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- He’s just a little blue - Shelter Island Reporter
He’s just a little blueShelter Island Reporter, NY - 22 hours agoIt takes a while to get used to the cadence of Wright’s poetry and some of the rhymes are a little dicey; “anchovies — glee,” for example. ...
- Jill Scott: 'There is a possibility I could make Atlanta home' - AccessAtlanta
Hours before her appearance with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Wednesday at Chastain Park Amphitheatre , the three-time Grammy Award winner Jill Scott talked about: "Golly, that was the first time I was in Poland, and it was in a beautiful theater ...
- Centuries-old Shakespeare volume recovered - Independent Online
London - It's a case of all's well that ends well. Police have recovered a 400-year-old volume of Shakespeare stolen in England a decade ago and worth millions of pounds after a man walked into a library in Washington, D.C. and asked to have it ...
- OUR OLYMPIANS: Lauren Groves (Kingston Whig-Standard)
Fifteenth in a series profiling Kingston's contributions to the Canadian Olympic team. Lauren Groves' athletic accomplishments come from a combination of hard work and persistence, but not necessarily genetics. "My parents always laugh, because I don't come from an athletic family at all." Next Monday, [...]
- Laureate lessons: Politics and artistic honors don't mix - Gloucester Daily Times
Laureate lessons: Politics and artistic honors don't mixGloucester Daily Times, USA - 7 hours agoAnd the fact that poets could only submit pieces of a limited length goes against the grain of what free poetry is all about. Now, there is debate over who ...
- Winners Announced for First-Ever AFL-CIO Online Video Competition (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Videos take creative, edgy look at what's wrong with America and suggestions for change
- Milford's Salustri shares words of wisdom (Connecticut Post)
The one common element in the several careers, volunteer activities and hobbies that Madeline Salustri has pursued — in her vigorous and dedicated way — is a love of words.
- Young & Talented notebook (The Star-Ledger)
Allison Strong, the New Jersey Poetry Out Loud state champion, came in fifth in the national competition, winning a $1,000 scholarship and a $500 stipend for her school to purchase poetry books.
- A scientific view of modern life - MSN UK News
The affection fans have for We Are Scientists is not down to just their music. Their quirky leanings and sharp wit enthral fans at live shows, not least on their website. The band's blog is devoted to their humorous take on their touring lives, such ...
- Hip-hop emcee Tou Saiko Lee takes his message to the streets as he - Pioneer Press
Hip-hop emcee Tou Saiko Lee takes his message to the streets as hePioneer Press, MN - 1 hour agoHe has mentored dozens of young poets, nurturing a burst of interest among Hmong artists in hip-hop and spoken-word poetry. And he's likely the only hip-hop ...
- Cricket at Lord’s - Economist.com
From Economist.com THE buzz of anticipation starts to build well before reaching Lord’s. On the train into central London I see two young men in shorts and sun hats with a large cool box. Surely they are on the same journey as me—to Lord’s, the ...
- Readers' favorite neighborhood joints (San Francisco Chronicle)
The June 25 Food section cover story, "In the neighborhood," brought a slew of reader contributions for their favorite neighborhood restaurant. Here's a selection: "We have a new Italian restaurant in the Castro called Poesia Osteria Italiana and Poetry...
- Big Purple Undies | Lou Kelman - Australian Stage Online
Big Purple Undies | Lou KelmanAustralian Stage Online, Australia - 1 hour agoThe show is a combination of stand-up, story-telling, and performance poetry, and the energy levels that Kelman maintains throughout the show are impressive ...
- Shuffling Through Memories: B.S. Johnson's 'The Unfortunates' (The New York Sun)
Samuel Beckett is often called a terminus in Anglo-Irish literature. He took modernism's radical approach as far as it would go; it is as though Jackson Pollock was succeeded by portraitists and landscape artists. B.S. Johnson (1933-73) did not get the memo. In 1961, while shopping his first book to agents, Johnson compared it favorably to "Ulysses," and declared himself in the tradition of ...
- DVD: Great writing of 'Mad Men' captures era, cool vibe of ad agency - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The men are cads, the women compliant in the retro cool "Mad Men." The confounding AMC cable drama, set in 1960 in New York City, has a strange but powerful allure. The first season saunters out on DVD Tuesday. The slick account executives at a top ...
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