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- Pitching an Agent: 'The Bigger Picture' - Mediabistro.com
This agency works with authors to make their work as marketable as possible. Notable clients: The agents at Bookends believe all of their clients are notable, but a sampling of their list includes the following authors, who write in the areas of ...
- E. Longmeadow family stumbles upon Italian love story (The Republican)
EAST LONGMEADOW - One man's trash is another man's Italian love poetry. An East Longmeadow family was vacationing at Magnolia Beach at Manchester-by-the-Sea near Cape Ann when they stumbled onto a message - and a mystery - in a bottle.
- Poetry Dances for poetic inspiration on the web - News.com.au
AFTER writing about websites that will help you get into the international property market for two days, I thought it was time to bring a bit of culture to Downloads with a website that's dedicated to poetry. Poetry Dances has become a space where ...
- Michael Rosen: 'Give children books, not SATs' - Independent
Michael Rosen: 'Give children books, not SATs'Independent, UK - 15 minutes agoHis everyday speech, you notice, has the same lively stream of consciousness as his poetry. But by far his biggest concern is what testing has done to his ...
- American Poet and Lyricist Jimmy D. Robinson Unleashes "MIND JUICE" Worldwide (Centre Daily Times)
Celebrated American poet and lyricist Jimmy D. Robinson pours out his MIND JUICE on the world-at-large. On August 15, following in the footsteps of Mikhail Gorbachev, Michael Jackson and actor Christopher Lambert, Robinson visited Rocinha, the largest favela (ranch) in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Robinson received a "rock star" welcome from Radio Brisa and thousands of local fans, as he generously ...
- Madison team takes second its first bout at National Poetry Slam 2008 (Isthmus)
Setting: the lecture at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Status: packed. Time: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. Context: National Poetry Slam, preliminary bout. Teams: H-Town Slam from Houston; the hometown heroes in the Madison Spoken Word Collective; Open Mic Poetry from Manchester, New Hampshire; and, Puro Slam from San Antonio. At stake: advancement to the semi-finals. Anticipation ...
- Cowboy Poets - Emery County Progress
Cowboy PoetsEmery County Progress, UT - 3 hours agoBy COREY BLUEMEL Once again, the Emery County Historical Society hosted its annual cowboy poetry and dutch oven dessert night at Castle Valley Outdoors. ...
- Reading for pleasure is crucial, say leading authors at UKLA - EurekAlert (press release)
Reading for pleasure is crucial, say leading authors at UKLAEurekAlert (press release), DC - 2 hours agoBoth Lockwood and Goodwin emphasize the importance of the family in promoting reading for pleasure and that it should take place both in the classroom and ...
- Too Much of a Good Thing - Minneapolis City Pages
Too Much of a Good ThingMinneapolis City Pages, MN - Aug 12, 2008By James Norton Isaiah Berlin cataloged a pantheon of writers and thinkers using this bit of old poetry, but it's also a fine starting point for thinking ...
- Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87 - The Associated Press
The Associated PressLesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87The Associated Press - 43 minutes ago... overturn California's ban on gay marriage in May. The Daughters of Bilitis was named after book of lesbian erotic poetry first published in Paris in 1894.
- Fiesta de Palabras - Spanish Themed Festival of Words - Indymedia Ireland
John Liddy was born in Youghal, Co. Cork but grew up in Limerick. He is the founding editor along with Jim Burke of The Stony Thursday Book (1975 -) and has edited bilingual issues with his brother Liam and Miguel Ortega. He is a teacher and ...
- Sufi music mystical in essence? - Hindustan Times
HIS SONGS strike a serene chord. They can enliven a dull mood. Sufi singer Ahmed Hussain Warsi talks with Hindustan Times on the growing popularity of this form of music, the spiritual significance of Sufiana and more. Spiritual soothing Sufi poetry ...
- New poet laureate built a career far from the literary mainstream - Contra Costa Times
More than a decade and a half ago, despairing that her poems would ever find an audience, Kay Ryan found herself writing one about a turtle. It was about as personal as a Kay Ryan poem ever gets. Ryan's appointment as the nation's new poet laureate ...
- Mad Men, "For Those Who Think Young": Get off my lawn! (The Star-Ledger)
Spoilers for the "Mad Men" season two premiere, "For Those Who Think Young," coming up just as soon as I take off my hat...
- Keeping body and soul in tune (Guardian Unlimited)
Life & style: From choirs to karaoke, singing has always lifted spirits. But could it be good for physical health too?
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