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- Juneteenth to be celebrated Saturday (The Yuma Sun)
Juneteenth is a celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was official Jan. 1, 1863, but the news did not reach Texas until June 1865.
- Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen Play the Iridium - Broadway World
Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen Play the IridiumBroadway World, NY - 1 hour agoHer CD The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection, on which she reads and discusses her poetry, was nominated for a Grammy Award. She is the recipient of some ...
- UConn program gives 7th-graders an early start - Norwalk Advocate
UConn program gives 7th-graders an early startNorwalk Advocate, ct - 4 hours agoLike real college students, the students get to choose from heady offerings such as "Academic Writing," "African-American Poetry" and "Why Nations Go to War ...
- On Poetry: Non-Hallmark words for father - Traverse City Record Eagle
On Poetry: Non-Hallmark words for fatherTraverse City Record Eagle, MI - 1 hour agoThe African-American poet Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was raised in a Detroit ghetto by a foster family. His house was full of fights and beatings, ...
- See Edwin McCain Sunday at People’s (Juice)
You probably know him best for late ’90s hits like "I’ll Be" and "I Could Not Ask for More," but Edwin McCain is asking his fans to turn their ears...
- Heinrich Heine's High-Altitude Irony - New York Sun
We do not expect books from the distant past to be genuinely funny. Even those that are advertised as rascally and unorthodox tend to amuse only indirectly, as a kind of in-joke for the historically informed reader. Old books that actually make us ...
- Clothing, book drive on Saturday (The Arizona Republic)
New underwear, used clothing and used books for West Valley students will be collected in a special drive Saturday co-sponsored by the Cactus High School National Honor Society and the Peoria United Parent Council.
- June 26, 2008 (Wilson County News)
Bromide’s a special place — Just not the best place to pray!
- Community Calendar (Pahrump Valley Times)
Bible study -- 7 p.m., First Southern Baptist Church, Highway 160 and Fehrs Way. Classes for all ages. Young Adults Bible Study -- 6:30 p.m., college students/adult, The Way Baptist Fellowship, 420 E. Bronco St., 727-5242.
- Joni Mitchell's plea turned into a blockbuster - Globe and Mail
Joni Mitchell's plea turned into a blockbusterGlobe and Mail, Canada - 3 hours agoMitchell even wrote music for the two new songs based on poetry by Rudyard Kipling (If) and WB Yeats (The Second Coming). The songs are heavily orchestrated ...
- A Fitting Musical Memorial - RedOrbit
A Fitting Musical MemorialRedOrbit, TX - 33 minutes agoAlso expect poetry and anecdotes in Steadman's honor. There's no cover charge. "It's just a celebration of his life," says Bruce Koykka, ...
- 'Caveman' coming to Noble Fool - Chicago Daily Herald
'Caveman' coming to Noble FoolChicago Daily Herald, IL - 1 hour agoPoet/activist Kevin Coval, of HBO's "Def Poetry" series, performs excerpts from "Everyday People," his latest book of poems July 31 and Aug. ...
- Crafting the last word - Burlington Free Press
Heather Little isn’t afraid of an intellectual challenge. She’s earned a nearly perfect grade point average at Milton High School and plans to study architecture at Northeastern University in Boston. First, though, the 18-year-old must deliver ...
- At 99, New Hampshire man becomes a first-time author - Boston Globe
For someone else, it might have just been a moment to indulge in some nostalgia. But something clicked when John Archer, at the age of 92, came across some poems he had written in 1930. And he began to write. "I started writing just to amuse myself ...
- Michael Standen: Novelist and poet - The Independent
Michael Standen was an integral part of the literary scene of the North East, as novelist, poet, co-editor of the journal Other Poetry, an organiser of the invaluable Colpitts Poetry readings, and much else besides. He was born near London in 1937 ...
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