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- Cowboys? Ware Fulfills a Challenge for Fatherhood (New York Times)
DeMarcus Ware and his wife, Taniqua, believe they appreciate their daughter, Marley, more because they adopted her after three failed pregnancies.
- When you sleep, do you dream about pop culture? - Popwatch
I used to have incredibly boring dreams. When I was younger, I would wake up in a cold sweat after having nightmares about not turning in my homework on time or having to restart my computer several times after the Web continually crashed on me. Yep ...
- Grimshaw wins Montana honours - Stuff
Charlotte Grimshaw is following in her father's literary footsteps, winning the Montana Medal for her book of short stories, Opportunity. Grimshaw, daughter of CK Stead, scooped the $5000 fiction category and the $10,000 overall award. The Aucklander ...
- Hot buttered foundation of hip hop: Isaac Hayes - Times-Standard
Hot buttered foundation of hip hop: Isaac HayesTimes-Standard, CA - 5 hours agoIt was a 1969 statement about independence - from the three-minute pop song and from the record companies that had transformed and sold African-American ...
- No holds Bard in bid for ancient title - Peterborough Today
No holds Bard in bid for ancient titlePeterborough Today, UK - 2 hours agoThe event, to crown someone the Chief Bard of the Fens, was a fun weekend to inspire both young and old, through stories, poetry, art and performance, ...
- Upcoming shows (Detroit Free Press)
Saving Abel: with Ashes of Soma, 7 p.m. Aug. 28. Clutch Cargo's, $10.01. Huey Lewis & the News: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Freedom Hill Amphitheatre, $13-$51. The Dells & R Thompkins: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Chene Park Amphitheatre, $25-$100.
- All hail Kay Ryan (Salon.com)
The newly appointed poet laureate aims to "prevent all bad poetry from being published during [her] reign."
- The grandeur of blandeur - Boston Globe
IN THE fall, Kay Ryan will become the nation's next poet laureate. She has been called an outsider who writes in clear, Emily Dickinsonian proportions. Ryan has so often been called quiet and private that this has become her public image. But one ...
- By the book; Local wordsmith c.vance finds satisfaction creating his handmade books (The Bulletin)
He never intended to become a publisher.Bend native c. vance (born Christopher Vance Pangle) was already busy delivering pizzas three days a week, which put him at “almost part time,†he jokes.But with writing and submitting poetry and short stories and hosting the Bend Poetry Slam, c.vance’s plate was already plenty full.
- Get well-versed at poetry workshops! - Halifax Evening Courier
Get well-versed at poetry workshops!Halifax Evening Courier, UK - 17 hours agoTHERE'S a chance to get well-versed on Saturday when a day of poetry workshops takes place. Hebden Bridge will be bursting with poets, from beginners to ...
- Out and About: June 25-July 6 - Raynham Call
Out and About: June 25-July 6Raynham Call, MA - 7 minutes agoOpen mic signup, 8 pm Open mic followed by featured poet, concludes with poetry slam. The Trinity Church Flea Market every Saturday. ...
- Bengali magazine takes virtual route to reconnect - Calcutta Telegraph
Calcutta TelegraphBengali magazine takes virtual route to reconnectCalcutta Telegraph, India - 4 hours agoKaurab.com publishes Bengali poetry and pieces by modern writers. It also carries interviews of Bengali writers and reviews on poetry by international ...
- Poet explains his own creative process - Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Poet Sebastian Matthews was in town last week teaching at Hub City's Writing in Place conference. The author of the poetry collections "We Generous" and "Coming to Flood," Matthews teaches part time at Warren Wilson College and is the founding editor ...
- From the Stacks - Norwalk Hour
As much as I love novels, there are times when I want something to read that doesn't require such a time commitment. That is why I am a fan of literary journals. Journals are one area of publishing where independents thrive. With such diversified ...
- Flying through life's regrets - San Jose Mercury News
Talk about timing: In April, American Airlines grounded more than 1,000 flights, many of them out of Chicago, to check electrical connections on its fleet of MD-80s. Two months later, Jonathan Miles published his first novel, "Dear American Airlines ...
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