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- Simon Gray; playwright noted for wit; 71 (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Simon Gray, who wrote bitingly comic plays such as “Butley,†“Otherwise Engaged†and “Quartermaine's Terms†about the educated British middle class and whose almost manically confessional late-in-life memoirs turned his sardonic intelligence upon himself, died Aug. 6 in London. He was 71.
- Kindred writer and spirit Robert Morgan receives 2008 Thomas Wolfe Prize (Cornell News Service)
Thomas Wolfe was born, raised and educated in the mountains of western North Carolina, taught college English, earned a Guggenheim fellowship and attained commercial and critical success as a prolific writer of poetic fiction rich in evocative detail and firmly rooted in the Appalachian landscape.
- 11 Indian entries for Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Economic Times
11 Indian entries for Asia Pacific Screen AwardsEconomic Times, India - 3 hours agoThe much-talked about documentary based on India's first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi, "Yes Madam, Sir" directed by Megan Doneman, "A Jihad for Love" by ...
- Is e-literature just one big anti-climax? - Guardian Unlimited
When I first ventured online, the internet struck me as the last word in literary experimentation. I was in good company. For Kathy Acker , and other pioneers who were already pushing the envelope on papyrus, cyberspace (copyright William Gibson ...
- Poetry, Pottery & Pies Raises Funds for Poet Laureate's Medical Bills - Carroll County News
Poetry, Pottery & Pies Raises Funds for Poet Laureate's Medical BillsCarroll County News, AR - 30 minutes agoScott holds an MFA degree in writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Ken., and he's a published poet and photographer. ...
- Accused mass killer lived quiet life - News.com.au
Accused war criminal "kind, good manners" Lived unnoticed in Belgrade suburb World hails Radovan Karadzic's arrest RADOVAN Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, lived for years in a Belgrade suburb posing as a doctor of alternative medicine ...
- Style on campus: Which fits you? - News & Observer
News & ObserverStyle on campus: Which fits you?News & Observer, NC - 3 hours agoAside from frequenting coffee shops and reading poetry, pulling off the hipster persona requires that you not care what you look like. ...
- Manny Stars as Manny in a New Summer Hit (New York Times)
The Dodgers have won four in a row and 8 of 13 since acquiring Manny RamÃrez, pulling into a first-place tie with Arizona in the National League West.
- How do you solve a problem like Manila ordinance no. 7780?—Jose F ... - ABS-CBN
I have been railing against comstockery and taking part in efforts opposing censorship and upholding freedom of expression. Has anyone ever heard of the City of Manila's Ordinance No. 7780--or of its obvious clone, House Bill No. 3305? Manila ...
- Newfoundland inn features "Just Before Dinner" authors' reading series - TravelVideo.tv (press release)
Newfoundland inn features "Just Before Dinner" authors' reading seriesTravelVideo.tv (press release) - 1 hour agoThe free, half-hour readings, followed by questions and answers and book-signing, are part of a partnership between Fishers' Loft Inn and the Writers’ ...
- Spike in sales for next poet laureate - Times Daily
Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections "The Niagara ...
- Mary Treinen-Moslen - Daily News - Galveston County
Mary Treinen-MoslenDaily News - Galveston County, TX - 18 hours agoWe poets get no dollars, but can often make a lot of sense to the listeners at our poetry readings. We also get little or no respect as members of the arts ...
- UI Press releases poetry by John Isles in Kuhl House Series - Media Newswire (press release)
UI Press releases poetry by John Isles in Kuhl House SeriesMedia Newswire (press release), NY - 53 minutes ago"Inverse Sky " will be available at bookstores or directly from the UI Press by phone at 800-621-2736 or online at http://www.uiowapress.org. ...
- Palestian plight exhibition at Cathedral - Asian Image
Palestian plight exhibition at CathedralAsian Image, UK - 3 minutes agoThe images show snippets of life and celebration including scenes from a traditional wedding and from dances. Entry to the Palestine in Photographs & Poetry ...
- PSC holds classes for nontraditional students - Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune
PSC holds classes for nontraditional studentsKeyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV - 40 minutes agoEnjoying Poetry, taught by Jennifer Merrifield, will introduce students to four contemporary American masters: Irene McKinney, Billy Collins, Jo McDougall ...
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