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- Shakespeare was a woman, claims expert - Rediff
Shakespeare was actually a Jewish woman who had disguised to get her work published in Elizabethan London [ Images ] , where original literature from women was not acceptable, an expert has contended. The woman, Amelia Bassano Lanier Bassano, was of ...
- Logan professor is a poet and knows it - Southern Illinoisan
CARTERVILLE - Kenneth "Fog" Gilbert's students may have a tough time questioning his credentials when learning about poetry. The John A. Logan College English instructor has been writing poetry since the 1970s, was first published in the early 1980s ...
- Remember When: I get chills when I hear "God Bless America" (Fort Pierce Tribune)
I was watching Lawrence Welk present a medley of patriotic songs on TV. One of the tunes was "God Bless America," and it brought back memories of my 1985 trip to Europe. That was the year of the bombing in Greece, and everyone said we should not travel to Europe.
- NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Sugarland, Alan Jackson Lead 2008 Album ... - CMT.com
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Sugarland, Alan Jackson Lead 2008 Album ...CMT.com, TN - Jul 17, 2008"Those songs were poetry -- Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton," he said. "You could crawl up inside those songs and examine yourself in one. ...
- Isabella de'Medici, By Caroline P Murphy (Independent)
The spirited Renaissance beauty Isabella de' Medici (1542-1576) was the daughter of Cosimo, who established the Medicis as the pre-eminent political family in 16th-century Florence. She became the city's "First Lady" on her mother's death in 1562. Exuberant, profligate and hedonistic, she had an inordinate passion for hunting, music and poetry. In the womb she was so lively that her mother was ...
- Planet writer, ‘Wordwoman,’ named poet laureate (Telluride Daily Planet)
In keeping with Colorado’s rich history as a state that both inspires and nurtures the art of poetry, San Miguel County resident Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer has accepted a second two-year term as the county’s poet laureate. As poet laureate, she will continue to promote the literary arts both locally and throughout Colorado.
- Carl Haywood’s Innovative Take on Explorer David Thompson - Newwest.net
Canadian David Thompson is considered by some to be one of the shrewdest explorer-mapmakers to ever chart or trek a course. Following quickly on the heels of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Thompson is widely credited as being the first person to set ...
- There's nothing worse than a politician playing parent - guardian.co.uk
There's nothing worse than a politician playing parentguardian.co.uk, UK - 5 minutes agoMary Wilson had her poetry, and Norma Major did a book about Chequers, while Cherie Blair gave us The Goldfish Bowl, an unsurprisingly sympathetic and (even ...
- NEA Chief Offers His Perspective - Washington Post
NEA Chief Offers His PerspectiveWashington Post, United States - 5 hours agoThough he had always written poetry, his day job for many years was an executive at General Foods in charge of marketing products such as Jell-O and ...
- Drama in Gloucester - Boston Globe
Drama in GloucesterBoston Globe, United States - 49 minutes agoBeginning tonight, a regular Sunday salon starts at 7 pm, featuring musical performers, invited and drop-in special guests, poetry, spoken word, art, dance, ...
- National poetry prizes awarded - Jam! Showbiz
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Toronto-born Alex Boyd and Anne Simpson of Antigonish, N.S., have won national poetry prizes. The winners of the 2008 Pat Lowther and Gerald Lampert Memorial Awards were announced over the weekend at a festival and conference held ...
- 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
- Rollin Boyd Crane - Atascadero News
Rollin Boyd CraneAtascadero News, Atascadero - 1 hour agoHe had a passion for life, music, history, poetry, racecars, football, camping, fishing, motorcycles and his family. Rollin enjoyed being a member of the ...
- Pen in One Hand, Cricket Bat in the Other (New York Times)
The author Joseph O?Neill is a member of the Staten Island Cricket Club, and has just written a novel about the sport.
- Teamwork enables greater success - Albany Times Union
Teamwork enables greater successAlbany Times Union, NY - 24 minutes agoPhil Jackson, the highly successful coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, frequently reads poetry to his players. To inspire his players on the subject of ...
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