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- Open minds, open hearts, open house (Nuvo)
Indianapolis Peace House residents, who are making contributions to Indianapolis’ culture this summer at various peace-building organizations, will host an open house Wednesday, July 30.
- Reading program ends, but you can still turn in your slip - Houma Courier
Reading program ends, but you can still turn in your slipHouma Courier, Louisiana - 1 hour agoEach class A or B day care receives topic bags of books, music, games and poetry to work with the children. The topics of the bags along with being familiar ...
- Strong, independent woman devoted her life to her family (The Fayetteville Observer)
Strength and devotion defined Margaret Davis. “She was a very independent, strong, self-sufficient woman,” daughter Deborah Davis said. Devoted to her husband and fiercely protective of their four children, part of it stemmed from values learned growing up on a tobacco farm in Clarksville, Tenn.
- Forde: Bolt gives Games its second brightest star (ESPN)
Usain Bolt won the 100 meters while goofing around. He won the 200 on Wednesday while running dead serious. And as a result, Beijing got its second real star of the Games.
- Sac State Writers’ Conference hosts Dinah Lenney - Sacramento State University
Sacramento State UniversitySac State Writers’ Conference hosts Dinah LenneySacramento State University, CA - 2 hours agoTopics include the memoir, non-fiction, poetry, stage and screenwriting, publishing, writer’s block and blogging. Most sessions will be held at the College ...
- Hometown team gets 2nd in National Poetry Slam first bout (The Capital Times)
It was a war of words Wednesday night, and Madison was somewhat triumphant. The hometown spoken word team placed second in its competition against San Antonio, Houston and Manchester during its first bout in the National Poetry Slam held at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Various venues around the city are hosting the competition, which ends Thursday night. Although each team ...
- A portrait of the author - Buffalo News
A portrait of the authorBuffalo News, United States - 39 minutes agoNine family portraits that belonged to James Joyce, including two of the literary giant himself, have been restored by Buffalo State College art ...
- Keira Knightley and mum work together on Edge of Love - Courier Mail
Keira Knightley and mum work together on Edge of LoveCourier Mail, Australia - 17 hours agoMacdonald sent him bottles of pink champagne while Knightley tried wooing him with poetry. "You have to woo John. It took us a long time. ...
- $15,000 at stake in bar-tending contest Battle in Seattle 3 - Seattle Times
Give Tom Cruise a run for his drink-making money at Battle in Seattle 3, a flair bartending competition. Contenders for the $15,000 prize hail from as far away as Ukraine and Argentina. There will also be door prizes, drink specials and an auction ...
- Martin Carter’s poetry should be taught in schools - Stabroek News
Martin Carter’s poetry should be taught in schoolsStabroek News, Guyana - 1 hour agoIt is my firm conviction that the poetry of Martin Carter and many of our literary greats should be taught in our schools today. For our younger generation ...
- New Book Release - Dark Thunder by Cricket Sawyer - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
New Book Release - Dark Thunder by Cricket SawyerPR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 1 hour agoCricket Sawyer has written several novels, many short stories, flash fiction, non-fiction articles, and won poetry contests for her erotic poetry. ...
- These 'birds are taking flight - Boston Globe
"I have this sense that I have to write about something important, rather than love song No. 5,000," says Phil Moore, the singer and songwriter for the folk trio Bowerbirds. He's calling from North Carolina, with fellow Bowerbirds member Beth Tacular ...
- A Sentimental Woman - Scoop
The busy crowd of people escaping from themselves on the roads. I long to commit happiness everyday. Or, go somewhere to far away so that only my dreams and these sentimental imaginations would remain with me and may get a long relief of life, of ...
- PRC PhotoSLAM! - BU Today
PRC PhotoSLAM!BU Today, MA - 12 hours agoThink poetry slam, but with photos in a fun, supportive environment. Please note that to submit and present, you must be a PRC member and entries are due ...
- Just Asking . . . Rose Tremain - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalJust Asking . . . Rose TremainWall Street Journal - 3 hours agoI did start writing as a child, doing picture stories. Then I progressed to hysterically bad poetry. Many contemporary critics sneer at the idea of ...
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