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- Who is Killing the Writers of South Dakota? - New York Times Blogs
Who is Killing the Writers of South Dakota?New York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour agoBy Jennifer Schuessler Having declared the death of reading, the folks at the National Endowment of the Arts are now proclaiming the health of the arts ...
- Spike in sales for next poet laureate (The Charlotte Observer)
Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections "The Niagara River," "Say Uncle" and "Elephant Rocks" hold the top three spaces on Amazon.com's list of best-selling poetry books, and are out of stock. Meanwhile ...
- Man arrested over theft of £15 million Shakespeare book from Durham University (Daily Mail)
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the theft of a priceless book from Durham University ten years ago. It is believed to be worth at least £15 million.
- For cops on street, it's a war out there - Jackson Clarion Ledger
For cops on street, it's a war out thereJackson Clarion Ledger, MS - 50 minutes agoThe people you deal with live in shrink-wrapped worlds, reduced to stinking alleys, the boundaries delineated only by the shadows, without books or poetry ...
- A Centenarian Celebration: ‘Those Were the Days’ - Senior-Spectrum
A Centenarian Celebration: ‘Those Were the Days’Senior-Spectrum, CA - 20 hours agoThose in attendance were treated to poetry recitations, singing and a pianist performance. Of particular note was the fact that all the performances were ...
- Forgotten treasure from Brazil - Telegraph.co.uk
Forgotten treasure from BrazilTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 15 minutes agoFor nearly 20 years, she immersed herself in Brazilian culture and eventually edited, and partly translated, an anthology of Brazilian poetry. ...
- Regional Happenings: Grape festival, other events slated - Baxter Bulletin
Regional Happenings: Grape festival, other events slatedBaxter Bulletin, AR - 23 minutes agoCelebrate America's Western culture with music, storytelling and poetry recitations by working cowboys. Concerts planned both evenings. ...
- Tuesday's TV & radio choices - Daily Telegraph
After three series chronicling his efforts to set up a rare breeds pig farm on the Essex/Suffolk border, pork lover and general nice guy Jimmy Doherty tours Britain celebrating the hearty breed some would say was the most maligned, undervalued and ...
- Kids of Widney High puts fresh face on art - The Olympian
Kids of Widney High puts fresh face on artThe Olympian, WA - 6 hours agoThat might sound unlikely, but the Kids of Widney High, who write, perform and record songs, do art, write poetry and make films, recently branched out into ...
- Last Friday is First Friday - Topeka Capitol-Journal
So Topekans don't have to choose between fireworks and fine art, the First Friday Art Walk for July will take place today on the last Friday of June. Organizers of the monthly self-guided exploration of Topeka's art galleries and museums moved the ...
- Summertime Spirits, And I Don't Mean Booze - Huffington Post
Summertime Spirits, And I Don't Mean BoozeHuffington Post, NY - 7 hours agoCould've been my dad, could've been Twain, I forget, but one thing is for certain, he surely didn't say that about baseball parks, or family reunions, ...
- Going green through words - Sequim Gazette
Sequim GazetteGoing green through wordsSequim Gazette, WA - 27 minutes agoAfter relocating to Sequim in 2002 with his wife, Jane, McGee wanted to continue to bring poetry — both his and other people’s — to the community. ...
- Playing Around (Colorado Springs Independent)
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
- Beijing where it sizzles - Inquirer.net
Beijing where it sizzlesInquirer.net, Philippines - 4 hours agoSuch solemn maxims are taken matter-of-factly in this land of sages, along with the natural poetry of its people. As in the names of these establishments in ...
- I'll Take the Manhattan (Las Cruces Sun-News)
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme.
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