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- Report Finds Racial Disparities in the Severity of Punishment (Washington Post)
The nation's juvenile justice system metes out harsher punishment to black and Latino youths, locks up thousands of children for relatively minor offenses and ultimately makes them more dangerous, according to a national study released yesterday.
- Iran: Reading Tehran With Lolita (Time to Publish Iranian Writers) - Huffington Post
Iran: Reading Tehran With Lolita (Time to Publish Iranian Writers)Huffington Post, NY - 1 hour ago... in Iran in the 1990s, most American readers would be hard pressed to recall a single novel, memoir or collection of poetry from Nafisi's native country. ...
- City spins its support for the arts as local artists suffer - Durham News
City spins its support for the arts as local artists sufferDurham News, NC - 19 hours agoYoung, gifted, socially conscious African-American artists are taking center stage. They have a creative edge that helps redefine what it means to be black. ...
- Literary encounter between Ghalib and Marx - Merinews
Literary encounter between Ghalib and MarxMerinews, India - 18 minutes agoIn your next edition of poetry do write in detail addressing workers: "Landlords, administrators, and religious leaders sap your toil’s rewards by taking ...
- Kay Ryan, outsider with sly style, named poet laureate (International Herald Tribune)
A reserved writer who has been compared to Emily Dickinson, Ryan has been chosen to succeed Charles Simic as the nation's 16th poet laureate
- Chamber’s 45th annual Installation & Awards Dinner set for Aug. 21 - Temple Terrace University Beacon
Chamber’s 45th annual Installation & Awards Dinner set for Aug. 21Temple Terrace University Beacon, FL - 55 minutes agoStachel says the poems run the full gamut of human emotions: joy, fear, hope, love, passion, disappointment and wonderment. Some of the publications of her ...
- China has must-win attitude in table tennis (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Table tennis is China's national sport, and Geoff Calkins says winning Olympic gold is mandatory.
- Poetry contest winners are fine specimens of insincerity - Democrat and Chronicle
If you want a good poem and a good apology, ask a kid. Young people, fourth-graders to be exact, have emerged as the stars of the first-ever Connections Contrition poetry contest. The first-place winner, drumroll please, is Leah Warth, 10, of ...
- Iraqi-American author, poet, filmmaker to speak at OCC - Suburban Lifestyles
Iraqi-American author, poet, filmmaker to speak at OCCSuburban Lifestyles, MI - 8 hours agoShe studied poetry in Prague and screenwriting at the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan. Cofounder and president of the Iraqi Artists Association, ...
- BCC to Hold Fall Registration Sessions at McCann - iBerkshires.com
BCC to Hold Fall Registration Sessions at McCanniBerkshires.com, MA - 10 hours ago“Introduction to Literature” (ENG-215) a survey of the short story, poetry and drama, emphasizes the kinds of questions that help the reader discover the ...
- Mujtahedi – Dr. Johnson of Urdu - Saudi Gazette
URDU was once the most important and widely used language of India. But with the 1947 partition, it fell upon lean days, and the decline has continued primarily because it has come to be associated with a particular community. Urdu is a rich language ...
- Tribute: David Lester was a man who gladly helped anybody - Kansas City Star
David Lester in retirement became a favorite of children as a Wal-Mart greeter. One girl called him “the best grandpa ever.” Who: David Franklin Lester, 85, of Belton. When and how he died : July 26, of congestive heart failure. He greeted people ...
- News The Longest Walk (update) (Haleakala Times)
They arrived! http://www.longestwalk.org/ AND... AIM FOR FREEDOM! A 40-Year Art Photography Retrospective of the American Indian Movement OPENING RECEPTION – Honoring the Women in the Movement with special guest AIM co-founder Patricia Bellanger.
- Community Briefing (Arizona Range News)
Lyndsey Osterman, WASA volunteer at the Fun with Reading class, with Chloe Stroud, 7, during arts and crafts. The participants read books and poetry, sang songs, did arts and crafts, and dug for seashells during the beach-themed program.
- 81-year-old athlete keeps body, mind fit - Akron Beacon Journal
81-year-old athlete keeps body, mind fitAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 31 minutes ago... of psychology — is the author of professional works and novels, including a couple with cowboy themes and a soon-to-be published book of poetry. ...
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