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- Tribute: David Lester was a man who gladly helped anybody, and one ... - Kansas City Star
Tribute: David Lester was a man who gladly helped anybody, and one ...Kansas City Star, MO - 13 hours agoBefore Lester shipped out in World War II he gave Stella Nash, then his girlfriend, a card with a bit of poetry on it. Then he sent her the same verse on a ...
- I'll take (a) Manhattan - South Coast Today
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme ...
- Poetry Box, Top Two Primary and The Big Sort - KUOW NPR
KUOW NPRPoetry Box, Top Two Primary and The Big SortKUOW NPR, WA - 35 minutes agoBill Bishop talks about the ideas in his book The Big Sort, how we tend to live in neighborhoods and towns where everyone around us thinks the way we do, ...
- Dire predictions call for traditional approach (CBC)
Scottishness is something you can't outrun. I have spent most of my life trying - and my Scottish-Canadian mother has been patience itself over the years as she watched me lashing at those Calvinist ties that bind - but I concede defeat. Every woman becomes her mother. I give in, ma. I am Scottish.
- The poetry of loss - Guardian Unlimited
The poetry of lossGuardian Unlimited, UK - 5 minutes ago"He used high language to talk about daily life in a truly exceptional way," said Ghassan Zaqtan, a Palestinian poet and a close friend. ...
- Deadline is Oct. 3 for Kalamazoo Holiday Parade entries - Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO -- Even though the snow hasn't fallen yet, the Kalamazoo Holiday Parade is fast approaching. Those who love a parade and want to take part need to submit their applications and the $25 entry fee by Oct. 3. Applications are available by ...
- Pat Foley brings a road-wily spirit to his music - Foster's Daily Democrat
Pat Foley brings a road-wily spirit to his musicFoster's Daily Democrat, NH - 11 hours agoWith that kind of writing, Foley might be only scratching the surface of the meaning he's expressing within his musical poetry. Having the ability to put ...
- HURRY DOWN SUNSHINE: A Memoir (Book Reporter)
Aristotle said that "no excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.†And it seems that many of the great and creative minds of history have been, to put it poetically, excellent souls.
- China is focus of library events (Quad-City Times)
Chinese Moon Festival, which marks the end of harvest, will be celebrated in the Quad-Cities from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Bettendorf Public Library.
- Belfast Poets visit Wellington, hosted by RAM - Scoop
The Belfast Poets Touring Group, widely acclaimed as the world's best performance poetry group, are playing in Wellington as part of their latest world tour. Across four continents, the three-women, two-men BPTG have won international critical ...
- ET Guide - Egypt Today
Capital coffee chain Cilantro has long prided itself on providing outlets for customers’ self-expression. It started with the “Big Red Book,†an aptly named hardcover notebook that shuffled across the tables of each of the coffee chain’s ...
- Rescuers search river for US girl swept away - Niagara Falls Review
Rescuers search river for US girl swept awayNiagara Falls Review, Canada - 42 minutes agoHer book of poetry, "Foolish/Unfoolish: Reflections of Love," is in its sixth edition. Tickets go on sale today at noon. at all Ticketmaster outlets. ...
- A Strange Eventful History - guardian.co.uk
A Strange Eventful Historyguardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours agoHe aspired to a fusion of poetry, performance, music, light, colour and movement, but was incapable of realising his articles of faith: he had no patience ...
- Classic Audio Poems Make the Perfect Gay Gift This Valentine's Day - PR.com
This Valentine's Day, the world's first online audio bookshop for the gay community -- Qclassics.com -- is giving away free downloadable love poems, voiced by some of the UK's leading film and stage actors, including stars from Broadway and London's ...
- We dish on all things duchess, in honor of the new film - Fort Worth Star Telegram
We dish on all things duchess, in honor of the new filmFort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 26 minutes agoThe amorous author: In 1653, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, became the first woman to publish a book of poetry under her own name in Britain. ...
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