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- ART GALLERIES, MUSEUMS (The Wichita Eagle)
Today Public opening reception for the "Triumph of the Spirit," heritage exhibit, 5-9 p.m., Dugan Library and Campus Center, Newman University. Hours 8 a.m.-midnight Mon.-Thu., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m.-midnight Sun. Free. Information, 316-942-4291. Final Friday, gallery crawl, 4-10 p.m., at Bella Luz , 7825 Maple (Sally Cobbs/Matthew Hilyard); 5-7 p.m. at ...
- The antidote to universal troubles - Times Online
The antidote to universal troublesTimes Online, UK - 9 hours agoThe most concise distillation of why poetry matters is in Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys. When one of the boys complains that most poetry is about ...
- Poetry Basics Saturday at the Writers' Gallery - Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror
Poetry Basics Saturday at the Writers' GalleryYucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror, CA - 26 minutes agoSpend Saturday with published poet Dan D'Amelio analyzing the appeal of poetry, how to be a better poet through the study of the key elements to successful ...
- Poet turns ordinary things grand (The Standard-Times)
Though she calls herself "a proud mono-tasker," Kay Ryan was making toast for her nephew while fielding calls about her appointment as 16th poet laureate of the United States.
- DONOHOE, Helene Angela Degnan - San Francisco Chronicle
DONOHOE, Helene Angela DegnanSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 28 minutes agoThey also shared a love for writing and reading poetry. Nell could recite many lengthy poems from memory and would spice up any occasion with a quotation. ...
- Nothing but joy from the Godfather of Gloom - Spiked
His jog on to stage prompts rapturous applause, wolf whistles and howls. His one-fingered piano solo triggers an ecstatic round of clapping. A simple twirl delights the 20,000-strong crowd. He can hardly get a word in between songs; when he does ...
- Activities (The Lakeland Ledger)
TODAYCITRUS LAKES BARBERSHOP CHORUS LakelandMen who like to sing are invited.WHEN: 7 p.m.LOCATION: Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 719 N. Massachusetts Ave.PHONE: 687-8727TUESDAY RETIRED EDUCATORS MEETING Lakeland
- Writer offered a young Barack Obama advice on life (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice on living in a world of black and white. Frank Marshall Davis had his opinions. He once argued that the public schools of his youth prepared neither blacks nor whites for "life in a multiracial, democratic nation." He called ...
- Review interview: Richard Dawkins - Times Online
Times OnlineReview interview: Richard DawkinsTimes Online, UK - 6 hours ago“Well, we devote our lives to writing books, composing music, creating poetry – all higher functions of the brain. If we were following Darwinian dictates, ...
- 4 Filipinos in MAN Asian literary prize longlist - Inquirer.net
4 Filipinos in MAN Asian literary prize longlistInquirer.net, Philippines - 1 hour ago... was a bestseller in Urdu. Also in the running is the Tamil Nadu-born Salma, nominated for Midnight Tales. Salma’s first poetry collection shocked ...
- Celebrate Erie in August (Erie Times-News)
From fests to fairs, final full month of summer hot with events.
- Vortex of visual Texas poetry - Denton Record-Chronicle
November Devil looks like a natural coincidence, a simple act of God frozen in a bronze tornado. In truth, Denton sculptor David Iles went through a painstaking process to produce the sculpture, which stands just under 10 feet. The sculpture will sit ...
- Party animals - Bay Area Reporter
Bay Area ReporterParty animalsBay Area Reporter, CA - 5 hours agoMax's wife, for example, happens to be an expert in Sapphic poetry, and we hear a fair amount about its structure, meter, and meaning in what seems to be a ...
- Schools news - 27east.com
Schools news27east.com, NY - Sep 29, 2008On this trip, students met with poet Scott Chaskey who helped the students write their own poetry. The students also took digital nature images at the ocean ...
- The elusive art of relaxing - Pittsburg Morning Sun
The elusive art of relaxingPittsburg Morning Sun, KS - 4 hours agoIn my case, it’s writing, especially writing poetry, which requires a great deal of waiting — the antithesis of being busy. ...
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