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- Prolific Japanese writer Masahiko Shimada visits the UI - Media Newswire (press release)
Prolific Japanese writer Masahiko Shimada visits the UIMedia Newswire (press release), NY - 8 minutes agoRecent projects have included two opera librettos and participation in a poetry boxing match. Most recently, Shimada published his serial fiction piece "The ...
- Kay Ryan, outsider with sly style, named poet laureate (International Herald Tribune)
A reserved writer who has been compared to Emily Dickinson, Ryan has been chosen to succeed Charles Simic as the nation's 16th poet laureate
- Stroke: 'I had to cure myself' - Daily Telegraph
Suffering a stroke was not like having the carpet ripped from under one's feet. The floor went as well. In a few hours, I was transformed from a healthy, professional 56-year-old into a lump of flesh on a hospital trolley. Survivor: Martin Stephen ...
- Yoga helps rehabilitate juvenile delinquents - The Paly Voice
W ith two palms planted on the ground, a teenage girl lifts her torso, letting her chest rise and stretch. The convex curve of her back and lifted chin are coupled with her relaxed legs and flexed shoulder muscles. Rows of white t-shirts that read ...
- Nigeria: The Nollywood Revolution (AllAfrica.com)
The Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, was in 2005 having a pulsating match with the Zimbabwean national team in Harare, and the Zimbabwean supporters had one big banner in the stands on which was written in bold red: "Nigeria - Good only for Films!"
- Encampment hosts Cowboy Gathering July 18-20 - Casper Star-Tribune Online
Encampment hosts Cowboy Gathering July 18-20Casper Star-Tribune Online, WY - Jul 13, 2008Activities range from a stick horse rodeo and melodrama to cowboy music and poetry. An evening concert at 7 pm, on Saturday, July 19, features Blakely, ...
- Former US poet laureate receives $100,000 prize - Seattle Times
Former U.S. poet laureate Louise Glueck has been awarded the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 prize for "outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry," the Academy of American Poets announced Tuesday. Glueck, who served as poet laureate in ...
- In Review - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
In ReviewThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - 4 hours agoThe theme of this week's set of three concerts, aptly titled "Wordplay," explores composers' fascination with literary models, particularly poetry, ...
- ‘God will provide’ (The Logan Herald Journal)
Photos by Alan Murray/Herald Journal Delfina Velasquez walks down 300 South in Logan on Thursday. Velasquez, a Bolivian immigrant and musician, walks the streets of Logan selling her latest CD, “Manantial de Sentimientos.â€
- Library hosts writing camps for students of all ages (NWAnews.com)
The Fayetteville Public Library will host writing camps for students on Monday through July 17. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
- National Dog Day - August 23 - Baltimore Sun
National Dog Day - August 23Baltimore Sun, United States - 5 hours agoThere will also be a concert from 6 pm to 8:30 pm in the Calvert Concert Pavilion, featuring popular, animal loving performers such as Stop Motion Poetry, ...
- His life in 3-D - News & Observer
His life in 3-DNews & Observer, NC - 44 minutes agowith 3-D glasses enclosed, at a nearby Borders, before I go off to audition for a spot on "Russell Simmons' Def Poetry." Needless to say, I don't get the ...
- Marshall Public Library Celebrates 100th Anniversary (KIFI Idaho Falls)
It's a very special birthday in Pocatello. The Marshall Public Library is celebrating is 100th anniversary. It opened in August 1908.
- Livermore man, 84, writes of Brooklyn boyhood (Contra Costa Times)
Gifts from aunt led to career at laboratory, author recalls
- David Hyde Pierce Set for MTC's Broadway Revival of Accent on Youth - Broadway.com
David Hyde Pierce Set for MTC's Broadway Revival of Accent on YouthBroadway.com, NY - 7 hours ago... the Broadway premiere of Richard Greenberg's The American Play, directed by David Grindley; the world-premiere of Romantic Poetry, a musical directed by ...Hyde Pierce to Star in MTC's Accent on Youth; Itamar Moses Added ... Playbill.comall 3 news articles
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