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- Sheer poetry (The Star)
OK, so the title’s in pink, the inner sleeves are pink, and there’s a picture of a chick on the cover. The book deliberately and ironically screams chick lit. I cautiously started reading, and was completely thrown.
- West Harford celebrates National Poetry Month - TriVallyCentral
With April being National Poetry Month, it is only fitting residents of West Hartford and the surrounding area celebrate the poets who have, at one time or another, chosen to call this region of Connecticut home, living and working here, and ...
- We don't need a Poet Laureate - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukWe don't need a Poet Laureateguardian.co.uk, UK - 35 minutes agoI don't like the New Labour poetry-is-good-for-you ethos, either. Yet the Laureateship does represent a chance to do something for an artform that is ...
- "Festival of Tears": the tragic history of lynchings (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
NEW PALTZ — They didn’t always do it in the dead of night. Sometimes, the sun was shining. Word would go out and hundreds of people would turn up from all over.
- No mystery in writer's return (The Daily Iowan)
It won't be the shady Miss White in the Study with the Candlestick. It won't be the Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew figuring it out, either. And despite Mr. Green's shifty eyes, it will in fact be Martha Grimes in the Dey House with Novel in hand. While a murder-in-question is not anticipated for the discussion, anecdotes and advice are expected to occur during the author's reading today at 8 p.m.
- What's That You Say? - DCist.com
DCist.comWhat's That You Say?DCist.com, DC - 9 hours agoThat said, we often aren't serenaded with poetry. So, this week's Comment of the Week comes from cminus, who wrote a villanelle dedicated to the terrible ...
- Globe North best bets - Boston Globe
Globe North best betsBoston Globe, United States - 6 hours agoPortsmouth, NH: In honor of Oyster River Press's 20th anniversary and National Poetry Month, a day of poetry will be held at RiverRun Bookstore, ...
- Poetic injustice? (Sunday Herald)
firmament of Scottish stars raise their drams and address the haggis in Alloway on January 25 next year, it will mark the start of Homecoming Scotland 2009, the official year-long celebration of the nation's greatest exports: whisky, golf, ideas, heritage and Robert Burns.
- U. Oregon African group celebrates culture of 'Great 56' - U-Wire.com
Hundreds of students and community members gathered in the University of Oregon Ballroom on Sunday night for the African Student Association's annual cultural night of performances. The event included traditional and modern dancing, singing, poetry ...
- Open mic arts night at RRCC - Daily Journal
Another open-mic “Fun Fine Arts Night†is planned at Rainy River Community College on Saturday. Everyone is welcome to share their art, or just attend the casual gathering which begins at 7 p.m. in the college commons. Music, poetry, short ...
- Saved from the brink of extinction - Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, April 28 -- More than 1,000 years ago, when the great scholar Su Shi (1037-1101) visited the Red Cliff at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River with a friend, they marveled at the great changes that had taken place since Cao Cao waged a ...
- A cup of joe and art, too - GoErie.com
A cup of joe and art, tooGoErie.com, PA - 1 hour agoDown the road, the gallery plans to host live events, including poetry readings, singer-songwriters, and art programs for kids. Edwards said they also plan ...
- Author ‘not very creative’ with uni students’ marks - Surrey Comet
Kingston Uni's creative writing course is at the centre of controversy following the revelation that leading novelist Hanif Kureishi, a research fellow on the course, awards all his students distinctions regardless of the work they produce. Kureishi ...
- Poetry night to benefit at-risk children - Anderson Independent Mail (subscription)
Poetry night to benefit at-risk childrenAnderson Independent Mail (subscription), SC - 27 minutes agoHelp us get it right. If you find a factual error or misspelling, email online@independentmail.com or call the newsroom at 864-260-1274.
- One thousand and one delights: Authors and critics on arabic literature (Guardian Unlimited)
Despite the many obstacles it faces, Arabic literature has never been more vital. We asked authors and critics about the works they think the world should have the chance to read
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