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- “School Spirit Gone Bad": It was Erroneous. - IIT Tech News
“School Spirit Gone Bad": It was Erroneous.IIT Tech News, IL - 57 minutes agoBut when one of their members put his hands on the face of our friend and ally, the Saint Francis loser was knocked down the bleachers by the forces of good ...
- The Great Outdoors (The Milan News-Leader)
Camping in Southeast Michigan is no longer only about s'mores and soggy sleeping bags.
- Kay Ryan is the new poet laureate (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced today that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared to Emily Dickinson's, will succeed Charles Simic as the 16th U.S. poet laureate in the fall. The appointment is for one year and
- Soldier's poems provide first-hand account of war (The Daily Sentinel)
Brian Turner makes his way to the podium, his movements deliberate and grounded. He turns and faces the audience, eyes hinting at the sharp-focused words and clean, quick phrases that are to come. He opens his book, "Here, Bullet," and begins to read. All preconceived ideas about poets and poetry fade away.
- The Band's Visit - Salon
We're still running on a wing and a prayer over here at the temporary West Coast HQ of Beyond the Multiplex, battling a winter flu bug and some family blues, but there are a couple of new movies this week I didn't want to let slip past unnoticed. "In ...
- Literary Calendar (Contra Costa Times)
East Bayn Barnes & Noble — 4972 Dublin Blvd., Dublin. 925-560-1495. Events are at 5 p.m. Wednesday: "The Power of the Possible: A Book of Hope and Inspiration," Auriela McCarthy.
- Library of Congress's National Book Festival Attracts More Than ... - MarketWatch
Library of Congress's National Book Festival Attracts More Than ...MarketWatch - 21 minutes ago... Fiction & Mystery; History & Biography; Home & Family; and Poetry. This year the Library showcased its efforts to digitize rare documents and books, ...
- A new reading of Emily Dickinson. - New Yorker
New YorkerA new reading of Emily Dickinson.New Yorker, United States - 22 minutes agoIn the course of their friendship, Higginson tried to lead this “wayward” sport of nature, whose rhymes were off, whose rhythm he called “spasmodic,” whose ...
- Religion Calendar: 08/23/2008 - Traverse City Record Eagle
Religion Calendar: 08/23/2008Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - 23 minutes agoFriendship Program, 7 pm Tues., to help developmentally disabled adults understand Christian faith, Fellowship Church, 2555 Garfield Road, TC; ...
- Alberta author wins new $50000 literary arts award - Prairie Post West
Alberta author wins new $50000 literary arts awardPrairie Post West, Canada - Sep 11, 2008By Ric Swohart Alberta Years of freelance writing for magazines and newspapers as well as five non-fiction books and three books of poetry was rewarded to ...
- Daz Dillinger's Mother/Snoop Dogg's Aunt Goes Big with New Gospel CD - BlackNews.com (press release)
BlackNews.com (press release)Daz Dillinger's Mother/Snoop Dogg's Aunt Goes Big with New Gospel CDBlackNews.com (press release), OH - 2 hours agoDr. Allean Varnado Lang is a graduate of Jackson State University (1969), Friends International Christian University (Ph.D., 2000) and Rhema Bible Training ...
- Barbie and the Jews (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
I know Peter Coyote as head of the Jewish Justice League in “Hebrew Hammer.” Not a good movie, but worthy a rental. A more resonant film on Coyote’s resume—also about the American Jewish experience—is “The Tribe.”
- Mad Men, "The Gold Violin": For the man who has everything (The Star-Ledger)
Spoilers for "Mad Men" season two, episode seven coming up just as soon as I track down the original version of the Port Huron Statement, not the compromised second draft...
- Reaching Out To Oke-Odan's Children (Des Plaines Journal)
Sam Orebiyi sits in the foyer of the Journal with a white notebook and a thick pile of photographs. He has a humble heart of gold, but don't tell him that. The story he shares focuses on the 6,000-8,000 people in his hometown.
- Urging Youths to Step Up To Life's Opportunities - Washington Post
Urging Youths to Step Up To Life's OpportunitiesWashington Post, United States - 15 hours agoBut she is also trying her hand at making jewelry and writing poetry. "You can always find something to rhyme," Alexis said. "You wrote it. ...
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