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- Beaches calendar - Florida Times-Union
Beaches calendarFlorida Times-Union, FL - 36 minutes agoMusic by Doug Bracy at 9 pm - - Open Mic at Jordan Park - 6-8 pm Free music, rap, dance, free style and poetry. Jordan Park Community Center, 1671 Francis ...
- Community events this week (Austin American-Statesman)
African American Men and Boys Monthly Conference — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. The Michael Lofton Talk Show presents speeches on 'Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize' and 'What to Do When the Odds are Against You,' followed by small workshops for participants. Refreshments provided. LBJ High School, 7309 Lazy Creek Drive. Free. 585-6696.
- Elderly poet is well-versed in humor (Leader-Telegram)
Norma Desprez doesn't hide her age. She embraces it. The 88-year-old Eau Claire grandmother writes about her golden years in the new poetry book "Silhouettes of Aging: An Octogenarian's Retort."
- California Trail students honored for black history work (The Olathe News)
Camille Douglass, eighth-grade student at California Trail Junior High School, will be receiving a human relations award Thursday for her work to celebrate black history month in February.
- Gary Snyder wins $100,000 poetry prize (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gary Snyder, a poet known for his verse about nature and spirituality and a former member of the beat movement along with Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, has won the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Chicago-based Poetry Foundation.
- Owen Skye's epistolary triumph - Toronto Star
Owen Skye's epistolary triumphToronto Star, Canada - 17 minutes agoBut even more, Cumyn's ear for the poetry of children's language – especially children's insouciant storytelling – gives Owen's letters perfect comic timing ...
- Our Views: Poem can be performance - 2TheAdvocate
Our Views: Poem can be performance2TheAdvocate, LA - 2 minutes agoBut Marsalis is also a poetry lover, as you can see for yourself at a really neat Web Site, http://www.pbs.org/poetry. The Web site includes a video in ...
- Kirsten Morgin at Marc Selwyn Fine Art - Los Angeles Times
Kirsten Morgin at Marc Selwyn Fine ArtLos Angeles Times, CA - 20 minutes agoThe five largest pieces give the poignant poetry of her small works greater physicality. Two extraordinarily detailed board games, a life-size bicycle, ...
- Mariah Carey's marriage delight - The List
The ListMariah Carey's marriage delightThe List, UK - 1 hour agoFor Mariah, this is poetry." Meanwhile, Mariah is still scheduled to perform at Time magazine's 'Time 100' party tonight (07.05.08). ...
- Festival of Words announces lineup for 2008 - Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Festival of Words announces lineup for 2008Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Canada - 9 minutes agoAuthor of a recent book of poetry called Love of Mirrors, Hyland founded the Festival of Words in Moose Jaw 12 years ago. During Thursday’s festival launch, ...
- First year in speech nets - SmallTownPapers News Service
First year in speech netsSmallTownPapers News Service, WA - 12 hours agoWhen Spaeth started speech he decided to do Serious Interpretation of Poetry, choosing two poems to concentrate on. The first was, The Annoying Hard core ...
- Poetry Jam marks six years - Fresno Bee
The monthly Inner Ear Poetry Jam is celebrating its six-year anniversary on Thursday with a big night of poetry, music, live art, belly dancing and comedy. Headlining the night is poet Lorna Dee Cervantes, who has won the American Book Award and has ...
- In Schools, Separation of Sexes - Washington Post
Mrs. Demshur's class of second-grade girls sat in a tidy circle and took turns reading poems they had composed. "If I were a toucan, I'd tweet, I'd fly," began one girl. When she finished, the others clapped politely. Down the hall, Mr. Reynolds's ...
- FIGHT CLUB (New York Post)
BROOKLYN-BASED indie rockers the National are still riding high on the band's critically adored fourth album, "Boxer." But after talking to singer Matt Berninger (below, right) about its recording, it's clear that what goes on among band members is...
- Synopses of 2008 IMPAC finalist novels and list of previous year's ... - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Synopses of 2008 IMPAC finalist novels and list of previous year's ...Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 22 minutes agoSayed Kashua, "Let It Be Morning" (Israel) -- "Hoping to reclaim the simplicity of life among kin, a prodigal son returns home to find that nothing is as he ...
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