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- All That Glitters (MetroActive)
IN MOVIE POETRY, it's not always the hard rhyme that triumphs. It's the slightly jarring, unfulfilled purpose that haunts, not the image as perfectly balanced as two cartoon swans forming a heart shape with their necks.
- AP Top News at 2:05 p.m. EDT (The Washington Times)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ A family spokeswoman says Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is out of surgery at Duke Medical Center. His doctor says brain surgery was successful and "accomplished our goals." Kennedy had surgery for his cancerous brain tumor, and faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment following the procedure. The 76-year-old senator was diagnosed last month with a malignant glioma, a lethal type ...
- Yankee Notebook: Good fences just make more fences - Rutland Herald
"Something there is that doesn't love a wall, that wants it down," wrote Robert Frost many years ago in "Mending Wall," one of his greatest poems. I never heard him speak, but he recited it; clearly, he liked it too. But because we all tend to find ...
- The Three Of Us: A Family Story, by Julia Blackburn (Independent)
The trio in the title of this surprising and illuminating book consists of the author and her parents. Thomas Blackburn, the son of a religious fanatic, was a poet who consumed an oceanic amount of booze. He was violent in his cups and for a lengthy period became addicted to the barbiturate sodium amytal. The lethal combination of drug and alcohol exacerbated his tendency to violence and ...
- a short story: The telephone pole - The Virginian-Pilot
The Virginian-Pilota short story: The telephone poleThe Virginian-Pilot, VA - 9 hours agoEach one of those could've been a story: about a local band, an art display, a poetry reading, a political protest, a lost cat or dog. ...
- JAZZ, POETRY BLEND FOR FUNDRAISER AT THE GEM - Kansas City Star
Five Men on a Stool will perform Sunday at the Gem Theater as part of a fundraiser for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Kansas Black Chamber of Commerce. Five Men on a Stool, an Atlanta-based group that combines contemporary jazz and spoken ...
- ‘Gargoyle’ author takes buzz over novel in stride - Portage Daily Graphic
‘Gargoyle’ author takes buzz over novel in stridePortage Daily Graphic, Canada - 16 hours agoHe has been writing seriously since age 16, penning screenplays, stage plays, short stories and poetry. It was in May 2000, after beginning a five-year ...Wow, what a story! Winnipeg Sunall 7 news articles
- Living in downtown Flint is a mixed bag (The Flint Journal)
Lately a lot of people have asked me how I like living in downtown Flint. I moved to a historic building a block from The Flint Journal last November. Those who don't frequent the city are increasingly curious about all the construction and changes along Saginaw Street.
- Behind the scenes and beyond the speeches at the Tonys (Chicago Sun-Times)
NEW YORK — When playwright Tracy Letts thanked his backers for producing a new American play and casting it with "theater actors" he hit on one of the more intriguing aspects of Sunday night's Tony Awards.
- Plenty of free fun at Godiva Festival - Metro
MetroPlenty of free fun at Godiva FestivalMetro, UK - 4 hours agoAlthough the main focus is on music, ranging from dance to hip hop to indie rock, there's a dash of comedy and poetry, too. Why: With an endless parade of ...Godiva Festival: Get ready for carnival city! CV5 Coventry Communitiesall 3 news articles
- Art of the Bluff - Washington Post
Washington PostArt of the BluffWashington Post, United States - 1 hour agoSandra Beasley's first book, "Theories of Falling," won the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize. (Courtesy Author) Comments that include profanity or personal ...Let's talk (ancient) Turkey San Francisco ChronicleOverseas iPhone 3G Review: Great But Not Perfect PC WorldHealth Tip: Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis ForbesU.S. News & World Report - Atlanta Journal Constitutionall 494 news articles
- Celebrating devotion - Deccan Herald
Thiruadipuram is a festival celebrated by Srivaishnavites on the occasion of the birthday of Sri Andal. Rama Gokul relates the tale of the first Srivaishnavite woman saint-poetess of 9th century. The saint-poetess Sri Andal, meaning "one who ruled ...
- Sneak a listen to Cleveland singer Liz Rubino's new CD, with audio ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
A face (and voice, and oh, what a voice!) familiar to audiences from Columbus to Pittsburgh is back in the news after a Cleveland-area absence imposed by the folding of Kalliope Stage , a sorely missed little musical theater venue in the Cedar Lee ...
- Harvest of fall films promises quality stories, stellar casts - MLive.com
Star power: Brad Pitt appears in the Coen Brothers' "Burn After Reading." Summer blockbusters? Totally overrated. Well, usually. This summer was different, considering it produced two of the year's best films, "WALL-E" and "The Dark Knight." But ...
- Prized “Bird†- Manchester HippoPress
Prized “Birdâ€Manchester HippoPress, NH - 3 hours agoBy Jeff Mucciarone jmucciarone@hippopress.com New Hampshire resident LewEllyn Hallett was recently awarded the 2008 Ann Stanford Award for her poetry ...
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