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- Dropping out didn't derail dreams (Post-Tribune)
When Jeffery Beal told his high school English teacher he was dropping out to care for his partially paralyzed mother, the teacher told him he would never accomplish anything.
- A clear-eyed look (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Almost from the start, American literature has exhibited a prophetic streak. For Emerson, Thoreau and the other transcendentalists, literature was no mere entertainment, but a means of changing minds, hearts and behavior.
- Events listings - Boston Globe
Boston & Eastern Mass. Agganis Arena Boston University, 955 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-931-2000. agganisarena.com 5/24: 8 p.m. Roberto Carlos. $45-$125. 5/28: 8 p.m. Duran Duran. $35-$75. Bank of America Pavilion 290 Northern Ave., Boston. 617 ...
- Standon delivers Super line-up - Hertfordshire Mercury
Hertfordshire MercuryStandon delivers Super line-upHertfordshire Mercury, UK - 16 hours ago"We also have poetry, oh and Sebastian Horsley, so lock up your daughters!" Other big names heading for the main Standon stage include Mystery Jets and The ...
- North Ridgeville's Aut-O-Rama Twin Drive-in celebrates an American ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Plain Dealer file The Aut-O-Rama Twin Drive-in Theaters -- which celebrates the 75th anniversary of the drive-in Friday -- is so much a part of Americana that it plays the Star-Spangled Banner at the beginning of every night. In 1932, Richard M ...
- 'He was a smart, rather vain man' (BBC News)
Former BBC chief news correspondent Kate Adie spent several years covering the Bosnian conflict, and met one of its "architects", Radovan Karadzic, several times.
- If you're a young poet, show it - Pasadena Star-News
If you're a young poet, show itPasadena Star-News, CA - 2 hours agoSusan York, a teacher at Sierra Madre Elementary, has organized the "Poetry Slam" event every year. This year, students each recited two short pieces. ...
- Seven days ahead - Vancouver Courier
Seven days aheadVancouver Courier, Canada - 7 hours ago... album, Mr. Love & Justice. But we're hoping to hear "Greetings to the New Brunette" from his classic 1986 album Talking With the Taxman About Poetry. ...
- Barnes & Ignoble - Rake
Barnes & IgnobleRake, MN - 12 hours ago... had only one book each of Chekhov, Grace Paley, and Proust. The poetry section is even more barren - a sort of Blockbuster video approach to stocking. ...
- Mission to offer program for youth (The Times West Virginian)
Over the years, West Virginia Rescue Ministries has worked to help the less fortunate get on their feet, but now the local organization is expanding its services to include children from all socio-economic classes. The agency will soon be holding creative workshops for middle- and high school-aged children, said John Ervin Jr., youth outreach coordinator for the West Virginia Rescue Ministries’ ...
- African student group celebrates culture of 'Great 56' (Oregon Daily Emerald)
Hundreds of students and community members gathered in the EMU Ballroom on Sunday night for the African Student Association's annual cultural night of performances. The event included traditional and modern dancing, singing, poetry and a fashion show.
- Friday | Poetry slam - Miami Herald
If you're a fan of HBO'S Def Poetry , here are two chances to hear South Florida's elite poetry slam performers before they head off to the 2008 National Slam in Wisconsin, considered the Olympics of the poetry slam world, taking place Aug. 3-9. The ...
- Here's the list of who'll be at the National Folk Festival - KPAX-TV
Here's the list of who'll be at the National Folk FestivalKPAX-TV, MT - 3 hours agoAnd the entire weekend is FREE to the public! The festival offers music and dance that combines the finest national and regional traditional artists. ...
- Indexed: Nuttiness - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsIndexed: NuttinessNew York Times Blogs, NY - 4 hours ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Atlanta storyteller will talk bugs - Albany Herald
Free performances begin at 10 a.m. at Dougherty County Public Library’s Tallulah Massey Branch and 2 p.m. at the Southside Branch. “Meet an oddball who loves bugs and stories — especially stories about bugs,” states a recent news release ...
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