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- Author Carrie Allen McCray Nickens dies (WBTV Charlotte)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina woman who became well-known for her book on her biracial heritage has died at age 95. Funeral officials said a memorial service for author Carrie Allen McCray Nickens will be held Tuesday in Columbia. Nickens died Friday.
- Death Cab For Cutie - 'Cath' - bbc
It might seem deliberately controversial to say so, like I'm trying to prod Death Cab fans to see if they'll cry, but there are definitely moments in this song where Ben Gibbard sounds just like James Blunt. OK, a James Blunt who doesn't seem to be ...
- Art Cars! - Rake
Art Cars!Rake, MN - 41 minutes agoWhen Spector describes Prince's Hoods as revealing "the poetry of process" in ever increasing levels of abstraction and applauds his mastery of Bondo as an ...
- Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, to leave ... - Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (AP) _ The confident baritone of Dana Gioia sounded a little hoarse during a recent telephone interview, as it often has since he became chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, a job that has exhilarated and exhausted him. "I have ...
- Chalk is cheap; free speech isn't! - The Ranger
Chalk is cheap; free speech isn't!The Ranger, TX - 1 hour agoEveryone is welcome to express themselves by drawing pictures and writing slogans, protests, poetry or anything else that comes to mind. ...
- Kay Ryan named U.S. poet laureate (UPI)
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named Kay Ryan as the library's 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09.
- Brocton-Portland Festival fun, despite rain - Observer Today
PORTLAND - The weather refused to cooperate for the Friday and Saturday events planned by the Brocton-Portland Festival committee. It rained both days, putting a crimp in the activities held at the Portland Town Park. But, as festival committee co ...
- Representative voices - Hindu
HinduRepresentative voicesHindu, India - 3 hours agoEunice De Souza’s poetry instantly binds with the reader. Her poem “She And I†unravels a poignant story with a few lines: “Suddenly at seventy-eight/ she ...
- Memorable slogans distill a campaign with poetry - AZCentral.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life isn't a bowl of cherries, it's a boatload of slogans. They're everywhere and in our heads. They're the hooks of marketing. And presidential campaigns. That's because the good ones work. "Voters want a nice distilled, essential ...
- Fort Bragg - Mendocino Coast Calendar of Events (Mendocino Beacon)
- Business Leader Luncheon Series, North Coast Brewery Tap Room Grill, Fort Bragg, noon. For reservations, 964-7571 or 937-2305. - Coast Cop Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Community Room, Fort Bragg Library Community Room, 499 Laurel St. 357-2928.
- William Petersen leaving "CSI"; Jessica Alba shows off baby Honor: The ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Say goodbye to Grissom. The head Gore Geek is leaving Las Vegas. William Petersen, who has been lead character Gil Grissom on "CSI" since the show began eight years ago, is leaving the show in the middle of the coming season. He will, however, stay ...
- Parade set (The Camrose Canadian)
Golfer Chad Miciak of Camrose shot two rounds of 74 to win the men’s open at the Bonnyville Golf and Country Club. The tournament was held on July 12 and 13.
- Mental illness survivors launch book - Fiji Live
Some survivors of mental illness in Fiji will be releasing a book tomorrow to help raise awareness and understanding of mental illness. The book, Fright or Light: Surviving Mental Illness is an attempt by members of the Psychiatric Survivors ...
- Multiple honours for English translators (Guardian Unlimited)
News: £10,000 of prizes go to little heralded littérateurs
- Marsha Moode aims to please audiences - Downey Patriot
Downey PatriotMarsha Moode aims to please audiencesDowney Patriot, CA - 3 hours agoShe early on had her own radio show, “Poetry Live,†in Los Angeles. Today, she hosts two 90-minute programs, the politically-oriented “Campaign Series†...
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