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- Thomas Rain Crowe gets set to rock the boat (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Published: Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 1:53 a.m. Twenty-five years ago, Thomas Rain Crowe returned to the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.
- ET CETERA Victori... - Akron Beacon Journal
Victorian Pastimes — Noon to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 31 at Hower House, the University of Akron, 60 Fir Hill, Akron. Explores the various leisure-time activities of the Hower family as well as general ...
- UN’s Cyrus Cylinder under challenge?-II - The Island (subscription)
UN’s Cyrus Cylinder under challenge?-IIThe Island (subscription), Sri Lanka - 4 hours ago... of many cultural manifestations, like the rich Persian language, poetry, architecture and sculpture and above all in the refined nature of its peoples. ...
- Kay Ryan named U.S. poet laureate (Moldova.org)
U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named Kay Ryan as the library's 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09.Ryan, a 63-year-old California native, is to begin her duties in the fall, opening the library's annual literary series Oct. 16 with a reading of her work. She also will be a featured guest at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in the Poetry pavilion ...
- Black poet, journalist advised young Obama - Honolulu Advertiser
At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice on living in a world of black and white. Frank Marshall Davis had his opinions. He ...
- The wonder of Woodstock - Independent
The wonder of WoodstockIndependent, UK - 1 hour agoBaroness James has written 16 internationally acclaimed novels of murder and detection, many of them starring the poetry-writing Inspector Dalgleish; ...
- German Scholars Reject Claim of Goethe's Secret Romance - Deutsche Welle
German Scholars Reject Claim of Goethe's Secret RomanceDeutsche Welle, Germany - 2 hours agoAll German children are obliged to learn some Goethe poetry at school and Germans are taught that Goethe had a long platonic love affair with Charlotte von ...
- Idaho History: Joaquin Miller's imagination led to a colorful career - Idaho Statesman
Joaquin Miller claimed to know what the name Idaho meant.Generations of Idahoans believed that Idaho was an Indian word, and that it meant something like "light shining down on the mountains" or "gem of the mountains." Nearly all of these fanciful ...
- Mas-salam Darwish : "History laughs at both victim and aggressor" (Malta Star)
Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry his fellow Palestinians embraced as the voice of their suffering, died on Saturday after heart surgery in Texas. A hospital spokeswoman in Houston said the 67-year-old poet died after an operation but did not specify the exact cause.
- Did Van Gogh Need More Sleep? Starlit Obsessions at MoMA Show - Bloomberg
Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Sunflowers aside, Vincent Van Gogh was captive to the night. The nocturnal sky is full of brightly ringed stars and spirals in ``The Starry Night,'' one of the top draws in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art ...
- Hearst teacher-poet Duguay now a published prizewinner (Kapuskasing Northern Times)
Heeding a fellow English teacher’s suggestion that she enter her poetry in Northern Ontario competitions, Hearst bard Melanie Baschiera-Duguay has won first and third prizes, and is now published in two collections.
- DPS-MIS students mark ‘Hindi Utsav’ with literary competitions - Peninsula On-line
DPS-MIS students mark ‘Hindi Utsav’ with literary competitionsPeninsula On-line, Qatar - 4 hours agoStudents participated in slogan writing, poetry recitation, comedy play, story writing and speeches. Class bulletin boards displayed various art and ...
- Local groups buy land next to Frost museum - Bennington Banner
Local groups buy land next to Frost museumBennington Banner, VT - 1 hour agoThere, he wrote two books of poetry, including, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." He lived in Shaftsbury until 1938 and is buried in Bennington at Old ...
- Movie capsules AZ, July 18 - phillyBurbs.com
Movie capsules AZ, July 18phillyBurbs.com, PA - Jul 18, 2008A miscast Shia LaBeouf ("Transformers") plays Indy’s ready-to-rumble teen sidekick, and Karen Allen returns from the original "Raiders of the Lost Ark" ...
- Which bits of Michael Jackson turn 50 today? - guardian.co.uk
Which bits of Michael Jackson turn 50 today?guardian.co.uk, UK - 15 hours agoBut what of the Boo Radley of pop, who remains in seclusion following his acquittal on child molestation charges? His public have had to survive on whatever ...
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