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- Mallee-rooted poetry and grounded clouds - The Age
The AgeMallee-rooted poetry and grounded cloudsThe Age, Australia - 15 minutes agoWithout apparent difficulty, Lisa Gorton wrote a book of poetry simultaneously with a children's novel, writes Simon Caterson. ...
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet - nationalist to Communist and then kingmaker - Hindustan Times
Harkishan Singh Surjeet - nationalist to Communist and then kingmakerHindustan Times, India - 1 hour agoHarkishan Singh Bassi changed his surname to ‘Surjeet’ while trying his hand writing poetry in his youth. Surjeet lived the simple life. ...
- Library news - Wicked Local Rochester
Library newsWicked Local Rochester, MA - 2 hours agoIndependent readers going into grades 2-7 and /or family groups reading together can “fish†for a good cause, through the generosity of Lockheed Martin ...
- A mission to fight blindness - Albany Times Union
A mission to fight blindnessAlbany Times Union, NY - 8 minutes agoSaima Ammar, who heard her future husband read books and poetry on the radio, later met him through a friend. Their 10-day visit took them to Washington and ...
- Reading Bus gears up to launch Fit Like, Yer Majesty? (Aberdeen City Council News)
A new book of Doric poetry, penned by scrievers from throughout Scotland, is to be launched at Fyvie Castle next month. [September]. 2008/08/27 00:00:00
- A new tradition of outdoor theatre to Caledon - Caledon Citizen
A new tradition of outdoor theatre to CaledonCaledon Citizen, Canada - Jul 9, 2008The idea evolved from a love for the poetry and timeless relevance of the Bard's works, and, most importantly, from a passion and respect for the ...
- Calendar for July 3 - Milpitas Post
Circus Vargas 2008 is bringing its blend of circus artistry and slapstick comedy to Milpitas from July 10 through July 14 at the GreatMall. From the up-close-and-personal interactive pre-show through the death-defying high-octane finale, Circus ...
- The histories, by Herodotus - Globe and Mail
Globe and MailThe histories, by HerodotusGlobe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour agoHistory, like poetry, began with war. Around 440 BC, some three centuries after Homer, singing of the wrath of Achilles, composed The Iliad, a Greek by the ...
- Three Poems - New York Times
Students from the Santa Fe Indian School will be competing in July at the National Youth Poetry Slam Festival in Washington D.C., an event that pits the country's top young spoken word poets against each other
- Rainn Wilson Interview (UGO - UnderGroundOnline)
We all know Rainn Wilson from The Office , whose uptight beet-farming paper pusher recently earned him his second Emmy nomination. But now, his supporting role kudos seem like just the opening act to his headlining performance in The Rocker . As a washed-up '80s drummer who gets a second chance at headbanging glory, the 42-year-old actor may have his opportunity to become a comedy film rock star.
- Finding challenge in verse - Diamond Valley Leader
Diamond Valley LeaderFinding challenge in verseDiamond Valley Leader, Australia - 55 minutes agoJordie Albiston thinks of poetry as a living and breathing art form. Picture: MARK FRECKER N03DV306 While most poets start with a subject they want to write ...
- How interrogation by CIA made al-Qaeda's plotter turn to poetry - Scotsman
IN A makeshift prison in the north of Poland, al-Qaeda's engineer of mass murder faced off against his Central Intelligence Agency interrogator. It was 18 months after the 9/11 attacks, and the invasion of Iraq was giving Muslim extremists new ...
- Michael Rosen: 'Give children books, not SATs' (Independent)
Michael Rosen, the children's laureate, can't help but feel a tinge of glee at the recent SATs fiasco. "There is a bit of schadenfreude, if you like," he says, "a bit of celebration at their misfortune" – meaning the misfortune of the Government; or the Department for Children, Schools and Families; or ETS; or head teachers; or advocates of testing. Take your pick, Rosen has multiple gripes ...
- Life's losses lead protagonist back to ‘Wawona Hotel' - Daily Oklahoman
This novel's setting is near Yosemite Valley , one of the most beautiful places in the American West. The book begins with a 1969 car crash involving Danielle McAllister , a wreck that changes her life forever. Oklahoma City Thunder clues hidden in ...
- The do's and don'ts of poetry (Times Online)
This is my goodbye and thank you after almost two years of writing my Times poetry column. I have loved reading the piles of poetry books - thank you to all the publishers who sent them; I have also loved reading your e-mails and letters.
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