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- Joyce Carol Oates enters 'tabloid hell' - The Courier News
Joyce Carol Oates enters 'tabloid hell'The Courier News, IL - 28 minutes agoThe way to handle broken narrators, perhaps, is to try to find poetry in their plain speech. But Oates already has done that -- her "Zombie" is a brilliant ...
- The 'Gum Drop XLVII: Hear New XYZ Affair, Win An Epiphone Electric ... - Stereogum
StereogumThe 'Gum Drop XLVII: Hear New XYZ Affair, Win An Epiphone Electric ...Stereogum, NY - 2 hours agoWe asked frontman Alex Feder about the song's depiction of the poetry of youth culture. He went in depth, so we weren't able to print all of his "Evening ...
- Mike Harden commentary: Violence of nature, city held off by words - Columbus Dispatch
Columbus DispatchMike Harden commentary: Violence of nature, city held off by wordsColumbus Dispatch, OH - 3 hours agoIts periodical compendium of poetry and fiction, The Evening Street Review, goes on sale this fall. When the police were trying to locate the shallow grave ...
- An appreciation of Pixar's Wall-E (rediff.com)
On the whole, Wall-E works in the same way that Charlie Chaplin does: an unlikely trampy hero embarks on a silent-movie romance with an elegant, far more attractive female. The odds are stacked against them, the protagonist is klutzy beyond repair, and the poetry found in their impossible dalliance is banal, slapstick -- and, quite simply, timeless.
- "Ballistics:" A Poetic Blast (Vermont Cynic)
Ballistics Billy Collins (Random House) 4 Stars Published in September 2008, "Ballistics" associates the reader with universal themes - love, death, solitude, youth and aging. These subjects guide the reader through the various nuances of Collins' imagination.
- John Lichfield: Racy goings-on in la France profonde - The Independent
The nearest town to our house in Normandy is a sad place which has never fully recovered from the summer of 1944. In June of that year, it was pointlessly bombed by the British. In August, it was partially burned by the SS. Sixty-four years later ...
- Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Mary Beard, Classics professor and author (Independent)
Mary Beard, 53, is Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, a Fellow of Newnham College, and Classics editor of the 'TLS'. Her books include 'The Roman Triumph' and, most recently, 'Pompeii'. She is currently spending a year at the University of California, Berkeley, lecturing on Roman laughter
- Students promote Kapampangan through poetry - Sun Star
A poetry-reading contest in the Kapampangan language was conducted to better ensure the participation of the students. Dubbed as "Ligligan Pamagale Poesia," the contest aimed to popularize the use of the native language as a tool for literary ...
- Discover Inspiration Through Poems, Prose, and Short Stories ... - MarketWatch
Discover Inspiration Through Poems, Prose, and Short Stories ...MarketWatch - 33 minutes ago... through the stories, reflections, and poetry of author Olin Joseph Tunnell in Searching Ashes for Burning Embers, his new book released through Xlibris. ...Painless -- An Entertaining New Action Novel That Doubles as a ... MarketWatchall 19 news articles
- Q&A with author Ursula K. Le Guin - Corvallis Gazette Times
Q&A with author Ursula K. Le GuinCorvallis Gazette Times, OR - 2 hours agoWriting a book for young children is really more like writing poetry, in many ways. But my novels — they’re for anybody, any age, who wants to read them. ...
- Gimme Five - Inside Bay Area
1. Treasure Island Music Festival — Two days of live music with performances by the Raconteurs, Tegan & Sarah, Vampire Weekend, Justice, TV on the Radio, Hot Chip and more. Saturday and Sunday, Treasure Island, S.F., $65-$445, www ...
- UT grad's poem lands in a top magazine - Toledo Blade
UT grad's poem lands in a top magazineToledo Blade, OH - 20 minutes agoIn less than 140 words, it tells the tale of a 14-year-old who gets her name permanently imprinted on the back of her neck while accompanied by a friend. ...
- SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR - Kansas.com
SUNDAY ARTS CALENDARKansas.com, KS - 49 minutes agoSoul Barers' Society, reading of poetry/prose and spoken word, 7-9 pm Tue., Zoomdweebie's Tea Bar, 3010 E. Central. Free. Information, 316-440-4202. ...
- Sotto Voce Poetry Festival Kicks Off In Shepherdsdtown - WHAG
Sotto Voce Poetry Festival Kicks Off In ShepherdsdtownWHAG, MD - 2 hours agoThe festival boasts an array of local and nationally-known poets, who conduct readings, workshops for adults and children, and even an open mike night. ...
- October 2: YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW - Isthmus
October 2: YARD DOGS ROAD SHOWIsthmus, WI - 8 hours agoIt's a true story on stage: sword swallowers, dancing dolls, fire eaters and sunset hobo poetry - all animated by the live sounds of the Yard Dogs cartoon ...
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