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- National HIV Testing Day held - Mid-Hudson News Network
NEWBURGH – To mark National HIV Testing Day, the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center Thursday conducted a free testing clinic, distributed literature and held an annual day of entertainment, music, food, and poetry readings. Center HIV-AIDS ...
- Kay Ryan Named US Poet Laureate (Arts Journal)
"Known for her sly, compact poems that revel in wordplay and internal rhymes, Ms. Ryan has won a carriage full of poetry prizes for her funny and philosophical work, including awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and in 1994, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, worth $100,000."
- United we stand; divided we fall - Tulsa World
The huge redwood trees in California are considered to be the tallest trees in the world. Some of them are 300 feet high and more than 2,500 years old. One would think that trees so large would have a tremendous root system reaching down hundreds of ...
- Poetic friendship blossomed from a shared love of words - Baltimore Sun
Poetic friendship blossomed from a shared love of wordsBaltimore Sun, United States - 1 hour agoHer life was a blossoming. She started writing poetry as a child (the family moved to Baltimore when she was a preteen) and kept at it during odd hours as ...
- Children pop in for author's workshop - Diss Express
Children pop in for author's workshopDiss Express, UK - 14 hours agoTo carry on from DissLit, author Mimi Khalvati will be reading from her book of poetry The Meanest Flower at Diss Library on May 30, 7pm. ...
- On the book trail - New Zealand Herald
On the book trailNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 1 hour agoThe back room is dedicated to one of the best selections of New Zealand books with poetry, fiction, art books and much more. After that the only sensible ...
- Clubs: Wilmington Civitan Club awards scholarships (The Wilmington Star-News)
The Wilmington Civitan Club awarded 16 area high school seniors college scholarships totaling $19,000 at the 64th annual Scholarship Day luncheon May 21 at Wilson's Restaurant.
- Poetry in motion (Slam! Sports)
Hands up ... how many people reading this column have ever heard of Ashley Harkleroad?
- America Back on Track... for Friday, July 11th - OpEdNews.com
Our Quote of the Day is from Mark Twain who said, "Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense." Some observations on the news... Most of you are too young to remember the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. That was the legislation that ...
- Miami-Dade Mother's Day Specials - Miami Herald
Specials are available Sunday. Prices do not include tax or tip, and reservations are recommended. 1 Bleu: Brunch includes Caesar salad, salmon, lamb tenderloin, dessert buffet, unlimited mimosas; burgers, chicken fingers and fries for kids. 10:30 a ...
- Pierce Brosnan's Springsteen ambition - Xinhua News Agency
The 55-year-old actor -- who debuts his vocal talents in the ABBA-inspired musical "Mamma Mia!" -- has got the taste for singing on screen, and is keen to take on the challenge of performing Springsteen's most famous tracks. Pierce told BANG Showbiz ...
- Howard Jacobson: What makes everyone believe that they have an inalienable right to be 'worth it'? (Independent)
Life's a talent contest. Darwin told us that, though I suspect we knew it well enough already. "In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment."
- A startling literary quest (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
Plus, good news for area writers... By John Grooms.Aleksandar Hemon's new novel, The Lazarus Project, has been racking up glowing reviews, and it's easy to see why. It features all the things lit critics are going gaga for lately: a personal search through the historical past, culturally dislocated immigrants, inventive use of language, stories within stories, and, best of all, a self-conscious ...
- It's Happening - Scarborough - Inside Toronto
It's Happening - ScarboroughInside Toronto, Canada - 1 hour ago... and poetry, The Jack Goodlad Centre, 929 Kennedy Rd. E., 7:30 to 9:30 pm Call Eugenie at 416-759-3340 for more information. CHILD AND DAD program, ...
- Local Calendar (Daily Record)
SPRING OPEN HOUSE at Lord Stirling Stable, 256 S. Maple Ave., Basking Ridge, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors will learn about the distinguished history of Lord Stirling Park and more. Free pony rides for children from 11 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. Admission is free.
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