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- Author finds winning feeling second time around (Sedalia Democrat)
Linda Fisher knew she wanted to be a writer since her first pass at college. The career didn’t work out that time, and neither did the first college try. “I just sort of got a little sidetracked” when marriage and life got in the way, the 56-year-old Fisher said.
- Jacksonville poetry artists look forward to international slam (The Florida Times-Union)
Lucie Roberts is enthusiastic about spitting - the hip-hop term that has found its way to spoken-word poetry.
- Longtime letter-writer dies - Albany Democrat-Herald
Lunette Mulkey, a 20-year Albany resident and one of the most prominent writers of letters to the Democrat-Herald, has died. She was 96. A longtime writer, though never professionally, Mulkey was a regular contributer to the “Editor’s Mailbag ...
- The Poet Laureate must have the X Factor - Daily Telegraph
Wendy Cope is in the news, partly because she has just published her collected poems, but also because she has protested that she doesn't want to be Poet Laureate. If she really has ruled herself out of the running then the nation is the poorer, for ...
- Beyond the ORDINAR.E - Hindu
HinduBeyond the ORDINAR.EHindu, India - 19 minutes agoSo gloriously evocative; the movie deserves to be called poetry. It moves from scrappy kiddy comedy to over-the-moon romance. On a mission : Just me and the ...
- Teen talent - Anchorage Daily News
EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Daily News asked readers to tell us about Alaskan teens with a high degree of artistic talent.?•? The nominations that flowed in covered a wide range of disciplines, and the field contained an impressive array of young ...
- ''Virtual Greats'' Enters $1.5 Billion Virtual Goods Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN FRANCISCO----Millions of Us LLC, an agency specializing in virtual worlds and large online communities, today announced that it has launched a new company, “Virtual Greats,” to take advantage of the rapidly growing market for virtual goods.
- Poet Joel Toledo on exorcisms, shadowy secrets and beating the British - ABS-CBN
2006 Bridport International Creative Writing Prize winner Joel Toledo is the first Asian and first Filipino to win a prize in that presitgious competition in the United Kingdom since it was founded in 1973. He actually won two prizes--second and ...
- Poetry collaboration across the Irish Sea - Journal Live
Poetry collaboration across the Irish SeaJournal Live, UK - 49 minutes agoThen this evening, at 7pm at Newcastle’s Bridge Hotel, all are welcome to the free birthday bash with readings by poets from both sides of the Irish Sea. ...
- Encephalitis Victim Finds Expression in Art and Poetry - Kern Valley Sun
Encephalitis Victim Finds Expression in Art and PoetryKern Valley Sun, CA - 1 hour agoHe lost most of his motor skills instead struggled to regain his life. Even though he suffered occasional seizures, he attended Initially he expressed ...
- Tara Moss's love story to the letter - with a poet - News.com.au
While the glamorous best-seller has won notoriety from penning a series of gripping crime novels, Moss is currently loving dabbling in a little romance on the side - rather fittingly with an esteemed poet. Ending her short bout of singledom, the ...
- Appalachian Adventure: Lecture Series welcomes two writers, historian - Daily Times
Two Appalachian writers and one historian will visit the area this fall as part of Maryville College's annual Appalachian Lecture Series. The 2008 lineup includes Tony Earley, a fiction writer from North Carolina; Jane Hicks, a poet and fiber artist ...
- New Indian Bible Draws Fire over Hindu References - Christian Post
A new Indian version of the Bible recently, published by the Catholic Church, has run into controversy over its inclusion of verses from the Bhagavad Gita, a form of Hindu chant, and references to the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. An illustration in ...
- School Teaches English To Parents (KPRC Local 2 Houston)
HOUSTON -- For some parents, a language barrier prevents them from helping their students in school. So, a Pasadena elementary school is helping bridge the gap, KPRC Local 2, Your Education Station, reported Tuesday.
- Tyler Junior College Forensic Team Wraps Up Year Of Successes - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Tyler Junior College forensics team members pictured front, from left, are: Alina Dolzhenko, Rachel Snyder; middle row, Bobby D. Anthony, J.P. Fugler; back row, Travis Smith and Jordan Innerarity. Not pictured is Christina Ivey. The Tyler Junior ...
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