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- Running Away from Marriage: A Story From Syria - Global Voices Online
Running Away from Marriage: A Story From SyriaGlobal Voices Online, MA - 2 hours agoShe showed me his love poetry texts to her mobile. He was about 30, had a good job and seemed nice. She doesn't want to get married. She's 22. ...
- Lovers of reading and writing meet at annual event - Post-Tribune
GARY -- Residents shared their favorite books and local authors promoted their latest works at the annual City-Wide Book Club Extravaganza of the Gary Literacy Coalition. The July 26 event was held at the Genesis Convention Center. Era Twyman ...
- "Yo, Hadrian!" Who will play the Roman Emperor in a new biopic? - AfterElton.com
"Yo, Hadrian!" Who will play the Roman Emperor in a new biopic?AfterElton.com - 16 hours agoThe emperor meditates on military triumphs, love of poetry and music, philosophy, and his passion for his lover Antinous." The facts of Antinous are sketchy ...
- Sunday's Agenda, July 27 - Miami Herald
Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance at Calendar Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Fifth Floor Newsroom, Miami, FL 33132-1693. Or e-mail your items to newscalendar@MiamiHerald.com . No faxes, please. For a complete ...
- TODAY'S HUB PICK (Kearney Hub)
Arthur Sze, poet, part of the Reynolds Writers and Readers series, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Copeland Hall Room 142 on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. Free admission. Sze is the author of eight books of poetry and is a professor emeritus at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
- Eulogising past glories - Nation
Socrates thought they were the voice of conscience. Iroquois Indians saw them as commands to be followed. Voltaire said they resulted from overeating. Freud defined them as repressed thoughts. Author Robert G. Allen wrote: â€The future you see is ...
- Time to 'fess up about data you've lost (BBC News)
At least that's how it seems with stories about missing memory sticks and mislaid CD-Roms becoming almost daily news fare. (The latest at least comes with a happy ending after an NHS stick containing the names of 200 patients was found in a street.)
- Laura Bush takes time to visit, give grant to young people - Greenville News
FLAT ROCK -- First Lady Laura Bush paid a visit Monday to the historic Carl Sandburg estate in Flat Rock, N.C., and announced a $50,000 grant to aid youth education programs at the park. During her visit to the national historic site dedicated to the ...
- The 28th SF Jewish Film Festival - San Francisco Chronicle
The 28th SF Jewish Film FestivalSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - Jul 18, 2008With Marci's film as well as archival photos and clips, we learn of Lisl's friendship with composer Franz Lehar, her marriage to a gambler and her eventual ...
- Prose Infused With Scent of Poet - 코리아타임즈
코리아타임즈Prose Infused With Scent of Poet코리아타임즈, South Korea - 3 hours agoHe says his poems are ultimately ode's to love, with most of his poetry full of the joy and sorrow of love towards another person. ``Love is also something ...
- INBOX DELIVERY: Digital Variety Edition only - Variety
INBOX DELIVERY: Digital Variety Edition onlyVariety, CA - 1 hour agoBy DIANE CLEHANE It's a bit of a mystery to acclaimed crime novelist PD James just how she's managed to keep poetry-loving Scotland Yard detective Commander ...
- Ali inspires US Ryder Cup team - Punch
US skipper Paul Azinger has told his players to look to boxing legend Muhammad Ali for inspiration in their quest to wrestle the Ryder Cup back from Europe. The former world heavyweight champion was born in Louisville as Cassius Clay and his early ...
- Award-winning Novelist to Read at UA - University of Arizona News (press release)
University of Arizona News (press release)Award-winning Novelist to Read at UAUniversity of Arizona News (press release), AZ - 1 hour agoThe event is free and open to the public. Robinson also will lecture on poet Wallace Stevens on Saturday at 1 pm during an event sponsored by the Poetry ...
- Elementary, My Dears column: The best of times for teachers (San Mateo County Times)
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom ... "This Charles Dickens line that begins "Tale of Two Cities" often describes our vocation.
- Poetry is multilingual (Arizona Daily Star)
When Hawo Mohamed talks about her birth country, Somalia, her quiet voice becomes more animated, and her smile is bright and a touch wistful.
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