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- The Beautiful Duckling Gets the Presidents and the Poets (New York Times)
Carla Bruni, the muse of President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, appears to have some of her own in Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden and Dorothy Parker.
- Chalk Talk: San Mateo County teen poet makes anthology (San Mateo County Times)
Justine Drennan's parents often read stories to her as a young child."So it seemed natural to think of my own stories to write," said Drennan, 19, a graduate of Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough going into her second year at Princeton University.
- Cliff Huxtable For President - Baltimore City Paper
Cliff Huxtable For PresidentBaltimore City Paper, MD - 30 minutes ago"I am an ordinary human being who is impelled to write poetry . . . I still do feel that a poet has a duty to words, and that words can do wonderful things, ...
- BOOK REVIEW: Mother's mysterious friend drives 'Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn' (The Charlotte Observer)
"Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn" by Alice Mattison; Harper Perennial ($14.95) In "Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn," writer Alice Mattison weaves a story of four women and life-changing events that take place 14 1/2 years apart. There's Constance Tepper, known as Con; her mother, Gertrude; and Con's daughter Joanna. But it's Marlene Silverman, Gertrude's lifelong best friend, whose ...
- Mawuse Appea wins Miss Ghana 2008 - AfricaNews
AfricaNewsMawuse Appea wins Miss Ghana 2008AfricaNews, Netherlands - 3 hours agoThe ladies proved that beauty could also be brain-deep, with remarkable poetry recitals, sketches and dance routines. Ghana’s forthcoming general election ...
- A patient responds to Lyme with poetry (Hunterdon County Democrat)
"Amid illness there is an oasis." That's one of the lessons learned by Glenroy Wolfsen of High Bridge during his long battle with Lyme disease. He suffered pain that was both physical and emotional and would ask himself, "Where did I go?"
- Capsule Reviews Of Current Films - Cleveland Free Times
Capsule Reviews Of Current FilmsCleveland Free Times, OH - 17 hours agoThe movie tries to parody too many things, including inspirational-teacher movies like Mr. Holland's Opus and Dead Poets Society. ...
- Pop forum: Meet today's featured reader (USA Today)
Today's reader digs Hunter S. Thompson, The Wire, and many other cool aspects of pop culture. Meet him, then greet him: Reader of the day: jokergonzo Real name: Jay Smith Why I chose my screen name: The Joker is my...
- 'We had a ball' at Black - Gay People Chronicle
'We had a ball' at BlackGay People Chronicle, OH - 3 hours agoThe festival started off with a poetry slam at the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland on July 31. Over 60 people packed into the meeting room at the ...
- Farmer poet balances apples and orations - Portsmouth Herald
It's a fruitful season for Charlie Pratt. The apple orchard is ripe — just ended its first weekend open. It was the same week his new book "Still Here," hit shelves, a chapbook of his poetry. It's the latter that ran the longer season. Pratt's not ...
- All's fair in this poetry – even the livestock potty - Sacramento Bee
All's fair in this poetry – even the livestock pottySacramento Bee, USA - 3 hours agoBy Carlos Alcalá - calcala@sacbee.com The State Fair, we like to say, is a fair to remember. Poets and versifiers from around the area gave us dozens of ...
- Diversions for August 10, 2008 (The Gleaner)
- Omoefe's reopens with tasty soul food on its Nigerian menu - Grand Rapids Press
KALAMAZOO -- Soul food has been given a bad rap in recent years because of its fat, but it's fine every now and then and irresistible when expertly prepared. That's why we're glad it has become a part of the menu of the newly reopened Omoefe's Place ...
- Newmarket news briefs - Portsmouth Herald
Wednesday, Sept. 3 Town Council — 7 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers, Business Meeting Thursday, Sept. 4 Join The Nature Conservancy on a guided hike of a new trail from Durham to Great Bay in Newmarket on Saturday, Sept. 6, 9 a.m. to noon. The ...
- Training and Wisdom (BG News)
What results from having been primarily trained in clearly defined skills as opposed to being generally educated for self-direction? We know what training in a specific skill is but very few courses have had the stated goal of making students wiser. Researchers reported in the American Psychologist that when we are wise, we use knowledge for the well being of oneself and others.
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