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- The Half-Life - nextbook
nextbookThe Half-Lifenextbook, NY - 17 minutes agoFamily legend has it that Dunlap—a self-styled publishing tycoon who founded the first trade magazines, among them the scintillatingly titled India Rubber ...
- VIDEO: New song, new president, new era - MPNnow.com
VIDEO: New song, new president, new eraMPNnow.com, NY - 2 hours agoTwo winners of a college poetry contest, student Erin Parker and Barbara Murphy, associate professor of developmental studies, read their poems, ...
- Poetry Project people (The Block Island Times)
Among the 125 poets from 33 states who gathered for the final weekend of the 2008 Block Island Poetry Project was a substantial contingent of island folks, who Lisa Starr affectionately has dubbed “The Block Island Tribe.” Jen Lighty and Sue Littlefield taught workshops, Kate Dietz organized, Virginia Dare handled the sound system, Joya Verda managed the book table … these are just a few of the ...
- New U.S. poet laureate, Kay Ryan, is a lesbian - Oregonian
Arguably more interesting than her sexual orientation is the tidbit that when newly crowned U.S. poet Laureate Kay Ryan was rejected from the Poetry Club as an undergraduate at UCLA. While the New York Times article profiling the newly recognized ...
- Latino Writers to Hold Conference (HispanicBusiness.com)
Award-winning poet Martn Espada, sometimes called the Pablo Neruda of North American authors, and California novelist-literary editor Helena Mara Viramontes are among faculty at the sixth annual National Latino Writers Conference.
- At girl's memorial, a call to action - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
At girl's memorial, a call to actionMilwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 8 hours agoA photograph of a smiling Jasmine was displayed at the service as she was memorialized in song, poetry and other words of expression. ...
- Hawai'i author up for U.K. award (Honolulu Advertiser)
Honolulan Patricia Wood's "Lottery" is the only American work short-listed for the prestigious 2008 Orange Prize, to be named June 4. Wood, who lives aboard a houseboat at Ko Olina and is a graduate student in education, disability and diversity at the University of Hawai'i, will be in England for the awards program.
- Reviving St. Anna's Capital campaign to restore Civil War-era chapel ... - Newburyport Daily News
NEWBURYPORT — Except for some carpeting and extra mortar, St. Anna's Chapel at St. Paul's Episcopal Church sits on High Street with the same look it did 145 years ago when it was built in 1863 — the same gray-colored Rockport granite, intricate ...
- Concert to Honor Eastman Student (R News)
A memorial concert will be held for the Eastman School of Music graduate student who died earlier this month in a car crash. Eastman students, faculty, and staff will celebrate the life of Gretchen Snedeker with a concert that will include some of her performances.
- Faith calendar (Honolulu Advertiser)
INTRODUCTION TO ZEN MEDITATION, 9 a.m.-noon July 12, Palolo Zen Center; free. info@diamondsangha.org, www.diamondsangha.org, 735-1347.
- Religion briefs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
PARISH HONORS | Cedar Lake Holy Name Parish will receive a plaque at its 5 p.m. Mass on May 24 for raising more than $7,000 for Heifer International. The parish began its Ark Project for Heifer International last September. The goal was to raise $5,000 which would “build an ark.” With a matching funds coupon, the total donation reached almost $9,000. The money supports Heifer International’s ...
- A new report says white boys need father figures at school. But the ... - Daily Mail
Any parent will recognise Peter Smith's assessment of the boys he teaches at Hampton School in south-west London: 'Boys are like greyhounds. They love the chase and the race, and they don't care if the prize is a fake rabbit.' Mr Smith had invited me ...
- From the Editor : - Cricket365.com
Brett Lee led the charge for Australia with a five-wicket haul in Antigua as the tourists set themselves up for a shot at victory, but there was plenty of controversy on day four as the umpires - in particular Russell Tiffin - produced a string of ...
- Slim Pickings? Not on This Langhorne's List! - Jewish Exponent
Jewish ExponentSlim Pickings? Not on This Langhorne's List!Jewish Exponent, PA - 2 hours ago"I had been just writing little stories and poetry and stuff like that, like a lot of kids," he recalls on the phone from eastern Oregon. ...
- NEBC praises grant programs, looks to the future - The Daily News of Newburyport
NEBC praises grant programs, looks to the futureThe Daily News of Newburyport, MA - 11 hours agoThe Partnership Grant award was given to the program "Bookmaking: Poetry of a Fourth Grader," a program that involved fourth grade students in poetry ...
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