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- Port Arthur woman reaches out to boost leadership qualities in youth - Beaumont Enterprise
Robinne Alexander, 25, has learned leadership skills from her parents but she also believes she was born to lead. "It took external situations to bring that out in me. No matter how far you get in life, it still can be cultivated. And I learned ...
- At the Gate of the Year - Daily Telegraph
One of the best known yet least known poems was published 100 years ago. It is the poem quoted by King George VI in his Christmas Day broadcast in 1939. It came at the end of the nine-minute broadcast: I feel that we may all find a message of ...
- A sign of the times/ All the news that rhymes - Times Online
A sign of the times/ All the news that rhymesTimes Online, UK - 57 minutes agoWhich explains why the publishing industry is in such a rickety state. On the other hand, ask someone to rustle you up a collection of the greatest poems ...
- Ahmad Faraz (1931-2008): Poetry Does Not Die - All Things Pakistan
Ahmad Faraz (1931-2008): Poetry Does Not DieAll Things Pakistan, Pakistan - 1 hour agoToday it is my sad duty to report that he struggle no more. Leganadry poet Ahmad Faraz died in Islamabad earlier today. His legend will live on in the ...
- Psychologist pioneers therapy (The Chapel Hill News)
Treatment designed for severely mentally ill can benefit others
- Daz Dillinger's Mother/Snoop Dogg's Aunt Goes Big with New Gospel CD (BlackNews.com)
Brighton, MI (BlackNews.com) - Dr. Allean Varnado Lang, the aunt of Snoop Dogg and the mother of rap producer and artist Daz Dillinger (Delmar Arnaud) has scored big with her latest gospel CD titled, Drive, Ride and Prophesy . The CD includes a collection of gospel songs written and arranged by Dr. Lang. Radio stations in Australia, Great Britain, Paris, Japan, China, Asia and across the U.S. ...
- From China to the world - Pakistan Daily Mail
From China to the worldPakistan Daily Mail, Pakistan - 15 hours ago... including novels, dramas, poetry, literature theory and research studies. In 2006, the Shanghai Translation Publishing House published a total of 603 ...
- Canadian book lovers take to the streets Sunday (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
In Halifax, Budge Wilson will read from Before Green Gables; in Toronto, Giller Prize nominee Austin Clarke will read from More; and in Vancouver, Ian Ferguson reads from How To Be a Canadian at this year's Word on the Street festival.
- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Hayden Carruth dies - Syracuse Post-Standard
MUNNSVILLE, NY -- Hayden Carruth, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who populated his verse with the same folks who inhabited his life, died Monday at his Munnsville home. He was 87. According to friend and fellow poet Brooks Haxton, Carruth had ...
- Urban Theater Fest kicks off Tuesday (Miami Herald)
The second bi-annual Urban Theatre & Entertainment Festival/Awards begins Tuesday and includes 20 theatrical performances, workshops, dance competition and poetry readings.
- It’s time we all suffered for the sake of our art - This is London
This is LondonIt’s time we all suffered for the sake of our artThis is London, UK - 1 hour agoWhen the South Sea bubble burst, England enjoyed the glories of the “Augustan” age of poetry and design. The recession of the Thirties inspired Hollywood ...
- PlayMakers polish rough 'Pericles' (The News & Observer)
'Pericles" probably isn't on anyone's top 10 Shakespeare list. Much of it wasn't even written by Shakespeare, and what's there is nearly devoid of the bard's usual poetry, character and philosophy. Its constant reversals of fortune and miraculous recoveries make it more fairy tale than absorbing drama.
- Advertisement starts (Tiscali)
the country submitted over 300 text poems of less than 160 characters. T-Mobile set out to find Britain’s "txt laureate" after research showed that 46 percent of people crave flirty text messages and 40 percent cherish mobile love messages by keeping them on their handset.
- Gallery X showcases art by and for veterans - South Coast Today
Gallery X showcases art by and for veteransSouth Coast Today, MA - 26 minutes agoIn addition, Whaling City Review LIVE and Gallery X will present a Veterans' Poetry Reading at 7 pm Saturday. Featured readers are Colin Williams, ...
- McCain's Annoying Little Fraud - Slate
( Pierre, S.D .) McCain would like everyone to think his campaign imploded last summer because of his courageous support for the surge in Iraq : I fought for the right strategy and more troops in Iraq, when it wasn't a popular thing to do. And when ...
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