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- Tell Me This is Normal, by Julie O'Callaghan (Independent)
The demotic, funny, quiety devastating vignettes of Julie O'Callaghan seem to owe a debt to the brevity and precision of classical Chinese poetry. O'Callaghan is a Chicagoan of Irish descent who has lived in Ireland since her twenties. Selected from a 25-year publishing history, the poems of 'Tell Me This is Normal' are part verse, part dramatic monologue and wholly her own.
- Waiter shortlisted for writing prize - United Press International
BBC NewsWaiter shortlisted for writing prizeUnited Press International - 1 hour agoLONDON, July 15 (UPI) -- A London waiter says doesn't intend to quit his job if he wins the $120000 Dylan Thomas writing prize for which he has been ...Welsh authors in running for prize WalesOnlineStar unveils Dylan prize hopefuls BBC NewsWriter who prefers being a waiter is up for £60000 prize This is LondonSouth Wales Evening Post - First Postall 15 news articles
- Weekend Calendar (The Herald-Mail)
Coffeehouse, open mic night for teens; Caledonia State Park; Swing for Missions; Dance festival; Auto racing; Anniversary concert; Music by the Lake; Eclectic music; Allison-Antrim Museum open house; Christian music; Municipal Band
- A&W Mother's Day Poem Contest: A Wonderful Triumph - PR Web (press release)
A&W Mother's Day Poem Contest: A Wonderful TriumphPR Web (press release), WA - 1 hour agoSpinning a heartfelt poetry of 16 lines, Banton was declared as having the best poem for Mother's Day. See below to read the whole poem. ...
- Poet's Corner - Adelaide Independent Weekly
Poet's CornerAdelaide Independent Weekly, Australia - 3 hours ago... Independent Weekly, GPO Box 114, Adelaide 5001. A poetry book will be awarded to each contributor published. No comments yet. Be the first to comment below.
- Out from the shadows: Elusive actress Debra Winger to speak about new ... - Jewish News Weekly
It’s the stuff of Hollywood legend: promising young ingénue Debra Winger makes Tinseltown A-list with a couple of star-making roles, then, Garbo-like, mysteriously disappears from the silver screen. Trouble is, the legend isn’t true. The 53-year ...
- The Story of a Marriage - San Francisco Gate
"Our belief that a person takes part in an unknown life which his or her love would allow us to enter is, of all that love demands in order to come into being, what it prizes the most, and what makes it care little for the rest." So wrote Marcel ...
- Sheikh-down cruise: Italian line sails Arabian peninsula from Dubai (Miami Herald)
I stared for a time at the museum-case model that portrayed early Abu Dhabi as a sandy flat with a loose scattering of mud huts, on which the most sophisticated architectural feature were the goat pens. I half expected to see tiny figures swinging crude stone tools.
- New twists for Warped tour (The Star-Ledger)
Charlotte Sometimes isn't just playing the Warped Tour for the first time this summer. She's attending Warped shows for the first time. "I was more of a coffeehouse kind of girl," says the singer/songwriter/guitarist, who is fronting a five-piece band on the tour.
- Students from 9 schools to perform at 'Poetry Slam' - Halifax Evening Courier
Students from 9 schools to perform at 'Poetry Slam'Halifax Evening Courier, UK - 9 hours agoThe Lottery-funded Todmorden Touchwood project is holding a "Poetry Slam" at Ferney Lee School, Todmorden. Students from nine schools involved in the ...
- Forum marks Pak Day with variety programme - Gulf Times
SAFEERAN-E-WATAN-DOHA (SWD), a Pakistani expatriate forum marked Pakistan Day with a variety programme comprising a lecture, a book-launching ceremony, songs and speeches. Counsellor and deputy head of Pakistani mission Zahid Nasrullah presided while ...
- On Poetry: Non-Hallmark words for father - Traverse City Record Eagle
On Poetry: Non-Hallmark words for fatherTraverse City Record Eagle, MI - 1 hour agoThe African-American poet Robert Hayden (1913-1980) was raised in a Detroit ghetto by a foster family. His house was full of fights and beatings, ...
- Just Plain Neighbors: Neglected cemetery befriended - Recorder
Carolyn McLellan of Greenfield received a call from Robert Bitzer of Erving and she shared it with me. ''He was concerned because the little cemetery on Bernardston Road is deteriorating and he wondered what could be done about it,'' she said. ''It's ...
- Cure for the Summer Cinema Doldrums | Two independent films provide a breath of fresh air (Urban Tulsa)
Coming-of-age stories are in no short supply, and stories about the artistic process have, in large part, worn out their welcome. In film specifically, the self-reflexive has been streamlined for the mainstream, and that which comments on the arduous process of its own creation is no longer revelato... By Josh Kline.
- An unbelievably believable story of conjoined twin sisters and the ... - MyNews.in
An unbelievably believable story of conjoined twin sisters and the ...MyNews.in, India - 1 hour agoThe first paragraph reads like pure, sweet poetry that is sure to haunt any reader; it is what first grabbed me and pulled at my heart. ...
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