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- Debunking the ‘elite’ a tried and true strategy - National Catholic Reporter
National Catholic ReporterDebunking the ‘elite’ a tried and true strategyNational Catholic Reporter, Missouri - 12 hours ago“In the early 19th century, young boys like Abraham Lincoln were mocked by their fathers if they preferred reading or poetry to hand labor. ...
- School honors life of education legend (Asbury Park Press)
The 500 pupils of the H.&M. Potter School celebrated the life of Mildred W. Potter by dedicating the elementary school's media center in honor of the educator, who died on Jan. 30 at the age of 101.
- Poem of the week: Fine Knacks for Ladies - guardian.co.uk
Poem of the week: Fine Knacks for Ladiesguardian.co.uk, UK - 25 minutes agoI was reminded of its existence by an essay by Clive Wilmer, published in the latest issue of that excellent poetry journal, PN Review, "Thom Gunn, ...
- Memoir tracks the travails of author’s bipolar family (Vail Daily)
It’s not easy writing and selling a memoir about a drug-addled past in the post-James Frey era.
- Poetry in motion - Gold Coast News
Poetry in motionGold Coast News, Australia - 23 minutes agoA lifetime ago, or so it seems, a young mother who just a few years earlier was still a child herself, whispered wisdom into the ear of her own child. ...
- Sloppy Seconds (Washington City Paper)
The Grass Ceiling: The Game chronically sticks to old complaints and war stories.
- Colorscape Chenango draws top musical, visual artists - Press & Sun-Bulletin
For the past 14 years, Colorscape Chenango has been the place where art and music have met at Norwich's village green on the weekend after Labor Day. And, thanks to sponsors, some of the best acts on the folk/acoustic scene are free for the listening ...
- Spoken word poet Jon Goode: A man of his word - CNN
Spoken word poet Jon Goode: A man of his wordCNN - 54 minutes ago... performed on Def Poetry Jam, says spoken word has given an intellectual voice to urban culture and poetry a new accessibility to an American audience. ...Commentary: Me and my brother and black America CNNall 2 news articles
- Maya Angelou, Norman Lear named for 2008 Marian Anderson Award - The Canadian Press
Maya Angelou, Norman Lear named for 2008 Marian Anderson AwardThe Canadian Press, PHILADELPHIA - 34 minutes ago... poetry, plays and children's books. She also has written for television and film, serving on the board of the American Film Institute and as a member of ...
- Nevisian wins Island Xpressions Poetry Competition - SKNVibes.com
Nevisian wins Island Xpressions Poetry CompetitionSKNVibes.com, St. Kitts and Nevis - 11 hours agoThe night also included poetry reading by several local poets and an overall poem which was composed by the audience where each person wrote down any line ...
- What's on: More of Fri's top picks - Straits Times
Buy any of 45 photographs of Vietnamese children and the proceeds will go to the development of the Saigon Children's Charity Vocational Training School and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund. Snapped by young photographers from the vocational ...
- Rap superstars ‘Rock the Bells’ at Jones Beach - Amsterdam News
Guerilla Union, the organization that conceived the memorable Paid Dues rap concert in June, is on a roll.G.U.is also responsible for this year’s most successful and profitable music tour, Rock the Bells. The New York leg of Rock the Bells recently ...
- Hello, Dalai (WorldNetDaily)
Whew! Whatta week. None other than THE Dalai Lama came and went just a half block away from my house. Right, the charming brick townhouse I have yet to sell because "The Universe" has not "TOLD" me if it's "time to leave yet" or "where to go next."
- Books address racism as it affects daily lives of Indians - Billings Gazette
MISSOULA - It ain't easy being Indian. So says one of America's premier American Indian writers of contemporary Indian life. To help explain the racial complexities that permeate Sherman Alexie's work, a textbook for teachers, "Sherman Alexie in the ...
- Don't start him talking ... - Brattleboro Reformer
Don't start him talking ...Brattleboro Reformer, United States - 4 hours ago... from the Life and Writings of Junebug Jabbo Jones," a cycle of stories, songs and poems drawn from more than 100 years of African-American oral history. ...
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