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- Why poetry matters, by Jay Parini - The Independent
In 1989, the American poet Dana Gioia lobbed a grenade into the cosy world of the US creative-writing industry. His essay, "Can Poetry Matter?", spoke wittily and despairingly of "poets" graduating from courses who teach and produce fresh multitudes ...
- Britain: The terrorist attack that never was - Mathaba.Net
Britain: The terrorist attack that never wasMathaba.Net, UK - 42 minutes agoThe two right-wing extremists had serious plans of causing major damage, they weren't just dreaming about it or writing poetry (like the "lyrical terrorist" ...
- Spice vendor finds niche in NYC (AM New York)
With his flowing black hair, bushy beard and slight paunch, Behroush Sharifi hops off his bicycle and bounds into an expensive restaurant on the Upper West Side.
- Poet presents program - Daily American Online
Sarene Friedman, a clinical social worker, poet and certified poetry therapist, will present a program at the Mary S. Biesecker Public Library at 7 p.m. Thursday. “Fishing For Feelings: Using Poetry as Bait” will be a presentation on Friedman’s ...
- Stage listings - San Francisco Guardian
*Stage listings are compiled by Deborah Giattina. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, Giattina, and Nicole Gluckstern. Avant GardARAMA! Exit on Taylor, 277 Taylor; www.theexit.org . $15-30 ...
- Poet Kay Ryan named next laureate - Houston Chronicle
NEW YORK — Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will be the nation's 16th poet laureate. The Library of Congress announced today that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry ...
- Annette Bening Running With Scissors (RainbowNetwork.com)
At once a blistering comedy and a deeply moving human drama, Running With Scissors is the mesmerizing tale of how a young man survived a nightmare childhood - while keeping his sense of humour and his sense of forgiveness intact.
- Queertopia: A cabaret celebration of queer love - Twin Cities Planet
Queertopia: A cabaret celebration of queer loveTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 42 minutes agoFrom poetry and breakdancing to hula hooping and musical entertainment, you won’t be disappointed. Queertopia, a theatrical event presented by Outward ...
- UPPER SHORE: Graduate wins Sophie Kerr Prize for poetry, essays from blog (The Daily Times)
CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) — A 22-year-old English major at Washington College has won one of the nation's largest undergraduate literary awards.
- 'Lost' has found its stride as fourth season ends - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Lost'' wraps up a stellar fourth season with a two-hour finale at 9 tonight on WEWS Channel 5. But in the middle of its third season, the complex drama seemed hopelessly lost. Fan grumbling was reaching full roar on the Internet, and the consensus ...
- Friday's results - Times Online
2.20 (5f) 1, Viva Ronaldo (P Hanagan, 7-4); 2, Every Second (6-4 fav); 3, Carnaby Haggerston (9-2). 9 ran. NR: Bees River. 1½l, 1¼l. R Fahey. Tote: £2.70; £1.20, £1.20, £1.30. Exacta: £4.10. CSF: £4.43. 2.50 (1m 208yd) 1, Goodbye Mr Bond (J ...
- Counting the Dead - New York Times
New York TimesCounting the DeadNew York Times, United States - 42 minutes agoBut the fragmentary forms and skittering attention of her poems suggest that 21st-century activist poetry may face some novel challenges, ...
- Mixed bag at Latitude - This is London
This is LondonMixed bag at LatitudeThis is London, UK - 2 hours agoFrom noon to midnight, voices proclaimed from the poetry and literature tents. Hanif Kureishi's masterclass in writing in the film and music arena turned ...
- Woman writes about homeless experience - Explore Howard County
Woman writes about homeless experienceExplore Howard County, MD - 1 hour ago... among them a children's book, "Roast Beef and Gravy and Black Tongue," a book of poetry, "Poetry from the Heart," and a motivational series, "The Goal, ...
- I like to buy the whole album on CD - Wandsworth Guardian
You are never too old to make your ambitions come true, is the message from Iris Dickinson, who has published her first book at the grand old age of 79. The East Molesey gran realised her talents as a poetry writer after entering a competition at ...
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