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- Dear Senator Obama - OpEdNews.com
With a letter to Barack Obama. Sir, this election is yours to win. John McCain looks like he’s gonna help you with his vice presidential choice, his scurrilous TV commercials which plumb new depths of deceit, and his clear ignorance of the critical ...
- Ha Jin wants to visit China - Myrtle Beach Online
On a trip that's put him the closest to his homeland in 23 years, Chinese-American author Ha Jin says he wants to visit China but expressed frustration with censorship of his books. The 52-year-old National Book Award winner told The Associated Press ...
- The sensitive side of Harper - Edmonton Sun
The sensitive side of HarperEdmonton Sun, Canada - 58 minutes ago... sympathetic side, Harper aides have distributed pictures of him at the piano and he has discussed his previously unknown passion for writing poetry. ...
- Library of Congress Adds New Authors to Eighth Annual National ... - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)Library of Congress Adds New Authors to Eighth Annual National ...PR Web (press release), WA - 6 hours agoThere have also been several additions to the popular Poetry pavilion, including Michael Lind, Molly Peacock, Jill Allyn Rosser and the recently announced ...
- The antidote to universal troubles (Times Online)
The most concise distillation of why poetry matters is in Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys. When one of the boys complains that most poetry is about things that haven’t happened to them yet, \ Hector replies: “It will. And then you will have the antidote ready. Grief. Happiness.
- Book Review: Beanball by Gene Fehler (Blogcritics.org)
Poet Gene Fehler uses free verse to tell the story of high school all-star Luke Wallace and the one pitch that will change his life forever. Luke Wallace is a special kid. As a star football, basketball, and baseball player he has a bright future ahead of him. Everyone knows he will go on to be a superstar. The only question is which sport will be lucky enough to have him. Baseball is his ...
- This Is My Letter To the World - Washington Post
This Is My Letter To the WorldWashington Post, United States - 1 hour agoJoel Brouwer is the author of the poetry collections "Exactly What Happened," "Centuries" and the forthcoming "And So." He teaches at the University of ...
- Scene change (City Pulse)
Since its origins as a Cool Cities love child, Tim Lane says East Lansing’s Scene Metrospace has done well at serving its purpose of offering an alternative venue for expression and entertainment in the city’s downtown for the 20-to-35-year-old set.
- Tapes Offer a Look Beneath the Surface of bin Laden and Al Qaeda - New York Times
Tapes Offer a Look Beneath the Surface of bin Laden and Al QaedaNew York Times, United States - 2 hours agoBy 1999, the emphasis on religious texts and tribal poetry was minimized, replaced by a fervent pitch to fight the United States. The number of American ...
- Literaturkalender für Berlin / August 2008 - Berliner Literaturkritik
Literaturkalender für Berlin / August 2008Berliner Literaturkritik, Germany - Jul 31, 2008Café Linus Poetry Slam. „Rixdorfer Poetry Slam“. Es dürfen nur selbstgeschriebene Texte vorgetragen werden. Jeder Vortragende hat 7 Minuten Zeit. ...
- Hispanic culture celebrated - Cherry Hill Courier Post
Hispanic culture celebratedCherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 2 hours agoThe hustlelike Bomba dates back nearly 400 years and has its roots in a mix of African-American and Hispanic cultures in Puerto Rico. ...
- David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica 1972 Review - 411mania.com
David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica 1972 Review411mania.com, TX - 8 hours agoIt’s simple and at the same time, it’sa piece of poetry. Although the title alone would seem to inspire melancholy or despair, it’s the complete opposite. ...
- Asian Celebration continues today with focus on nature - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
When Jane Wong moved from Shang Hai to Lisle in 1990, she'd never seen a rickshaw driver haul people down a busy street. In mainland China, she said, rickshaws are history. These days, people take cabs or bicycles. But she was hoping to see a ...
- Up in the park - Independent
Share You can't just live inside the Phoenix Park . You have to be invited, or get elected. President Mary McAleese has called áras an Uachtaráin 'home sweet home' for a decade and Taoiseach Brian Cowen is due to move into the splendidly ...
- Renowned poet and critic Ostriker to present workshop and public ... - Ithaca Journal
Renowned poet and critic Ostriker to present workshop and public ...Ithaca Journal, NY - 32 minutes agoOstriker's poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Antaeus, The Nation, Poetry, American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review, The Atlantic, MS, ...
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