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- Win big with 'Poetry Out Loud' contest (Courier-Post)
Teachers and students alike may want to think about this: Last year's state champion wrote a poem that ranked fifth in national judging, good enough to win a college scholarship, plus a stipend to her school's library.
- Wednesday, October 1 (Princeton Town Topics)
2 and 8 p.m.: Phantom of the Opera ; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Thursday at 2 and 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
- African music icons for Madiba celebration - Star
A truly African concert will bring Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations home to the continent on August 23 at the Johannesburg Stadium. Starting at 11am, the Madiba Concert will be a musical birthday party for the father of the nation and will ...
- The Flame Is Gone - mediabistro.com
mediabistro.comThe Flame Is Gonemediabistro.com, NY - 1 hour agoAs you ponder this sad moment of closure, reflect on this philosophical dispute submitted by one poetry-devoted reader: "The book was a collection of love ...
- Flor y Canto: Celebrating Latino Poetry in San Francisco - New California Media
Flor y Canto: Celebrating Latino Poetry in San FranciscoNew California Media, CA - 51 minutes agoEditor's Note: Poetry is alive and well in San Francisco, home of the beat generation, and Latino poetry is thriving in its Mission District, ...
- I'll take (a) Manhattan - South Coast Today
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme ...
- A Love Created by a Lesser God: India’s Laws Punish Homosexuals as ... - The Women's International Perspective
A Love Created by a Lesser God: India’s Laws Punish Homosexuals as ...The Women's International Perspective, CA - 2 hours ago... such as poetry, music and literature. Love knows no boundaries, but maybe our minds do. Otherwise why would I have asked my friend, Are you sure this is ...
- Eutaw group to perform in NYC - Demopolis Times
Eutaw group to perform in NYCDemopolis Times, AL - 6 hours agoOn Saturday, the company was rehearsing with the recitation of original poetry by its younger members, Marvin Adams and Mercedes Lightfoot, ...
- DCist Interview: Sarah Vowell - DCist.com
DCist Interview: Sarah VowellDCist.com, DC - 11 hours agoVowell is in town tonight for a reading at the Avalon Theater at 8:15 pm, sponsored by Politics and Prose. Tickets are already sold-out, but if you're a ...
- Poetic licence - Malaysia Star
Malaysia StarPoetic licenceMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 39 minutes agoIt was after the birth of my first child when I started writing poetry again. The first collection, Going There and Coming Back was published in 1997 by a ...
- General education: building faster, stronger, smarter students - EKU The Eastern Progress Online (subscription)
General education: building faster, stronger, smarter studentsEKU The Eastern Progress Online (subscription), KY - 1 hour agoIf you're a biochemistry major, you might gag at the idea of discussing British poetry three times a week. And if you're a creative writing major, ...
- Bible is sacred, important, but do you know what it says? - Beckley Register-Herald (subscription)
Bible is sacred, important, but do you know what it says?Beckley Register-Herald (subscription), WV - 1 hour agoThe King James Version, nevertheless, contains some of the most beautiful poetry ever compiled by mankind. But the book’s elaborate sentence structure ...
- Former secondary school teacher Margaret Fieldhouse dies - Scarborough Today
Former secondary school teacher Margaret Fieldhouse diesScarborough Today, UK - 10 hours ago"She was a very creative person and enjoyed writing and art, and also did a lot of poetry." A copy of the book can be found at Scarborough Library. ...
- Uganda: Children Speak Out on Domestic Violence (AllAfrica.com)
IN a remote village, a drunkard, illiterate and irresponsible father of an eight-year-old girl called Auma returns home from a drinking spree. His family of Auma and her mother live in constant fear.
- Poetic protest (Deseret Morning News)
Flora Bernard recites poetry at a poetry slam protest outside of Cup of Joe in Salt Lake City Saturday. The poets, who used to slam inside the shop, gathered outside to protest its closure due to economic woes.
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