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- Spoken-word artists ready for National Poetry Slam (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Milwaukee poet Dasha Kelly stood on the stage of the dimly lighted Miramar Theatre last Wednesday night and addressed a small but supportive audience.
- Noted Palestinian poet Darwish dead at 67 (UPI)
HOUSTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Poet Mahmoud Darwish, who was best known for his works about life in Palestinian territories, has died in Houston at the age of 67, officials say.
- Every School Every Thursday - Des Moines West - Des Moines Register
Students in first grade had a group of volunteers from the downtown Nationwide office in their classrooms to read with them Sept. 9. The volunteers spent several hours working with the children as part of United Way's Day of Caring program. Each ...
- Debut Author's Abuse Recovery Novel Nominated for 2008 Cybil Award - EIN News
MABANK, TX, October 10, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Courage in Patience, a story of hope for those who have endured abuse, has been nominated for a Cybil award in Young Adult Literature. Courage in Patience is the story of fifteen-year-old Ashley ...
- It's time to take this veteran's mementos home (Louisville Courier-Journal)
About eight years ago -- just before he died -- Robert Dalton Buster sent me a box of his Vietnam memories wrapped in brown manila paper; $3.45 postage from Edmonton, Ky.
- Dan Savage - The Coast.ca
Dan SavageThe Coast.ca, Canada - Jul 31, 2008To balance the scales for the canned-ham slight, open up a contest finding the least sexy description of a penis. Fair's fair. ...
- a brief story ofa life in poetry - Concord Monitor
a brief story ofa life in poetryConcord Monitor, NH - 3 hours agoWanting to spare his only son the drudgery of making a living at business, Hall's father helped the bookish, poetry-loving Donnie embark on a classical ...
- Seeing My Country Anew—Adeleke Adeeko - TheNews
Seeing My Country Anew—Adeleke AdeekoTheNews, Nigeria - 4 hours agoPervasive darkness cannot nurture poetry. Market nooks in Ijebu-Imusin appeared darker than I can recollect, probably because light was on in the houses ...
- Lyrics of life - Chandigarh Newsline
Lyrics of lifeChandigarh Newsline, India - 2 hours ago... since he began writing. “Printed poetry as opposed to songs sung should be complete poetry in itself, there is no background music to create the effect. ...
- No damsel in distress - The Sun Daily
No damsel in distressThe Sun Daily, Malaysia - 1 hour agoIt’s humbling when you’re talking about politics or psychology or poetry. I can only imagine what his career will be like 10 years from now. ...
- Twenty years of gastronomic memories (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
FLASHBACK TO 1991: FIVE-YEAR-OLD Feliz Perez in a crisp and pristine white dress runs to her mother, ecstatically screaming: “Mom! You missed the parade!”
- CHHS to present Inge's 'Picnic' - Durham Herald Sun
CHHS to present Inge's 'Picnic'Durham Herald Sun, NC - 44 minutes agoThe PlaySlam! works something like a poetry slam with short plays and scenes (1 to 3 minutes) vying for votes. The audience decides the winner. ...
- Victoria Palmer Faulhaber (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
Victoria Palmer Faulhaber, born March 28, 1914, passed away peacefully on Aug. 15, 2008. Vicky was born at the St. Helena Sanatorium and was raised in San Francisco. She raised her older sons, Thomas and John, on her own during the Depression era.
- The death of handwriting (Guardian Unlimited)
We spend our working days tapping into computers. We communicate with each other via email rather than letter. And today, as chip and pin technology becomes compulsory on the high street, even our signatures have become obsolete. Could it really all be over for handwriting?
- The English Channel - TheaterMania.com
TheaterMania.comThe English ChannelTheaterMania.com, NY - 2 hours ago... the audience that he is the inspiration for not only some of Shakespeare's most well known sonnets, but the poetry of many others (including Marlowe). ...
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