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- Word’s out on heat winners - Central Western Daily
TALENTED poets were discovered at the Australian Poetry Slam regional heat at Orange City Library on Thursday, with rap, poetry and rhymes about love, life and nature. Twelve entrants battled it out in the war of words, expressing their thoughts for ...
- Ever thine. Ever mine: How romantic are today's authors? - The Independent
The latest collection of historical love letters shows that authors were a romantic lot, finds Emma Hagestadt. But are today's writers as handy with a pen? There's a memorable moment in the recent movie, Sex and the City, when Carrie lugs out an ...
- Maths hysteria - Guardian Unlimited
Charles Dodgson became a pedagogue early: by the age of 13 he was writing "useful and instructive poetry" for his younger siblings. In 1879, continuing the strategy, he decided to cast his defence of Euclid, Euclid and his Modern Rivals, as a play in ...
- Star power meets philanthropy with celeb charities - The Associated Press
Star power meets philanthropy with celeb charitiesThe Associated Press - 21 minutes agoSpokeswoman Gabrielle Union can reach younger women and African-American women, who are more likely to die from the disease. Many celebs seem genuine in ...
- Bristol summer gallery opens doors to artists, art lovers - Addison County Independent
Addison County IndependentBristol summer gallery opens doors to artists, art loversAddison County Independent, VT - 2 hours agoAn artist in many mediums, the Bristol native also holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in poetry, and her work “Merging: Ink and Word†is available at the ...
- The world of Etan Thomas (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Etan Thomas finished practice with the Washington Wizards yesterday at the Siegel Center, sat down on a trainer's table and addressed matters of the heart. There's the physical part: Thomas, a 6-10 backup center, is returning after missing last season because of heart surgery to repair a leaking aortic valve. And the feeling part: Thomas is passionate in his social and political views.
- At a Flashy New Hotel, a Pair of Eloises - New York Times
At a Flashy New Hotel, a Pair of EloisesNew York Times, United States - 5 hours ago“People tried to make us into stalwarts and revolutionaries, but we probably would have agreed to the right offer,†said Ms. Jones, who still writes poetry ...
- • Real Life Fuels Finger Lakes Mystery - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
• Real Life Fuels Finger Lakes MysteryThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - 3 hours agoBy Laura T. Ryan Last time we heard from Joan Cofrancesco was 10 years ago, when her second book of poetry ("Cat Bones in the Tree") had just been published ...
- Laureate bemoans 'thankless' job (BBC News)
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion says the task of writing verse for the Royal Family is "entirely thankless" and gave him a case of writer's block.
- Northwest Passage - Smithsonian
Northwest PassageSmithsonian - 12 minutes agoHere we find poetry in the lavish scenery right outside our windows, which dwarfs, predates and no doubt will long outlive everything we write about it. ...
- Kids’ questions, answers are tricky - Burlington Union
You’re in tricky waters when you talk to small children. You often don’t know WHAT they’ll ask or how you should answer. My spouse was away last weekend, as was the spouse of our daughter. Thus, I invited her to bring the two little ones for a ...
- Images from nature’s pencil - Financial Times
Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York No sooner had the earliest photographers announced the absolute precision of their new medium than they set out to undermine its objectivity. William Henry Fox ...
- Still Dancing after all these years - Calgary Herald
Should he ever surrender his taxi licence, William Hawkins could probably thrive as a resurrection coach. Over the past three decades, the enfant terrible of Ottawa's 1960s poetry and music scene has undergone rehab for substance abuse, aimed a brief ...
- The Go entertainment quiz - Everything Alabama
We here at Go: Your good Times magazine bet you don't know everything about fun in the Rocket City. In fact, we're challenging you to take the Huntsville Entertainment Quiz. Below are 20 questions about Huntsville's entertainment scene. Simply answer ...
- Nocturnal van Gogh, illuminating the darkness - International Herald Tribune
Devoting an exhibition to Vincent van Gogh, among the world's most beloved artists, may not seem like much of a reach for the Museum of Modern Art. On paper, at least, "Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night" reads like an obvious play for big box ...
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