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- 'Papers' doesn't quite capture new U.Va. collection - Inrich.com
Technically, the University of Virginia took formal possession last week of the collected papers of poet and Lynchburg icon Anne Spencer. But "papers" is too simple a phrase for what was hidden within the nearly 70 boxes carted away from Spencer's ...
- Haiku and gentle fun (Centre Daily Times)
Jon J Muth's cleverness emerges gradually in "Zen Ties," a glowing companion to his Caldecott Honor book, "Zen Shorts." Stillwater, the gentle giant of a panda, greets his nephew at the train station with "Hi, Koo!" His welcome includes a gift of helium-filled balloons.
- Review: Towards Another Summer by Janet Frame (Guardian Unlimited)
Review: Towards Another Summer by Janet Frame Posthumous publishing is often a bad idea, but Janet Frame's early novel about a nightmarish 48 hours is a piercing, poetic revelation
- FBI Arrests NH Child-Sex Fugitive In Mexico (WCSH 6 Portland)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list for an alleged child sexual assault in New Hampshire is being returned to the state after being arrested in Mexico.
- Key dates in Radovan Karadzic's life - Salon
— June 19, 1945: Born in Savnik, Yugoslavia, in what is now the Republic of Montenegro. — July 12, 1990: A founding member of the Serbian Democratic Party in Bosnia-Herzegovina. — March 27, 1992: Becomes president of Serbia's National Security ...
- Perfect prose - Spectator.co.uk (subscription)
Perfect proseSpectator.co.uk (subscription), UK - 3 hours agoAll the big-money prizes (and associated kudos) have been devoted to novels, or poetry — until a couple of years ago when the combined forces of Prospect ...
- The Art of James Salter (Aspen Daily News)
"Salter," a good friend told me. "He's a writer's writer." "What did he write?" I responded. "You gotta read 'A Sport and a Pastime,'" he said. "It's about baseball?" I asked.
- Crazy penguins, frozen fish - Newsday
The new documentary from the eccentric German director Werner Herzog , "Encounters at the End of the World" (opening tomorrow at Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington), is not your typical nature film. Invited by the National Science Foundation to explore ...
- Attracting readers to Punjabi literature - Times of India
Attracting readers to Punjabi literatureTimes of India, India - 13 minutes agoRenowned writer and Sahitya Akademi award winner novelist Ram Sarup Ankhi on Saturday released Amardeep's book of poetry, Arthan da jungle . ...
- Just the facts - Toronto Star
Delve into the world of an empress with a Sisi Ticket that includes admission to the Hofburg museums: the Silver Collection, Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments as well as the Vienna Furniture Museum and Schonbrunn Palace. Adults $36. www.hofburg ...
- Spread the word (BBC News)
The performers promoting a love of language
- Final Festival Lineup Decided - RedOrbit
Final Festival Lineup DecidedRedOrbit, TX - 12 hours agoBy Katie Nieland, The Montana Standard, Butte The newest performers add Celtic fiddles, gospel, harmonica, hula, cowboy poetry and blues, among others. ...
- WomenFest Key West 2008 - Gay Wired
Gay WiredWomenFest Key West 2008Gay Wired, CA - 2 hours agoWomenfest also provides festival participants a chance to focus on creativity by participating in a juried art exhibit and poetry reading. ...
- A Familiar Face - Egypt Today
IT’S NOT EVERY DAY that a recognized expert in his or her field —and a tenured professor to boot — leaves California’s prestigious Stanford University to take up a post at the American University in Cairo. But Joel Beinin, AUC’s new ...
- My boyfriend won't socialize with my friends - Globe and Mail
A reader writes: I've been in a great relationship with my boyfriend for 2½ years. I love him. But lately, my friends have been causing some friction between us. We used to attend parties my friends invited us to. But he's incredibly quiet and ...
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