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- McCain VP Pick Exposes Dems As Elitist - The Bulletin
When John McCain named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential running mate, I was sitting at the bar of New York City's oldest saloon, Pete's Tavern, watching the event with my 81-year-old father and four of his long-time friends. The ...
- Lara Feigel's top 10 smelly books - guardian.co.uk
Lara Feigel's top 10 smelly booksguardian.co.uk, UK - 46 minutes agoBaudelaire's poetry was dominated by the sensual and this collection is peppered with paeans to smell. He extols the odours of 'promises, perfumes, ...
- Neel De Jong - Metro
MetroNeel De JongMetro, UK - 7 hours agoBelgian company Ontroerend Goed's joyous piece of visual poetry about adolescence. Until Aug 24, Traverse Theatre (V15). www.traverse.co.uk The 2007 ...
- Firoozeh Dumas' memoir gives insight into her culture - Battle Creek Enquirer
Firoozeh Dumas' memoir gives insight into her cultureBattle Creek Enquirer, MI - 9 minutes agoAs a form, it has been around for hundreds of years, but unlike poetry or theater, it has been able to keep its mainstream appeal throughout all that time. ...
- Acclaimed dance show Giselle @ Black Box - Galway Advertiser
Acclaimed dance show Giselle @ Black BoxGalway Advertiser, Ireland - 4 hours agoThe Daily Telegraph described it as “heartwrenching visual poetry”, while choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan has been described as a “genius” by The Irish ...
- Emptying budget reserves to fill tanks in Wilco (News 8 Austin)
WILLIAMSON COUNTY No one is immune to the pain at the pump these days. Williamson County takes measures to keep the county's emergency vehicles running.
- Austin calendar items - Post-Bulletin
Austin calendar itemsPost-Bulletin, MN - 16 hours agoPoetry Illustration, Austin Area Art Center, Oak Park Mall, Austin. 433-8451. 9 am-noon. For grades seven through 12, taught by Linda Draper. ...
- Serenity Prayer's authorship disputed (The News & Observer)
Generations of recovering alcoholics, soldiers, weary parents, exploited workers and just about anybody feeling beaten down by life have found solace in a short prayer that begins: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change."
- Generosity of former Detroit Arsenal worker impressed others - DetNews.com
Generosity of former Detroit Arsenal worker impressed othersDetNews.com, MI - 1 hour agoHis father also wrote whimsical poetry. Some of his work often was written to celebrate the retirement of colleagues and observe other special occasions. ...
- 'How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone' - San Francisco Chronicle
'How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone'San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour agoStanisic's language is so carefully crafted, so full of thrilling associative leaps and spinning breathlessness, that the author achieves poetry, ...
- Obama: 'I Accept Your Nomination for the Presidency of the United States' (ABC News)
First African American major party candidate speaks on MLK speech anniversary.
- JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM: Report Finds Racial Disparities in the ... - Washington Post
The nation's juvenile justice system metes out harsher punishment to black and Latino youths, locks up thousands of children for relatively minor offenses and ultimately makes them more dangerous, according to a national study released yesterday. "We ...
- Obama's issues poetry lacks rhyme - Detroit News
Barack Obama is such a stand-up guy that he'll stand up twice -- once for each side of an issue. The poetry reading on change and hope is over. Now that he has to talk about real policy, there's little rhyme in the rhythm. Take James Johnson, who was ...
- Analysis: An uncompromising voice for Israel's transience - Jerusalem Post
Analysis: An uncompromising voice for Israel's transienceJerusalem Post, Israel - Aug 13, 2008Photo: AP "Every good intelligence officer must read poetry," Israeli poet Haim Gouri wrote when profiling Darwish in Ha'aretz five years ago, ...
- The passing of the Palestinian poetic conscience - The Olympian
The passing of the Palestinian poetic conscienceThe Olympian, WA - 22 minutes ago"I thought poetry could change everything, change history," Darwish said in 2002. "But now I think that poetry only changes the poet. ...
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