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- New poet laureate has Southern Indiana roots (The Indianapolis Star)
JASPER An author who writes about his youth in the Southern Indiana city of Jasper and his German heritage has been named the state's second poet laureate.
- Japan's Poetry Boxers Get Ready to Grumble - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Japan's Poetry Boxers Get Ready to GrumbleChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - 15 hours agoBy DAVID MCNEILL In a crowded Yokohama hall, boxers file into a ring watched by cheering students and a panel of university professors. ...
- A Suburban Girl's Guide To Music That Doesn't Suck 08.16.08: Ain't ... - 411mania.com
A Suburban Girl's Guide To Music That Doesn't Suck 08.16.08: Ain't ...411mania.com, TX - 1 hour agoI spent the rest of the night pumping my hatred and despair into endless pages of horrible poetry. I told myself that I would never speak to him again, ...
- Reasons to be cheerful? Well, at least the sun shone yesterday - Daily Telegraph
Newspapers are often accused of being wilfully alarmist in order to boost circulation. Destruction and disaster are more appealing to readers than jolly tales about jumble sales, so we churn out the former and spike the latter. That, at least, is the ...
- In Person: 30 Poets, Edited by Neil Astley, filmed by Pamela ... - Independent
In Person: 30 Poets, Edited by Neil Astley, filmed by Pamela ...Independent, UK - 2 hours agoSince then, it has published nearly 1000 poetry books, quantities probably matched only by Michael Schmidt's Manchester-based Carcanet Press. ...
- Remember When: School salaries have changed — and yet they haven't - Fort Pierce Tribune
This newspaper photo, originially shot by Joseph Noble of the Stuart News in mid-August of 1972, shows Jack Smouse, assistant superintendent of Martin County schools, giving a bus load of teachers new to Martin County a tour of the region. Alice ...
- The north-south divide is glaring - Tribune
There are two faces of Chandigarh — the one representing the north of Dakshin Marg and the other south. The north-south divide is glaring. While the north has bigger houses, fewer residents, higher literacy, the south is crowded, less beautiful and ...
- Chamber music on the coast at Cascade Head Music Festival (Newport News-Times)
The Cascade Head Music Festival presents a weekend of classical chamber music performance from Oregon's finest chamber ensembles June 12 through 15 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.
- Eclectic mix of literate Magpies shine - Real Footy
Eclectic mix of literate Magpies shineReal Footy, Australia - 27 minutes agoHaiku is a style of Japanese poetry — three short lines that offer description, insight and mood. Despite its brevity, it is rather sophisticated. ...
- Performance artist Coco Gordon ‘reconfigures’ thought and sound waves (Estes Park Trail Gazette)
If artists and poets are the conscience of the culture, SuperSkyWoman (aka Coco Go or Coco Gordon of Lyons, Colo., and New York, NY) has her work cut out for her. In her sky-blue top with the Superman symbol emblazoned on it, she seems up to the task.
- Parting Glances: Blind leading the bland - Pride Source
Creature of literary habit that I am (at least on Thursdays) I pick up BTL at the same bookstore where I'm also given a generous 20% book discount. Often I find at the top of the BTL stack a bit of anonymous homophobia - sneaky and stealth - done by ...
- Origins of festival; (The North Bay Nugget)
The Duanwu Festival originated in ancient China. There are a number of theories about its origins. Today, the most commonly accepted version relates to the death of poet Qu Yuan in 278 BC despite a number of competing theories. Qu Yuan The traditional story holds the festival [...]
- Attacks imperil girls' education in Pakistan's scenic valley - Monsters and Critics.com
Attacks imperil girls' education in Pakistan's scenic valleyMonsters and Critics.com - May 8, 2008Spogmai, meaning moon, the symbol of light and beauty in eastern poetry, is utterly confused, like thousands others of her age, as how to harmonize the ...
- WHAT'S HAPPENING - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
WHAT'S HAPPENINGClarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - 2 hours agoWhat: Contest is sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care and will award $16000 in free caregiving services to the winning essay writers. In 500 words or less, ...
- Get your words in order (Exeter News-Letter)
EXETER — An open mike poetry night hosted by John Ferguson will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 at Water Street Bookstore in downtown Exeter.
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