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- Bookish remainders, starting with 'Remainder' - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesBookish remainders, starting with 'Remainder'Los Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours agoThe NEA has added four new books to its Big Read library: A selection of Edgar Allen Poe's poetry and short fiction, Louise Erdrich's "Love Medicine," Tim ...
- Literary Happenings: Some pen the lines, others stand in them (Ventura County Star)
In May I attended BookExpo America at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More than 2,000 exhibitors competed for visitors' attention with autographing sessions, in-booth activities and giveaways. Author events provided the most fun.
- Across the Page: Recent Favorites - AfterEllen.com
Across the Page: Recent FavoritesAfterEllen.com - 1 hour ago... Babyji by Abha Dawesar; Miss McGhee by Bett Norris; and The Niagara River, a collection of poetry by the recently appointed US Poet Laureate, Kay Ryan. ...
- Canada Day fete bridges cultural divide - Nor'Wester
Nor'WesterCanada Day fete bridges cultural divideNor'Wester, Canada - 1 hour agoSue Hickey played the accordion for a sing-along and society president, Aubrey Smith read some of his original poetry, including one dedicated to a soldier ...
- A different take on summer camp (Ventura County Star)
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." Up into the air shoots a little rocket, leaving a stream of black smoke. As the rocket floats to the ground with the release of a colorful parachute, a small crowd of boys waits for it to land.
- Lynchburg icon, poet Anne Spencer’s works turned over to UVa (The News & Advance)
Technically, the University of Virginia took formal possession Monday morning of the collected papers of poet and Lynchburg icon Anne Spencer.
- Thomas Disch; science-fiction novelist; 68 (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Thomas M. Disch, an author, poet and critic who twisted the inherently twisted genre of science fiction in new, disturbing directions, including writing his last book in the voice of God, died Friday at his Manhattan apartment. He was 68.
- Singing garbage truck driver Barbara Pittman comes to Americus (Americus Times-Recorder)
Barbara Pittman with Advanced Disposal certainly doesn’t display the stereotypical qualities of a garbage truck driver.The former resident of Albany and Jacksonville, Fla. doesn’t fit the role at all.
- Outdoor notebook: Finish summer break with a shorelands tour - Salt Lake Tribune
The Nature Conservancy is holding a back-to-school tour Aug. 23. On Aug. 23, a Nature Conservancy of Utah guide will take kids on a tour of the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve. The event will include hands-on activities and poetry writing. The ...
- CHINA: All the World's Stage - Inter Press Service
BEIJING, Aug 9 (IPS) - All the world is a stage and for a few mesmerising hours on Friday night that stage was China’s. Doubts over China as Olympic host faded away, at least temporarily, as the organisers delivered a fitting tribute to the mystery ...
- Truth in Obama’s advertising? Sure, say the 'fact-checkers' (World Tribune)
The following are excerpts from an article for Accuracy in Media. What happens when the “fact-checkers” don’t check facts and the “watchdogs” don’t watch?
- Is it worth it? Artists weigh in on the Ann Arbor Art Fairs - Ann Arbor News Blog
Sure, there's the music. And the food and drink and people-watching and all those folks hoping you'll change your mind about one cause or another. But the Ann Arbor Art Fairs was then, is now, and always will be about art. And the men and women who ...
- Beaver Creek Children’s Theatre Company wraps up 22 years of summer shows (Vail Daily)
Beaver Creek Children’s Theatre performers Jenna Wazny, left, and Mike Boeke act for a free show Wednesday at Beaver Creek. BEAVER CREEK, Colorado – Beaver Creek Children’s Theatre is wrapping up their free Children’s Theatre performances in the Plaza at Beaver Creek.
- Fans, poets gather for poetry slam (Wisconsin State Journal)
"Poetry slams began in Chicago in 1984," reads Bill MacMillan, the evening's "bout manager" and de facto emcee, as he goads a standing-room-only crowd in Madison's Bartell Theatre. On cue, the audience hollers back: "SO WHAT!" And that's just the warm-up. When MacMillan, a longtime spoken-word fan from Worcester, Mass., finishes his introduction, what follows is a rollicking night of ...
- Guild of Latino Fine Arts throws a street party to celebrate ... - Kansas City Star
Guild of Latino Fine Arts throws a street party to celebrate ...Kansas City Star, MO - 10 hours agoIn addition to live painting (murals and graffiti) she’s arranged for live music, free food (from Los Alamos), a poetry reading (from the Latino Writers ...
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