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Winners of a Memorial Day poetry contest sponsored by the David S. Miles American Legion Auxiliary at Oxford High School were (from left) Robert Stumpo, Emily Coffindaffer and Sinh Le. Each received a monetary award and a certificate of appreciation ...
- Poetry Column: Hanover first with borough laureateship - Evening Sun
Carl Sandburg once said, "Nothing happens unless first a dream." According to Anna Manahan Bowman, Hanover's first poet laureate, Hanover was first in the state of Pennsylvania to designate the official position of a borough poet laureate. The ...
- Paul Morley's Guide to Musical Genres, Radio 2 (Independent)
One does not automatically connect Radio 2 with the avant-garde. But every so often it happens that a slot for it is made available, and the collision of the two makes for enormously uplifting radio. Such was the case with this week's Paul Morley's Guide to Musical Genres, which went out last Tuesday at 11.30pm, so as not to scare the infants.
- Dustin in a flap as turkey is culled early - Irish Independent
Irish IndependentDustin in a flap as turkey is culled earlyIrish Independent, Ireland - 46 minutes agoA place in the final would have been a victory for art, beauty, poetry but most of all, for his bank account, he declared. The final takes place on May 24. ...
- Azusa Productions Presents 'Onto Infinity!' - Broadway World
Azusa Productions Presents 'Onto Infinity!'Broadway World, NY - 1 hour agoBrandon Hayes directs the tale of a May/December romance inspired by mathematics, poetry and the infinite possibilities of love. ...
- New poet laureate has Southern Indiana roots (The Indianapolis Star)
JASPER An author who writes about his youth in the Southern Indiana city of Jasper and his German heritage has been named the state's second poet laureate.
- When it comes to the Charles, the words just keep flowing (Boston Globe)
If the Charles River can't inspire love and support by itself, perhaps prose and poetry can help.
- Every little thing (they do is magic) - Belfast Telegraph
Belfast TelegraphEvery little thing (they do is magic)Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoWhatever Pete Doherty might have to say about Kate Moss, heroin, or otherwise, chances are his much-lauded 'poetry' will fall rather flat by comparison. ...
- Pandora: Dave and Condi's sleepover - Independent
Pandora: Dave and Condi's sleepoverIndependent, UK - 2 hours agoIt's a far cry from the days of William Wordsworth, but as jolly 21st-century poetry beanos go, Felix Dennis's trip to the Hay Festival on Monday makes ...
- No 'Doubt' about it: Capital Rep nails it - Albany Times Union
No 'Doubt' about it: Capital Rep nails itAlbany Times Union, NY - 42 minutes agoTo put it simply, Aloysius is suspicious Flynn has "interfered" with Donald Muller, the first black child to be enrolled at St. Nicholas school. ...
- Oz Without GPS - Washington Post Blog
Here's my piece in Slate about giving up on GPS devices (written on vacation in Australia as you will see). The nut grafs: '...the GPS device robs the traveler of a human skill that has emerged from Deep Time. We are generally quite good at reading ...
- Former college walk-on now has shot at NFL - Boston Herald
Former college walk-on now has shot at NFLBoston Herald, United States - 12 hours ago... massive neck; chest deeper than John Donne’s poetry; Exxon-profit-sized upper arms - and you would be excused for thinking Thomas (6-3, 303 pounds) must ...
- Five Best - Wall Street Journal
For sheer, unblinking realism, no war poem can surpass Homer's "Iliad." When a man is "skewered . . . straight through the mouth," Homer unsparingly describes "teeth shattered out . . . both nostrils spurting, / mouth gaping, blowing convulsive ...
- Johnson, Barbara E. Nee: Ozburn - Wrightstown Post Gazette
Johnson, Barbara E. Nee: OzburnWrightstown Post Gazette, WI - 5 hours agoBarbara was very fond of sewing and enjoyed creative writing in her short stories and poetry. Barbara was a devoted mother and took great care of her ...
- Tom Hanks endorses Obama - Honolulu Advertiser
NEW YORK — Tom Hanks is supporting presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Hanks has taken to his MySpace page to pledge his support for Obama, who is seeking to be the first black president. Obama faces rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic ...
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