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- Local students win Writer's Guild contest - Fort Scott Tribune
Fort Scott TribuneLocal students win Writer's Guild contestFort Scott Tribune, KS - 23 minutes ago... in previous writing competitions. Both Roberts and DeCocq previously received honorable mentions in the Gordon Parks High School Poetry/Essay Contest. ...
- In which a 13-year-old learns, teaches wisdom (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Francine Prose says that Nico, the central character in her new novel Goldengrove, is urgently in need of wisdom. Nico, 13, doesn't know it, but she's about to be plunged into loss and suffering, and their manifold attacks on identity. She must handle these challenges on her own - and how she responds will be a measure of her character, and of her ability to heal.
- Steve Hall: Vice-Captain Loser - Metro
MetroSteve Hall: Vice-Captain LoserMetro, UK - 15 minutes agoHis phrasing is joyous and his choice of words close to poetic - kids' poetry, obviously, but that's no reason why 'wang' and 'schmoo' shouldn't be used a ...
- This week in Island history - Jamestown Press
This week in Island historyJamestown Press, USA - Sep 3, 2008The following books were taken from the Jamestown library during the month of August: history 33, biography 31, travel 52, science and art 29, poetry and ...
- Bold English: Anglo-Saxon Poetry - New York Sun
Bold English: Anglo-Saxon PoetryNew York Sun, United States - 11 minutes agoAll creation wept, / kenned the King's death. Christ was on the Cross." This gradual twining of values was part of the broader reconciliation of Latin texts ...
- Author Sir John recovers - Henley Standard
Author Sir John recoversHenley Standard, UK - 1 hour agoNew this year is a festival café above the tourist information centre, free children’s events in Lovibonds and Greys Road car park tomorrow and free poetry ...
- Make Room For Daddy - Power Line
Make Room For DaddyPower Line, MN - 1 hour agoAnd seeking to inject poetry into the politics, Kennedy gives us doggerel. Michelle Obama, on the other hand, was assigned the task of refashioning the ...
- 'Project Runway' recap -- Suede wins! - Cleveland Plain Dealer
BravoTV.com Suede's winning dress featured eco-friendly fabric cut on the bias and woven into strips to form the bodice, topping a flirty tulle skirt. Suede may be very tired, Suede may have a lot of work to do, Suede may refer to himself nonstop in ...
- Progress May Not Be Lethal After All - New York Times Blogs
Progress May Not Be Lethal After AllNew York Times Blogs, NY - 41 minutes ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- American Poet and Lyricist Jimmy D. Robinson Unleashes "MIND JUICE" Worldwide (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES----Celebrated American poet and lyricist Jimmy D. Robinson pours out his MIND JUICE on the world-at-large. On August 15, following in the footsteps of Mikhail Gorbachev, Michael Jackson and actor Christopher Lambert, Robinson visited Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
- Poet's quarters - Times-News
As I climbed the steps to Carl Sandburg's front porch, I had no idea what lay on the other side of the door, but was anxious to find out. When the tour guide said that there wasn't any air conditioning, what was on the other side of that door got a ...
- Central kids to entertain contest's 'grand prize' - Brookings Register
Central kids to entertain contest's 'grand prize'Brookings Register, SD - 15 minutes ago"And when Dirty Joe was finished, I realized that it was like a Robert W. Service poem, just for kids." As far as inspiration for his other work, ...
- Titian Showcased in Athens - New York Sun
More than 20 paintings by Renaissance master Titian and his contemporaries go on display in Athens this week on the occasion of an official visit to Greece by Italy 's president. The three-month exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art opens Thursday ...
- Marriage of love and art (Salem Statesman Journal)
The new Nic and Sloy show opening Friday at Bush Barn Art Center's A.N. Bush Gallery, "Time Cards," is not just another show for the married Salem artists.
- Books for Barack (The Christian Science Monitor)
There was a piece on CNN this morning about Hollywood celebrities who support Barack Obama (Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, plus a multitude of others) versus those who support John McCain (a shorter list, including Sylvester Stallone and James Caan.) But there was no mention of literary stars and where their votes are going.
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