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- 'Vampire teacher' wins book award - Middleton Guardian
A FORMER teacher who lost her job for writing steamy vampire fiction has won an award for her first book. Samantha Goldstone walked away from her job teaching English and drama at St Christ-opher’s C of E High School in Accrington after bosses ...
- Ode to a hamster - Seward Phoenix Log
Ode to a hamsterSeward Phoenix Log, AK - 3 hours agoCould we publish his poem? It was for an English class, he explained, and if he couldn’t find a market he would fail the assignment. Being avid poetry ...
- Arty facts (Otago Daily Times)
A look at what's happening in the world of art. The Forrester Gallery in Oamaru has been busy with several exhibitions and installations over the past month.
- The Arts Equation - RedOrbit
The Arts EquationRedOrbit, TX - 1 hour agoThe connective tissue that links the arts together can be almost as interesting as the disciplines of art, music, film and poetry themselves. ...
- Whitechapel At War: Isaac Rosenberg And His Circle, Ben Uri Gallery, London (Independent)
The poet Isaac Rosenberg is the least well known of the handful of great poets – Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and Edward Thomas were the others – who not only helped us to feel the full, protracted horror of the First World War, but whose work helped to define the very nature of war poetry itself.
- Music seen as path to learning (Berkshire Eagle)
WASHINGTON — The challenge was to come up with an idea that can transform public education, particularly in poor communities. The winner: an educator with a passion for making school fun.
- IT failure haiku poems - ZDNet Blogs
The intellectual capabilities and knowledge of the Enterprise Irregulars are highly regarded in the enterprise software world. Less widely known is the true poetic talent of these fine folks. I’m therefore pleased to present IT failure haikus ...
- Poetry Comes Home to Battery Park City - New York Sun
It was a night words and music triumphed over rain. Poets and poetry fans convened Wednesday for a picnic in Battery Park City organized by Poets House. Songwriter Jill Sobule sang melodious ballads, engaging some of the poets in her performance. For ...
- 'Mother's Day is a stupid concept' - Sify
Singing paeans to Maa was no longer the in thing in Bollywood. Until Prasoon Joshi found a new idiom to celebrate motherhood with his two recent hits: Maa from Taare Zameen Par and Luka Chuppi... from Rang de Basanti . On Mother's Day, Prasoon Joshi ...
- 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 ...
- From 'Failure' to '08 Distinguished Artist - Pioneer Press
Poet, musician and essayist Bill Holm is "a protean American radical in the tradition of Thoreau and Whitman," said Milkweed Editions founder Emilie Buchwald, who has published several of his books. (Jonathan Chapman, Special to the Pioneer Press ...
- Kuwaiti cultural week in Damascus 'a big success' - Kuwait Times
Kuwaiti cultural week in Damascus 'a big success'Kuwait Times, Kuwait - 2 hours agoAttending the event, Kuwaiti media figure Fatma Hussein said it is important to encourage young people's participation in the fields of poetry and story ...
- A National Dog Adoption Event so Exciting that Even "Socks", the Former Presidential Cat Can't Miss it! (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
National Dog Day 2008 is coming to the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons Island, Maryland on August 23, 2008 from 10am to 5pm. This event will also include The Great American Dog Show, the Animal Miracle Film Festival and The FURocious Concert from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. This is a free concert to benefit animals in domestic violence situations.
- Nepal's 'last king' to lose crown - ABS-CBN
KATHMANDU - Seven years after most of Nepal's royal family were massacred by a drunken prince, the country's Maoists look set to scrap the Himalayan monarchy, turning the page on 240 years of history. An assembly elected in historic polls last month ...
- Ya Heard: Jay-Z takes hip hop to rock ‘n’ roll - Inside NoVA
Ya Heard: Jay-Z takes hip hop to rock ‘n’ rollInside NoVA, VA - 19 minutes agoCalling all local hip-hop, R&B, and poetry acts! On July 26, Cork'ed Wine & Cigars presents "The Smoken Word: A Showcase of Everything Local, Relevant and ...
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