Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- Betrayal of boys: Why the male education crisis is far more complex and disturbing (Evening Standard)
Any parent will recognise Peter Smith's assessment of the boys he teaches at Hampton School in south-west London: 'Boys are like greyhounds. They love the chase and the race, and they don't care if the prize is a fake rabbit.'
- A lesson in history (Pensacola News Journal)
Juneteenth is the oldest Black holiday celebrated in the United States and in some parts of the world
- Voices of the People - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Voices of the PeopleNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - 1 hour ago"He signed his name as An Angry Man,'" said Byron Schexnayder, founder of poetry night. "Someone stole his guitar and he did this rant, this out-there rant. ...
- Rock and roll or write - Daily Telegraph
Andy Miller reviews Gig: the Life and Times of a Rock-star Fantasist by Simon Armitage; Bringing It All Back Home by Ian Clayton; and Bomp! Saving the World One Record at a Time ed by Steve Crist It was Nick Hornby who said that writers become ...
- Loyal Heights to Columbia City - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Loyal Heights to Columbia CitySeattle Post Intelligencer - 12 hours agoHe also writes music and poetry, has lots of unwritten stories from his bus experiences and plans to start selling his own organic chocolates. ...
- Literary Happenings: Oz quote offers confidence for transitions (Ventura County Star)
Whether it's a graduation, wedding or vacation, June is filled with new beginnings. This quotation from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum offers confidence for those sometimes daunting transitions in life. "You have plenty of courage, I am sure,' answered Oz. All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is ...
- Author Spotlight, updated July 24 (TCPalm.com)
Turning the spotlight on area authors.
- Invitation to contribute to arts website - Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
Invitation to contribute to arts websiteAirdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, UK - 11 hours agoThe initiative, launched by the Scottish Landscape Forum, asks people to submit images, poetry, and music on a dedicated website. ...
- Hindu scholar arrives for 9-day spiritual program (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Morari Bapu is in Cincinnati for nine days for the Ram Katha USA at the Cincinnati Gardens. He's here to share wisdom as well as his knowledge on The Ramayana, a holy scripture of Hinduism.
- Al Purdy: an uncommon poet memorialized - CBC.ca
CBC.caAl Purdy: an uncommon poet memorializedCBC.ca, Canada - 21 minutes agoHis final collection of poetry, Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy (Harbour Publishing), was released posthumously in the fall of 2000, ...
- Boyd Tonkin: A Week in Books - Independent
Boyd Tonkin: A Week in BooksIndependent, UK - 34 minutes agoMore recently, John Harvey has juggled poetry with the dark-side misadventures of his jazz-loving Nottingham detective, Charlie Resnick. ...
- Chinese school of rock? Somebody tell Jack Black (Calgary Sun)
How to explain and explore the global expansion of heavy metal music? That sounds like a job for Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, directors of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, the film that took the metal world by storm in 2005.
- Agri-business luncheon set for July 10 (The Hanford Sentinel)
HANFORD -- Tickets are still on sale for the 22nd annual Agrii-business Luncheon at noon on Thursday, July 10 at the Wine Garden in the Kings Fairgrounds. The annual event marks the official kickoff for the 2008 Kings Fair, which runs through Sunday, July 13.
- They listened and learned (The Providence Journal)
PROVIDENCE — When he chose to complement his black cap and gown with a hot-pink boa and glittering ’80s eye makeup, Fokion Burgess didn’t know his expression of gay pride would be spot-on with the messages given by speakers at Brown University’s 240th commencement yesterday.
- Authors expo set this weekend - Greenville News
Authors expo set this weekendGreenville News, SC - 3 hours agoOn the agenda are musical performances, poetry readings and a writing workshop featuring Angel Hunter-Irby, entrepreneur and award-winning author. ...
|
|
Looking into a Refinance?
California Mortgages
November 2007 Mortgage News
|