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- CARRIE McCRAY NICKENS 1913-2008 (The State)
A storyteller with grit and grace By the time she was in her 70s, Carrie Allen McCray Nickens had already had a long and productive live. She had taught school and been a social worker, earned a master’s degree and was active in the civil rights moment. But she still had another career in her. At 73, she began writing seriously, and during the final two decades of her life published poetry and a ...
- Aab-i-Hayat: history or fiction? - DAWN Group
It was perhaps Voltaire who once said: “All our ancient history is no more than accepted fiction.” But Ambrose Bierce, while defining the word ‘history’ in his ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’, has indeed outthought him: “History, n. an ...
- Santa Fe's yearly folk art sale lets patrons splurge in a socially - El Paso Times
Santa Fe's yearly folk art sale lets patrons splurge in a sociallyEl Paso Times, TX - 6 hours agoWe listened to a group of Japanese women performing Shigin, poetry chanting. Intonation and inflection heighten the meaning of the words -- and, ...
- The mysteries of taste - Telegraph-Journal
The mysteries of tasteTelegraph-Journal, Canada - 2 hours ago... I prefer to read the poetry of people I know, usually by New Brunswickers. If I have my choice between watching Last of the Summer Wine or Friends, ...
- Novel About Devil-Girl both Frightening and Inspirational - PR Web (press release)
Novel About Devil-Girl both Frightening and InspirationalPR Web (press release), WA - 20 minutes agoHer second poetry book, "The Stone of Language," was a finalist in five poetry competitions. Her stories have received numerous awards from Francis Ford ...
- Ideas in Motion: Art on Track - Chicagoist
Ideas in Motion: Art on TrackChicagoist, IL - 3 hours agoWhen local arts advocates Salvo and Lethal Poetry, Inc. found a way to convert an 8-car CTA train into a bonafide arts space, Art on Track was born. ...Art On Track Chicago Public Radioall 2 news articles
- Best Bets for the weekend (The Ithaca Journal)
‘Step Brothers'
- Joan Osborne Feeling Poetic on New Album (antiMUSIC)
In writing songs for her new album 'Little Wild One' (out September 9th) Joan Osborne fell under the spell of two of New York's most beloved poets.
- 'How Fiction Works' (The Christian Science Monitor)
America's top literary critic shares the secrets of the books he loves.
- Best Bank Holiday events: Three days of fun start here... - Independent
Best Bank Holiday events: Three days of fun start here...Independent, UK - 4 hours agoShakespeare wrote it after Elizabeth I requested a play in which Falstaff fell in love. For more modern romantics, the evening is the perfect opportunity to ...
- Too much space used for one column? - Kansas City Star
Too much space used for one column?Kansas City Star, MO - 6 hours agoMiriam Pepper, vice president of the editorial page, tells me they thought it made more sense this way, much like poetry is often printed. ...
- In Space, No One Can Read Your Thesis - Firefox News
In Space, No One Can Read Your ThesisFirefox News, AZ - 31 minutes agoYou're going to meet people who write incredible works of prose and poetry. You're going to meet people who post barely literate drivel. ...
- Two future leaders star at national competition - Sayreville Suburban
Two future leaders star at national competitionSayreville Suburban, USA - 30 minutes ago"I like writing, [and] I'm a huge poetry fan," she said. Zainab said her three younger siblings also provide an impetus for setting the bar high for herself ...
- Indian River County community connection: Aug. 4 (Vero Press Journal)
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- Life stories, all in six words - Pantagraph
"To be or not to be." That's Shakespeare -- you might know him. "Britney Spears goes off the rails." That's on the cover of tabloids. "I love you" holds such power. A few words can distill lifetimes. We're proving that to you here. This story's in ...
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