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- Poetry and Air, Imagery and Earth - New York Times
New York TimesPoetry and Air, Imagery and EarthNew York Times, United States - 2 hours agoNext is a poem from the British Council book, “Feeling the Pressure: Poetry and science of climate change,†edited by Paul Munden. ...
- UK theatre group dates Malawi - AfricaNews
AfricaNewsUK theatre group dates MalawiAfricaNews, Netherlands - 2 hours agoThe play is solely performed by UK born Nigerian, Mojisola Adebayo, with the production encompassing video, poetry, dance, music, story telling, ...
- 10 places for moms to unwind - AZCentral.com
Summer is here and you know what that means. School's out and moms (and dads, of course) are hustling the kids to and from camps and classes and games and play dates. The dizzying days, not to mention sweltering heat, are enough to make us a little ...
- Elsie von Maur, driving force of Quad-City symphony, dies at 106 - Quad-Cities Times
The Quad-City Symphony Orchestra used to practice on Sunday afternoons in Davenport’s Masonic Temple, sometimes only to a one-person audience of Elsie von Maur. Von Maur, of Davenport, died Monday at the age of 106. Her lasting legacy will be to ...
- NOT THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH - Newsweek
NOT THE QUEEN'S ENGLISHNewsweek - 8 hours agoIn a generation's time, teachers might no longer be correcting students for saying "a book who" or "a person which." Linguist Jennifer Jenkins, an expert in ...
- Kay Ryan named poet laureate (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK — Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain-bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared to that of Emily Dickinson, will succeed Charles Simic as the 16th U.S. poet laureate, starting in the fall. The ...
- 2008 Detroit Festival of the Arts - WWJ Newsradio 950
WWJ is proud to help sponsor the 22nd annual Detroit Festival of the Arts. This event will be taking place from Friday, June 6th through Sunday June 8th, 2008 in midtown's university cultural center. There will be events and exhibits for the whole ...
- Wry smile in face of modern despair - The Australian
Wry smile in face of modern despairThe Australian, Australia - 48 minutes agoAi's genius blossoms when he reveals the poetry of objects. (His father was the poet Ai Qing, who suffered several unfortunate reprisals under Mao Zedong. ...
- New Miss Black USA Crowned in Las Vegas - Black Press USA
LAS VEGAS (NNPA) - Kristen Elizabeth White of Georgia has been crowned Miss Black USA. Receiving the crown following a seven-day competition between 50 women in Las Vegas June 23, she remained hunched over praying as people handed her flowers. Among ...
- Baker to celebrate Homestead Days (Billings Gazette)
BAKER - The Baker Centennial Homestead Days/All Class Reunion is Thursday through Sunday and is presented by the O'Fallon Historical Society and Museum. All events are being held at the Fallon County Fairgrounds south of Baker on Highway 7.
- Plainfield woman waxes poetic about her life (The Bolingbrook Sun)
No matter what is happening in Clara Johnson's life, the 87- year-old Plainfield woman will write a poem for it. "It's a way for me to express myself," Johnson said.
- Silver Jews: The Shock and Awe of Being Alive - Crawdaddy
CrawdaddySilver Jews: The Shock and Awe of Being AliveCrawdaddy - 30 minutes agoWhether regarded as a former addict, a songwriter, or a poet (his 2001 collection of poetry, Actual Air, has garnered positive reviews in literary circles), ...
- 'Give poetry a chance,' laureate says (The News Journal)
JoAnn Balingit named state's new 'literary ambassador'
- The Movie Masochist: The unexpected, undeserving summer hit - The State
Hollywood's stream of bad movies usually seems endless, but sometimes there's a drought. This often happens during the summer, when all the big studio movies stomp their way into multiplexes after marking their opening weekends with the noise and ...
- World's worst poet gets last laugh - Abilene Reporter-News
World's worst poet gets last laughAbilene Reporter-News, TX - 11 hours agoAround the world, people have come to identify with the meter-challenged bard, if not for his poetry, then for the sheer lack of self-doubt with which he ...
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