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- [Publisher’s Note] Innocents Abroad (Jackson Free Press)
It was with a bit a trepidation that I approached last week’s bus trip to Little Rock arranged by former City Councilman Ben Allen, now president of Downtown Jackson Partners.
- A Sisterhood of sounds - Asian Image
A Sisterhood of soundsAsian Image, UK - 3 hours agoWhile Selina had been writing poetry for much of her life, she had no experience of performing. "I didn't think of myself as a performer, but when Deeyah ...
- Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont members record inspirational CD - Statesville Record & Landmark
Kent Steel performs for members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont at his studio after a day of laying down tracks for their CD, "Music Expressions." Regan Hill/rhill@statesville.com Danielle Houston has dreamed of one day recording her music ...
- Review: Two, Hull Truck Theatre, Hull, until May 24 - York Press
Review: Two, Hull Truck Theatre, Hull, until May 24York Press, UK - 1 hour agoCartwright's language is quick changing, naturalistic one moment, heightened to the point of poetry the next, until the sword of truth takes over from the ...
- In praise of poetry - Stouffville Free Press
In praise of poetryStouffville Free Press, Canada - 29 minutes agoPoetry has given me much pleasure. Our Stouffville Free Press is the best local paper we get and I always enjoy your column. Keep writing.
- You must remember this: how the mind works - Guardian Unlimited
Now where was I? Ah, yes. I'm reading a book. It's about memory but of course I've already lost my thread. Neurons are involved, I know that much - involved, that is, not just in remembering what you've just read, for example, but also in the amazing ...
- Lesbian Takes Poet Laureate Post - EDGE Boston
Washington PostLesbian Takes Poet Laureate PostEDGE Boston, MA - 44 minutes ago... Ryan first ventured into poetry following the death of her father, the article said, before attending the University of California Los Angeles, ...Kay Ryan, Outsider With Sly Style, Named Poet Laureate New York Timesall 141 news articles
- Pierce Brosnan's Springsteen ambition - Xinhua News Agency
The 55-year-old actor -- who debuts his vocal talents in the ABBA-inspired musical "Mamma Mia!" -- has got the taste for singing on screen, and is keen to take on the challenge of performing Springsteen's most famous tracks. Pierce told BANG Showbiz ...
- NRI poetess Sujata Bhatt short-listed for Poetry Prize (Outlook India)
Popular NRI poetess Sujata Bhatt and five others were today short-listed for Britain's most valuable poetry prize. The 52-year-old Ahmedabad born writer has been chosen for the 10,000-pound Forward Prize for her collection 'Pure Lizard'.
- Alanis and Emmylou deliver discs that look despair in the face (The Buffalo News)
There are two ways to deal with the inevitable emotional and existential crises that become a common part of life once you've left your twenties.
- '07 graduate receives prestigious fellowship - Inside BU
'07 graduate receives prestigious fellowshipInside BU, NY - 10 minutes agoGraduating senior Rachel Woodward, recipient of the Andrew Bergman Creative Writing Scholarship for 2008, has received national recognition for her poetry. ...
- Spike in sales for next poet laureate - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -- 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 ...
- Yahara Elementary School enters the computer age (The Janesville Gazette)
Until this semester, the students at Yahara Elementary School didn’t have many opportunities to type poems, or play computer math games, or research mathematics online.
- The Power of Song (New Haven Register)
NEW HAVEN - Lillie Perkins, who has taught countless students how to join their singing voices as one, was never technically a music teacher.
- Bronzeville film fest has Lennix in a featured role - Chicago Sun-Times
The Bronzeville Film Festival will begin Thursday at three South Side venues. The screenings, running through June 22, will feature a selection of movies and documentaries by black filmmakers that chronicle and celebrate the struggles and triumphs of ...
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