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- Teacher wrote love poems for teen, trial told - Windsor Star
High school teacher Mark Baggio gave one of his students love poems, and his cellphone records showed 2,345 calls between the two during two years of their alleged affair, Superior Court heard Wednesday. Baggio also made or received 437 calls ...
- Nonprofit thinks big to recruit volunteers (Akron Beacon Journal)
Mary Ann Jackson spoke recently at an Akron Area Arts Alliance event about how to recruit and retain volunteers — a topic that's high on the list for a lot of nonprofits right now. With her talk still on my mind, I was interested to run across a news item about the RockCorps.
- Preaching the gospel through rap (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Todd Smith, aka Te'Luvv, doesn't fit the rapper mold. The only gold he wears is a wedding ring. He doesn't curse, drink or claim to have emerged from thug life.
- Shiny-suited Goodfellas make way for the strong silent country folk - Irish Independent
Shiny-suited Goodfellas make way for the strong silent country folkIrish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour agoPoetry is rarely political, but Cowen is a closet devotee of Patrick Kavanagh's belief in the superiority of the parish over the province. ...
- • Poem sparks court tussle - Daily Pilot
• Poem sparks court tussleDaily Pilot, CA - Jul 8, 2008“Ian Allen was head over heels in love with Rachael. You’re going to hear the evidence that Ian Allen felt he was saving Rachael. ...
- Dedication of Cultural Arts Studio honors Modestine Wesley - HometownAnnapolis.com
The students of Sojourner-Douglass College in Annapolis will never meet the woman who inspired their new Cultural Arts Studio, but they will long appreciate her influence. Modestine Wesley was a lover of the arts, particularly poetry, and the new ...
- Netted in Love 12 Jun 2008, 0000 hrs IST,TNN (The Times of India)
A recent survey by a psychologist of Queensland University of Technology shows that relationships formed over the net are short-lived. TOI speaks to netizens on their take on the issue
- Book Folks: Vaughn to visit G'town library (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Tennessee Poet-Laureate-for-Life Maggi Vaughn will visit the Germantown Community Library today and Monday, spreading the word about reading, writing and listening to poetry. Vaughn was named to the nonpaying, lifetime post in 1999, and since then she has traveled through the state and the country, turning a ceremonial appointment into a personal mission. As far as official duties are concerned, ...
- Literary calendar for May 4-10 (The Charlotte Observer)
Literary Events Today DISCUSSION/SIGNING: Rita Wehunt-Black ("Gaston County: A Brief History"), 3-4 p.m., Gaston County Museum of Art & History, 131 West Main St., Dallas. Free. 704-922-7681. Wednesday SIGNING: Kevin Duffus ("The Lost Light" and "Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks"), 5 p.m., Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road. 704-525-9239. Thursday POETRY OPEN MIKE: With host ...
- Poetic Justice - Glasgow Daily Record
Poetic JusticeGlasgow Daily Record, UK - 10 hours agoNow 25 of the revellers have been ordered to take a course in Frost's poetry at Middlebury College, the owners of the house.
- Activist calls for health care reform: John Trudell promotes Give Love ... - Olympian
American Indian activist, actor and poet John Trudell borrowed a famous quote to tackle a Titanic-size goal. The phrase: Women and children first. The goal: Comprehensive health care coverage for Americans. Trudell, 62, of Los Angeles will offer a ...
- New UMMA director plans to strengthen community ties - Bangor Daily News
New UMMA director plans to strengthen community tiesBangor Daily News, ME - May 27, 2008The free series gives the public a chance to learn about the current exhibitions or works from the permanent collection. Hicks said the museum is hoping to ...
- Bullwhip maestro helped Indiana get cracking for latest - Denver Post
Bullwhip maestro helped Indiana get cracking for latestDenver Post, CO - 2 hours agoHe often delivers his theories of whip science with professional poetry: "I want to slow the motion of the whip so the camera can catch the action and the ...
- Vandals go from bad to verse (The New Zealand Herald)
Call it poetic justice: More than two dozen young people who broke into Robert Frost's former Vermont home for a beer party and trashed the place are being required to take classes in his poetry as part of their punishment.
- CNN - Poet Gives Voice To Black America (WNEM TV 5 Mid-Michigan)
Born Of The Smoke-Infused Speakeasies Of 1950s And '60s Underground San Francisco, California, The Art Of Spoken Word Was Popularized By Beatnik Novelists Such As Jack Kerouac. Today, Hip Hop Has Inspired New Spoken Word Poet Jon Goode And Others To Give Voice To Serious Topics Ranging From AIDS And Prostitution To Gas Prices And Love. Â
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