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- Interview: Daniela Barone Soares - Guardian Unlimited
Daniela Barone Soares had spent a decade working as a private equity banker when she began to reassess her career goals. Her initial plan had been to amass a fortune and give it all away to charity. But life, she realised, was too short. "It came to ...
- Taking action - Daily Triplicate
Daily TriplicateTaking actionDaily Triplicate, CA - 3 hours agoThey teamed up with the Klamath Boys and Girls Club to organize youth activities including a movie night, arts and crafts and a community poetry and ...
- Young Poet Tells of Joy In Marbles (The Lakeland Ledger)
I have always enjoyed poems that celebrate the small pleasures of life. Here Max Mendelsohn, age 12, of Weston, Massachusetts, tells us of the joy he finds in playing with marbles.ODE TO MARBLES I love the sound of marblesscattered on the worn wooden floor,like children running away in a game of hide and seek.
- Environmental justice focus of rights summit - Golden Gate [X]Press
Environmental justice focus of rights summitGolden Gate [X]Press, CA - 1 hour agoThe poetry and short story segment of the performance day was moderated by Philip Hoover. Among the poets he presented were Camille Dungy, Michael Warr and ...
- Homesick refugee's language and culture academy blooms (Contra Costa Times)
School draws Americans to learn Polish through dance, faith -- even chess
- Kay Ryan, Outsider With Sly Style, Named Poet Laureate (New York Times)
A reserved writer who has been compared to Emily Dickinson, Ms. Ryan has been chosen to succeed Charles Simic as the nation?s 16th poet laureate
- Stories star real, lovable people - Hampton Roads Daily Press
In "Strawberry Shortcake," Sidney Goodman, "car wash king of Las Vegas," hopes to avert a scene at a Denny's when his Alzheimer-suffering mother, Lucy, insists on holding out for the title berries. Sidney, true to his family name, is a good son and a ...
- Bloomsday ramble (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
At several spots throughout the city yesterday people gathered to re-joyce and celebrate Bloomsday. The annual event follows in the footsteps of the lead character in James Joyce's "Ulysses," re-enacting Leopold Bloom's journey through Dublin on June 16, 1904. The entire novel takes place on that one day.
- Maya Angelou throws herself at life - Akron Beacon Journal
Blogs: Akrocentric: Poem: "The Inevitable," by Allan Peterson, from Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry column Akron Aeros: Goleski gets a little too close for comfort
- 2008 Poetry Winners (Dayton Daily News)
Today we begin publishing the winners of the 12th annual Dayton Daily News Short Story and Poetry Contest. This is the fourth year in which we've sought poetry as part of the competition. The winners are presented here today. This selection is from all three age categories: youth, teen and adult. Monday through Wednesday in Life, we'll publish the first-place short stories. They also can be ...
- Stephen Moss on the use of Morse code today (Guardian Unlimited)
One had assumed that Morse code's last hurrah (that's 路路路路 路路- 路-路 ... oh, life's just too short) had been in about 1944. But one had assumed wrong. The writer Alan Sillitoe, who trained as a wireless operator in the second world war, this week revealed that he still practises taking Morse every day, listening to chatter across the airwaves, including a French station that broadcasts poetry in ...
- A Melodramatic Two-Step: Oceano's Great American Melodrama ... - RedOrbit
A Melodramatic Two-Step: Oceano's Great American Melodrama ...RedOrbit, TX - 3 hours ago"It still has a lot of wit and poetry to it," the artistic director said. Suzy King plays the sweet nursemaid, Luca. The cast also features Hayley Galbraith ...
- Summer reading programs about to begin (The Gadsden Times)
Libraries throughout the county are getting reading for summer by making plans for their annual reading programs.
- Book helped Roane County teacher deal with the loss of his father - Charleston Daily Mail
Bart Harper, who teaches special education at Spencer Middle School, was inspired to write a book when his father died after suffering a stroke last year. Called "Adventures of a Fat Kid," the book is based on Harper's sometimes bittersweet memories ...
- What's On: Night & Day Weekend (Toronto Star)
Here are some of the events in the city this weekend. For more entertainment listings, be sure to check out our Weekday Planner, Stage, Clubs and Galleries listings.
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