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- Former teacher wins Montana poetry (TVNZ)
A 54-year-old former schoolteacher has won the poetry category of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Janet Charman has beaten strong competition from Johanna Aitchison and Fiona Farrell, with her sixth poetry collection Cold Snack.
- Local activist organizes voter drive in Hillside - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Local activist organizes voter drive in HillsideThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 1 hour agoThis summer he held a children's poetry contest, and he is a youth basketball coach. "I've been trying to be active, and with the presidential election ...
- Hamelin CD Release Party - Lagniappe
Hamelin CD Release PartyLagniappe, AL - 25 minutes ago476-3030 30 Something has become the Port City’s home for spoken word poetry, comedy, hip-hop and now jazz, with “Trombone Shorty†Andrews making a stop on ...
- He's San Francisco's pugilistic poet, for better or verse - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesHe's San Francisco's pugilistic poet, for better or verseLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoFor him, poetry is as much about hatred as it is about love. Kleinzahler carries himself like a boxer: sure-footed, as if ready to throw a punch. ...
- It’s a 2-for-1 literary arts night! - PennState Altoona
A poetry reading by Kim Garcia and Hard Freight Café will be held this Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Titelman Study Lounge of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Kim Garcia is the author of "Madonna Magdalene" (Turning Point ...
- Author Explores Ramsey Case In Fictional Tale (The Morning News)
Some of Joyce Carol Oates' books feel as if she wrote them as dares to herself. This novel, her 37th, is one of the wildest.
- If my sister could vote, she'd back the Greens - Guelph Mercury
If my sister could vote, she'd back the GreensGuelph Mercury, Canada - 47 minutes agoI couldn't have been more than eight or nine and I had just won a poetry contest. The poem was about my mother dancing in the moon. ...
- Poetry reading at Castle Hill - Wicked Local Wellfleet
Poetry reading at Castle HillWicked Local Wellfleet, MA - 13 hours agoBy Staff reports A poetry reading will be held at 5 pm on Wednesday, Aug. 27, on the back deck at Castle Hill, 10 Meetinghouse Road in Truro. ...
- Ex-wife's book shows Che's transformation (The Charlotte Observer)
Ernesto “Che†Guevara's transformation from adventurer to revolutionary is chronicled by his first wife in the intimate portrait, “My Life With Che,†picking up where his own book, “The Motorcycle Diaries†left off.
- Thomas Rain Crowe gets set to rock the boat - Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Much - if not all - of Crowe's writing reveals a deep love of the land and the people who inhabit it. Crowe is the author of more than 20 books, including "The Laugharne Poems," "Zoro's Field:
- Iqbal rejected concept of ‘following’, urged for ‘Ijtihad’ - The News - International
Iqbal rejected concept of ‘following’, urged for ‘Ijtihad’The News - International, Pakistan - 9 minutes agoHe said that Iqbal bitterly criticised democracy in his poetry but he considered democratic system closest to an ideal Islamic state and openly opposed ...
- The Olympics: A Political Game - Canada Free Press
Canada Free PressThe Olympics: A Political GameCanada Free Press, Canada - 12 hours agoLong suffering, the Chinese are an extraordinary people who were writing poetry while most of the West was still rubbing two sticks together to make fire. ...
- GFD winners (Greencastle Banner-Graphic)
The Greencastle Fire Department presented contest winners with their prizes at an open house Thursday night. Children from pre-kindergarten through third grade competed in coloring contests. Third...
- Edinburgh festival: Comedy goes MOR - guardian.co.uk
Edinburgh festival: Comedy goes MORguardian.co.uk, UK - Aug 13, 2008... bent: "He weaves curious, disturbing and almost fantastical stories of his life … sketching light and dark with no small amount of skill," writes Hall. ...
- Bulgarian poet Konstantin Pavlov dies - PR Inside
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Konstantin Pavlov, one of Bulgaria's most prominent poets and screenwriters known for its opposition during the country's totalitarian past, has died, a filmmakers union said. He was 75. Pavlov died Sunday after a long illness ...
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