Southeast USA – from January 2009TravelVideo.tv (press release) - 10 hours ago... films, musicians, artists, poets, authors and craftspeople. An entertaining blend of African and African-American art, history and heritage. ...
- Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'dundasstreet' (Torontoist)
Toronto Police have just announced [PDF] that the Yonge-Dundas scramble lights, which stop vehicular traffic in all four directions at the intersection simultaneously to allow pedestrians to cross in whatever direction they want, are going into effect as of 11 a.m. Thursday morning.
- Local poet "highly commended" - South Yorkshire Times
Local poet "highly commended"South Yorkshire Times, UK - 6 hours agoTALENTED local young poet, Kirsty Morris from Royston High School has been highly commended for her entry in a national poetry competition. ...
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