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- Jay Parini: A case of poetic justice - Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily NewsJay Parini: A case of poetic justiceBangor Daily News, ME - 2 hours agoAs it happened, I had just finished a book called "Why Poetry Matters," a study on the role poetry can play in our daily lives that deals extensively with ...
- Gary Snyder Wins $100,000 Poetry Prize (New York Times)
Gary Snyder was named the winner of the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize on Tuesday. Announcing the award, Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine and chairman of the selection committee, said, ?His poetry is a testament to the sacredness of the natural world and our relation to it, and a prophecy of what we stand to lose if we forget that relation.? The San Francisco-born Mr. Snyder, 78, ...
- Check out what's new at 123! - NYC Independent Media Center
Check out what's new at 123!NYC Independent Media Center, NY - 2 hours agoTowards the beginning of the month, we hosted a night of poetry and spoken word featuring Penny Rimbaud (formerly of Crass). The Hobo Film Fest also stopped ...
- The Poems of Lois Brown Klein and Rebecca Foust - Santa Barbara Independent
With summer comes fire: fires of raging destruction, and fires that ignite growth and renewal. The theme of fire came to me as I read two new books of poems: A Soldier’s Daughter (Turning Point, 2008) by Santa Barbara poet Lois Brown Klein and Dark ...
- The Big Gigs: Shows and highlights of the upcoming entertainment week - Minneapolis Star Tribune
If you appreciate songwriters but have never joined the cult of Jonathan Richman or Vic Chesnutt , tonight's double bill is a must. One of the original indie-rock tunesmiths, Richman has sung coy and touching lyrics over catchy melodies since the ...
- Words of Wisdom: Nature’s cycle (Collier Citizen)
There are many poems written about nature, including those written about the world, universe, environment, seasons, plants and animals. If we were to include those poems written about “human nature” the list becomes even longer.
- Memory Transfigured by Spontaneity (New York Times)
The new Royal Ballet production of ?Dances at a Gathering? is strong on charm, but not excessively so.
- Primary Navigation (Tulsa World)
Mart Green, the man who bailed out and reformed Oral Roberts University, says the school's next president must combine two key and rare factors: vision and business acumen.
- 7th Costa Rica Poetry Fest Opens - Prensa Latina
7th Costa Rica Poetry Fest OpensPrensa Latina, Cuba - 3 hours agoSan Jose, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The seventh International Poetry Festival Costa Rica 2008 sessions in San Jose on May 16-23, with the participation of ...
- Folk legend, 89, hits the road for a few concerts in Canada - The Kingston Whig-Standard
Folk legend, 89, hits the road for a few concerts in CanadaThe Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada - 2 hours ago"Our family had been living in Nicaragua and I came back and told him, 'You've got to stop singing those songs in Spanish, you're making a mockery of them,' ...
- Words of Wisdom: Nature’s cycle - Marconews
Words of Wisdom: Nature’s cycleMarconews, FL - 4 hours agoOftentimes the natural world is used in poetry as a metaphor or symbol for the divine, beauty, or even the human condition (ex. His mood was dark as night). ...
- Her Father's Daughter - Inquirer.net
Her Father's DaughterInquirer.net, Philippines - 52 minutes ago“My father was a composer, singer and writer of poetry,” she says proudly. And so Bautista wanted to be two things: writer and singer. ...
- Local Happenings - Alameda Sun
Local HappeningsAlameda Sun, CA - 30 minutes agoAlameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: 747-7713) * 7 to 9 pm Poetry at the Library: First Wednesday series featuring local poets reading celebration ...
- Faith in action - Salt Lake Tribune
Faith in actionSalt Lake Tribune, United States - May 2, 2008... to read and discuss Sufi teachings and poetry. Free. RETURN TO NARNIA PROGRAM: In preparation for the new "Narnia" movie, St. John's Episcopal Church, ...
- The Poetry of Diplomacy - Monday Mag
The Poetry of DiplomacyMonday Mag, Canada - 40 minutes ago... and on the cusp of what could be a new political dawn for America, it remains tempting to invoke another poem of Yeats’ creation—one that begins, ...
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