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- BILL MCGRAW: Calif. woman pens a rant and a rave for the D (Detroit Free Press)
"The Straits" is essentially an epic poem about Detroit. It's perhaps the first epic poem about Detroit, or at least the first of the 21st Century. Kristin Palm describes it as a "docu-poem," as in documentary. The book has two pages of sources, which is unusual for a poem, and she acknowledges: "I don't think of it solely as poetry."
- Camping out - locally (The Dexter Leader)
Camping in Southeast Michigan is no longer only about s'mores and soggy sleeping bags.
- Palestinian poet: History laughs at both victim and aggressor - Haaretz.com
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish said on Wednesday his new works blend sarcasm and a deep sense of hope in their treatment of the decades-old conflict with Israel. Darwish drew thousands of Palestinians to a rare public reading in the West Bank city ...
- Saturday's Best Bets (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
A New Reading Deal
- Berkeley Is Still a Great Bookstore Town (Berkeley Daily Planet)
The saga of Cody’s Books finally ended this year when its Fourth Street store (last survivor of a series of venues that started north of the UC Campus 50 years ago, moved to Telegraph for several decades and was briefly in San Francisco’s Union Square) moved to a smaller space on Shattuck Avenue, then closed for good.
- City lawyer, politician was 'renaissance man' - Brantford Expositor
City lawyer, politician was 'renaissance man'Brantford Expositor, Canada - 1 hour agoMr. Leslie's other passions included poetry and membership in clubs, including the Delta Chi Fraternity, Study of Ancient Antiquities, Air Force Club, ...
- "It's the Economy Stupid! or The Turning Point," Street Theater in ... - NewsBlaze
NewsBlaze"It's the Economy Stupid! or The Turning Point," Street Theater in ...NewsBlaze, CA - 23 minutes agoShe wrote and performed her own outdoor theater pieces against the Vietnam War and also curated and performed many poetry programs for the Philadelphia ...
- 'Clever Cats' was a longtime project (Litchfield Enquirer)
Although Alice Dember first put "The Clever Cats and Color Magic" in writing 40 years ago, it has always been something that remained in the back of her mind to share with her grandchildren, if not with the children in her community.
- Helping children love reading - Abington Mariner
In this age of technology — iPods, computers, cell phones, and other gadgets — it’s no easy task getting children to read. But the school libraries are working to encourage them to keep reading. “Kids’ interest in reading begins to drop off ...
- Closing time at IV Lounge - Quill & Quire
Closing time at IV LoungeQuill & Quire, Canada - 9 hours agoFeaturing poetry and fiction from established and emerging writers, the IV Lounge series was launched by author Paul Vermeersch in 1998. ...
- Regional authors signing books today - Daily Independent
ASHLAND — Eight regional authors will be signing books today from noon to 2 p.m. at the Jesse Stuart Foundation on the corner of Winchester Avenue and 17th Street. Those appearing are: ‰John David Preston, an attorney from Paintsville, who wrote ...
- Who Is the Greatest Modern-Day Thinker? - New York Times Blogs
I go to the University of Richmond, which requires [us] to take a class called Core, where we read famous historical books. ( Gandhi , Marx , Plato , Augustine , just to name a few). Anyway, my question for you is: Who do you think is the greatest ...
- Market Square day through my eyes - Portsmouth Herald
Here's a list of things observed, learned and or loved after a decade of covering Market Square Day. There's no order here, no top 10. Just snippets of things that stick out after years of covering the event — and usually asking someone else about ...
- Pool tournaments and dart tournaments - Everything Alabama
Location Alabaster Alexander City Alpharetta Anniston Atlanta Bessemer Birmingham Brownsboro Calera Center Point Chelsea Collegeville Crestline Cullman Decatur Ensley Enterprise Fairfield Fairhope Florence Forest Park Fultondale Gadsden Gardendale ...
- 'The Writing Class' by Jincy Willett is a killer murder mystery - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Press, 326 pp., $24.95. Jincy Willett, author of the comic, and bravely titled, "Winner of the National Book Award," has written a murder mystery involving a writing class and has pulled it off brilliantly. The teacher is ...
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