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- Elizabeth Alexander Named Inaugural Poet - AOL
Just who is Elizabeth Alexander, the poet Barack Obama has chosen to deliver verse at this year's inaugural festivities? Well, if you're not up on contemporary poetry, Slate has a handy profile of the 46-year-old New York native: Alexander is an ...
- "The Widows of Eastwick": A bewitching update on three aging ladies - Seattle Times
John Updike has always had his share of detractors: feminists who accuse him of misogyny, moralists who deplore his fixation on adultery, critics who carp about his penchant for verbal ornamentation over storytelling. Updike's new novel, "The Widows ...
- Troupe's hard work is listeners' gain - Washington Times
Washington TimesTroupe's hard work is listeners' gainWashington Times, DC - 16 hours agoNext up were two piano solos by veteran American experimentalist Elliott Carter who, amazingly, celebrated his 100th birthday Thursday and is still ...
- Pulse contributors for Oct. 14: - Herald-Mail
Lev Yermolenko, 14, is a junior at Clear Spring High School. He enjoys writing poetry. Mikkel Wallech, 21, is a junior at Towson University in Towson, Md., where he is a mass communications major. He is currently interning with the Herald-Mail ...
- Community Christian School faculty, alums enjoy homecoming festivities - Mineral Wells Index
Community Christian School faculty, alums enjoy homecoming festivitiesMineral Wells Index, TX - Oct 22, 2008Last Thursday evening was a memorable evening for all of Community Christian School past and present. The evening began with a dinner for alumni and friends ...
- Carol Houck Smith; Book Editor Worked With Award Winners - Washington Post
Washington PostCarol Houck Smith; Book Editor Worked With Award WinnersWashington Post, United States - 27 minutes ago"She was a wonderful little dynamo," said Dove, whose upcoming work of poetry, "Sonata Mulattica" was being edited by Ms. Smith when she died. ...
- Statement by the Honourable James Moore Minister of Canadian Heritage ... - Market Wire
I wish to congratulate all the winners of the 2008 Governor General's Literary Awards. This is the 72nd year that the Awards are being presented. They recognize Canadian authors who have distinguished themselves through the quality and originality of ...
- Bennett honored with Golden Deeds award - 2TheAdvocate
Bennett honored with Golden Deeds award2TheAdvocate, LA - 4 hours agoShe is also a member of the Baton Rouge chapter of Friendship Force International, as well as the Mental Health Association for Greater Baton Rouge.
- Who wants to Celebrate… - Tribune
The Mumbai blasts have left a scar, which we don't want to cover up. Not this time at least. Even if we have to give up dancing and drinking. After all, we haven't got over the scary scenes of Taj and Trident, the faces of brave police personnel who ...
- Flora Lions Club - Carroll County Comet
Flora Lions ClubCarroll County Comet, IN - 17 minutes agoDr. Christian Knoeller, local resident and Purdue English professor, read selections from his poetry books, "Indian Summer" and "Completing the Circle."
- "Mad Men" episode 12: My eyes are vague blue... - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
"Mad Men" episode 12: My eyes are vague blue...The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 21 minutes agoDraper's pretty swift himself...he gets the poetry, sees it in himself. Back at Anna's beach house...she's got the tarot cards out, and sees through the ...
- The professors of rock, faithfully celebrating Milton - Philiy.com
Were he still with us, Puritan poet and Paradise Lost author John Milton would have turned 400 this month. So, naturally, Daniel Robinson and his bandmates are throwing a party. "When we named the band after him," says the front man for Milton & the ...
- Sir Derek and friends present a feast of fun - Hereford Times
Sir Derek and friends present a feast of funHereford Times, UK - 26 minutes ago... Sir Derek Jacobi came to Herefordshire on Sunday to join Alex, his partner Richard Clifford and Frank Ryding for an evening of poetry and prose at The ...
- New Book From Laura Chester Explores Culture Shock on the U.S./Mexican Border (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Life on the U.S./Mexican border presents a clash of cultures and expectations that is explored with insight and dark humor in Laura Chester's new collection of short stories, Rancho Weirdo .
- Speakers pay rich tributes to Faraz - The News International
Speakers pay rich tributes to FarazThe News International, Pakistan - 4 hours agoHe said Sardar Jafri and Faraz in a conference recited one poem each warning India and Pakistan not to resort to bloodshed. He said that Faraz was an icon ...
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