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- A Second Life for literature - Guardian Blogs
Since we all became globally-connected, various attempts have been made at changing how we read. Consider hypertext fiction , such as Geoff Ryman's 253 and the new concept of the "wovel", as discussed here a few weeks ago. Now, there's another ...
- Writers against crime - Bizcommunity.com
Writers against crimeBizcommunity.com, South Africa - 2 hours agoWe will than have poetry, dancing, singing and story telling. There will be refreshments sold. The show will be free live and it will be video taped and ...
- Teacher's book chronicles life of poet's muse - Daily Freeman & Sunday Freeman
PINE PLAINS - A Pine Plains district teacher has published a book that she hopes will provide insight into the life of the muse that mesmerized one of the great Italian poets of the 20th century. Jean Cook, who teaches English at Stissing Mountain ...
- Beginning of the end? - La Crosse Tribune
The escalating costs of corn and soybeans caused by harvest shortfalls, rising global demand and government-mandated ethanol production are forcing widespread cutbacks in the number of animals raised for food. So does the current credit crunch. A ...
- Is Bill Clinton Racist? (BlackNews.com)
So Bill Clinton declared that he’s not a racist this week.
- Written in the Stars - RedOrbit
Written in the StarsRedOrbit, TX - 4 hours ago"It's a form of urban poetry in which we painstakingly agonise over every word and mean everything we say." He says Rain Dance has a particular message to ...
- Pa. Board Of Education Chair Resigns - The Bulletin
In the midst of controversy surrounding a proposal that Pennsylvania students pass a series of tests before they can graduate high school, the chairman of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education is stepping down. At the request of Gov. Ed Rendell ...
- Book Review: Beanball by Gene Fehler - Blogcritics.org
Book Review: Beanball by Gene FehlerBlogcritics.org, OH - 15 minutes agoWhile it may seem gimmicky to use poetry to tell a story such as this, Mr. Fehler manages to make it work. The story is in itself compelling. ...
- Local writers will try to resurrect Poe at the Deer Park on Saturday - Newark Post
Literature lovers will attempt to raise the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe this weekend, while keeping his infamous curse on the Deer Park Tavern at bay. To commemorate the 159th anniversary of Poe’s death, the Delaware Literacy Connection will hold an ...
- Click on photo to enlarge - Daily Journal
Click on photo to enlargeDaily Journal, SC - 36 minutes agoHe credits this knack to time spent writing poetry (he’s published three books of verse.) Although Rash has no ambitions of becoming a playwright, ...
- Darkness to draw out lovers of art nationwide - Irish Times
Darkness to draw out lovers of art nationwideIrish Times, Ireland - 41 minutes agoPoetry Ireland will host a drop-in open-mic poetry night, running from 6pm through to 11pm in the Unitarian Church on St Stephen's Green. ...
- Nude art show in Delhi a hit with women, art lovers - SINDH TODAY
Nude art show in Delhi a hit with women, art loversSINDH TODAY, Pakistan - 12 hours agoArtist Nirmala Singh was moved to poetry at the exhibition. She compared the frames to ‘raindrops on barren stones’ and felt as if the ‘flesh was singing a ...
- Poetry can hold clues to family - Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas SunPoetry can hold clues to familyLas Vegas Sun, NV - 1 hour agoBy Stefani Evans In 1916, Fred Sutton commemorated his 56th birthday with "that never failing sign of age, a piece of poetry." In the 19th century and the ...
- Calling all youths! A site about YOU, for YOU and by YOU... - AsiaOne
AsiaOneCalling all youths! A site about YOU, for YOU and by YOU...AsiaOne, Singapore - 53 minutes agoJack Ho, 31, lead singer and frontman of local band EIC, describes his youth as "the most important years of my life". As a musician who discovered his ...
- South End Publishes Controversial Literary Memoir - Publishers Weekly
South End Publishes Controversial Literary MemoirPublishers Weekly, NY - Sep 9, 2008South End made its offer to Wilderson, who teaches drama and African American Studies at the University of California at Irvine, just after he had decided ...
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