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- 'Worst poet' works sold for £6,600 - IC Scotland
A collection of works by the man dubbed "the world's worst poet" has sold for more than £6,000 at auction. William McGonagall was a weaver in Dundee who turned his hand to poetry but gained the unwanted label for his uninspiring verse. A collection ...
- Poetry roundup - Times Online
Poetry roundupTimes Online, UK - 11 hours agoThe new book renews and extends ambitiously her fascination with one characteristic subject of the previous work, the “split†between the East of her ...
- Lost for words - Guardian Unlimited
It's time to head to a Greek island with a suitcase filled with sun block, thongs and good intentions. Or, if, like me, you are planning to favour Tenby, a chilblain remedy, ear muffs and a stormproof thermal one-piece. But you will still want to ...
- The best club in the world? (Guardian Unlimited)
Travel: Benji Lanyado visits Mercati Generali in Sicily, one of Gilles Peterson's favourite clubs
- Arts fest slated Sunday at Sterling Nature Center (The Post-Standard)
Poetry and nature will be the focus of an event Sunday at the Sterling Nature Center. Sterling Nature Center Inspiration 2008 Festival of the Arts and Nature will be from noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. It celebrates the connection between art and nature.
- Ode to a reborn poet (London Free Press)
I read poetry about as often -- and with about as much enthusiasm -- as I jab sharp sticks into my eyes. I think this aversion started back in high school when I was compelled to read Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats.
- Godwyn speaks about wonderful Amy - MSN UK News
Pop supremo Nick Godwyn has spoken about what Amy Winehouse was like to work with at the tender age of 16. Godwyn has been involved in the music industry for over two decades and has worked with artists including Boy George and Kylie Minogue. He said ...
- August Kleinzahler's ugly gifts - Times Online
August Kleinzahler's ugly giftsTimes Online, UK - 2 hours agoTake the following send-up of Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac: "But I, for one, have never in my lifetime seen the situation of poetry in this country ...
- Artsorigin - a Next-Gen Ecommerce and Social Shopping Directory - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Artsorigin - a Next-Gen Ecommerce and Social Shopping DirectoryPR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 13 hours agoThe Artsorigin.com Community Platform integrates social networks with information networks and allows businesses to create online enterprise communities for ...
- 'Island' filled with love - Nashua Telegraph
'Island' filled with loveNashua Telegraph, NH - 2 hours agoWhen she turned 50, she turned away from poetry and wrote fiction for five years. Then, out of the blue – she'd forgotten she'd even sent a manuscript in ...
- The conundrum of Slessor's sixth bell - Examiner
The conundrum of Slessor's sixth bellExaminer, Australia - Jun 4, 2008"Not only does it have working sketches, but all sorts of reflections on Slessor, poetry in general, practical issues about working on the mural, ...
- Second "Hellboy" lacks fury - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Universal Pictures Size Matters: Big Red (aka Hellboy, aka Ron Perlman) prepares to put "Big Baby" to use in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." Note to Guillermo del Toro: Fantastical creatures do not a movie make. The immensely creative, monster ...
- Reading and Remembering Rita Joe - Cape Breton Post
Reading and Remembering Rita JoeCape Breton Post, Canada - 17 minutes agoRita Joes published several collections of poetry and they have earned their place in university cirriculums and the hearts of everyone who has encountered ...
- Cruise Is 'Mentally Ill,' Pinsky's a 'Nazi' - ABC News Blogs
You mess with Top Gun, you get called a Nazi. Then, apparently, you apologize. Late Thursday, Dr. Drew Pinsky apologized to Tom Cruise for insinuating he's mentally ill, but refused to let the star's lawyer, who compared him to the Nazis, have the ...
- Review: The Impostor by Damon Galgut - guardian.co.uk
Review: The Impostor by Damon Galgutguardian.co.uk, UK - 56 minutes ago... for a black intern, a victim of 'Africanisation'. He tells himself that his attempt to write poetry is a positive move, a return to his 'true calling'. ...
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