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- Jade cup puts poetry into auction (Times Online)
Hong Kong An early Mughal shell-shaped carved white jade cup, inscribed in Chinese with a Qianlong imperial poem from the 18th century, is displayed during a Christie’s press preview in Hong Kong. The work of art will be sold at Christie’s Hong Kong spring auctions on May 27 and is expected to fetch more than HK$25 million (£1.65 million).
- Instant karma - Financial Times
“And then all this earthquake and all this stuff happened, and I thought, is that karma – when you’re not nice – that the bad things happen to you?” Offhand speculation it may have been, but what Sharon Stone said about the Sichuan ...
- Kayaker likely drowned after Salmon River accident (KTVB Boise)
Valley County Search and Rescue crews spent the day looking for a Twin Falls man presumed dead after a kayaking accident on the South Fork of the Salmon River.
- Finding a place in poetry - Grand Island Independent
Finding a place in poetryGrand Island Independent, NE - 30 minutes agoShe's only an occasional poet, but she said it's more natural for her than writing papers. "With poetry, it easier to show your passion for a topic, ...
- On the bookshelf ... - Fosters Daily Democrat
Submit listings online at www.fosters.com/mynews or email them to communityweekly@ fosters.com. Barrington Public Library Province Lane, Barrington; www.barringtonlibrary.com ; 664-9715. Craft sessions: For ages 7 to 12, July 23 and Aug. 8 at 1 p.m ...
- UB's poetry treasures find global audience (The Buffalo News)
The knapsack Robert Graves carried in World War I. James Joyce's eyeglasses and opera cane. A self-portrait by Wyndham Lewis. The fold-up typewriter used by William Carlos Williams, plus his writing desk.
- Mona is different in real life - Times of India
Mona is different in real lifeTimes of India, India - 8 hours agoI’d rather move around with my group of close friends, write short stories and poetry, do my share of photography and travelling. ...
- All Akeley HRA members resign (Park Rapids Enterprise)
Akeley is posting a “help wanted” notice. Within a single meeting, the Akeley Council accepted the resignation of five members of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) and heard suggested names for replacements from Nels Kramer, all having been contacted by him and agreeing to serve.
- Successful month for Greenethorpe Public School - Grenfell Record and Bland Advertiser
Successful month for Greenethorpe Public SchoolGrenfell Record and Bland Advertiser, Australia - 2 hours agoThe Henry Lawson Festival - As a part of The Henry Lawson Festival, nine students from Greenethorpe Public School will compete in the Poetry Recitation Day. ...
- Start your beach reading at York Public Library (The York Weekly)
A character in Philip Roth's novel "Goodbye, Columbus" describes his cousin, the ultimate summer reader: "Doris? She's the one who's always reading 'War and Peace.' That's how I know it's summer, when Doris is reading 'War and Peace.'"
- Poem to be published in poetry anthology - Amarillo Globe News
A poem written by Ashlyn Thomas, 12, a Westover Park Junior High School student, will be published by The American Library of Poetry in an anthology, "Brilliance." The entry by the daughter of Alan and Patty Thomas, "The First Day of Spring," has ...
- Counter-Revolution of the Word: The Conservative Attack on Modern ... - The GC Advocate
Counter-Revolution of the Word: The Conservative Attack on Modern ...The GC Advocate, NY - 1 hour agoFrom the early 1900s to the 1930s, there was a significant overlap between Modernist experiment and Communist experiment in poetry. ...
- 'He was a smart, rather vain man' (BBC News)
Former BBC chief news correspondent Kate Adie spent several years covering the Bosnian conflict, and met one of its "architects", Radovan Karadzic, several times.
- Daily Calendar (California Aggie)
11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Get fresh fruits, veggies and snacks at this convenient farmers market.
- Woody Allen rediscovers comic side with "Vicky" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
If Woody Allen's geographical shift from Manhattan to London caused some to see a more serious and philosophical side to him, his progression to Barcelona for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" might, for others, represent a welcome return to the neurotic, impetuous romances of his "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan" and even his "Husbands and Wives" periods.
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