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- Former US poet laureate Louise Glueck receives $100,000 prize - MetroMix
NEW YORK (AP) _ Former U.S. poet laureate Louise Glueck has been awarded the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 prize for "outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry," the Academy of American Poets announced Tuesday. Glueck, who served as ...
- Gioia's Success - New York Sun
In January 2003, with the war in Iraq just over the horizon, President Bush faced many more pressing challenges than choosing a new chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts. But when he picked Dana Gioia to lead the once embattled agency, the ...
- Prizewinner wants to be All Blacks poet - Taranaki Daily News
Taranaki Daily NewsPrizewinner wants to be All Blacks poetTaranaki Daily News, New Zealand - 1 hour agoBy VIRGINIA WINDER - Taranaki Daily News | Wednesday, 10 September 2008 When Elizabeth Smither heard she'd won a $60000 poetry prize she was stunned into ...
- Art show to help Thunderbird Clubhouse [6 hrs ago] - NewsOK.com (subscription)
Art show to help Thunderbird Clubhouse [6 hrs ago]NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - 3 hours agoAP Video NORMAN — "Eclectic Collection,†an art show featuring art and poetry by members of the Thunderbird Artists Collective, will open Saturday at ...
- Artist describes work as 'my life on canvas' - New River Valley Current
New River Valley CurrentArtist describes work as 'my life on canvas'New River Valley Current, VA - 17 minutes agoBishop writes mostly poetry and fiction and nonfiction with an Appalachian focus. She said she struggles with depression and uses her art to help her cope ...
- In praise of the praise of poetry. - Slate
I believe I've discovered a previously unrecognized genre of contemporary writing that deserves commendation for its distinctiveness and frequent excellence. It's practiced mainly by contemporary poets, but it's not poetry. In fact—at least for me ...
- NEA Chairman Dana Gioia to depart - Los Angeles Times
USA TodayNEA Chairman Dana Gioia to departLos Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours agoI've given up six years of my creative life for public service, and I'm not allowed to publish while I'm in office. I shall never have a more exciting job ...NEA chairman stepping down next year Chicago TribuneChairman of the NEA To Step Down in January New York Timesall 132 news articles
- Couple are parents, poets, anarchists (St. Charles Journal)
St. Charles residents Michael and Angela Franklin are parents, artists and anarchists.
- Poetry and Taxis - The Jewish Journal of greater L.A
Poetry and TaxisThe Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA - 30 minutes agoNachmanidies answers by picturing Moshe going to the tent of each Israelite to honor them, "like someone who wishes to take leave of his friend and comes to ...
- Local writers to give readings at Chapters (Windsor Star)
Local talent will be showcased at the Chapters bookstore in Devonshire Mall Saturday during the Windsor-Essex Writer's Club's Gala of Stars.
- Borders(R) Celebrates the Grand Opening of its New Concept Store at ... - MSN MoneyCentral
BATON ROUGE, La. , Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders will celebrate the grand opening of its new concept store in Baton Rouge, La. , beginning today, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Aug. 31 . The 25,000-square-foot store in the Mall of Louisiana's new open air ...
- Watch out Edinburgh, here comes the Camden Fringe - Hampstead & Highgate Express
Fed up with the high prices north of the border, the two women running the Etcetera Theatre decided they could do just as well in their own manor, writes Katie Masters Edinburgh isn't the only British city to boast a Fringe Festival - London's in on ...
- Hillsborough Schools Try Out College Prep Program - Tampa Tribune
Hillsborough Schools Try Out College Prep ProgramTampa Tribune, FL - 5 hours agoThere is also online access to college and career planning and teacher training through other aspects of EXCELerator. Q. How do teachers learn about the ...
- Poet Dannie Abse on how writing helped him through grief - Women.timesonline
For an 85-year-old widower with a heart condition and a habit of saying “no thanks†to social engagements, the writer Dannie Abse is remarkably busy. He recently won the Wales Book of the Year award, is finishing a landmark volume of his ...
- Hundreds gather at funeral for Palestinian poet Darwish (Middle East Times)
Family and friends of late Palestinian poet Mahmud Darwish mourn outside his family house in the Arab village of Jadaida in northern Israel on August 11. Hundreds of Palestinians gathered for the equivalent of a state funeral for Darwish, the towering Arabic poet who gave voice to their bitter decades-old struggle.
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