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- Angus Calder: Historian, critic and poet whose 'The People's War ... - The Independent
Angus Calder was for many years a conspicuous figure in the Edinburgh literary scene, but those who knew his prodigious output and his teaching career realised that there was much more to him than that genial presence in poetry readings, theatre ...
- Event Celebrates Thorp Centennial (Mountain View Telegraph)
By Laura Nesbitt Mountain View Telegraph Estancia may be the birthplace of cowboy songs and poetry. Susan Gervasi, who will introduce her film, “On the Trail of Jack Thorp,†believes that's true.
- Poetry in motion at dance fest - Globe and Mail
Poetry in motion at dance festGlobe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour agoHer precise, clean, crisp physicality is poetry in motion. The text spoken mid-dance about the various worlds we inhabit, however, was unnecessary clutter. ...
- See how the kids do it at the National Circus School - Hour.ca
Hour.caSee how the kids do it at the National Circus SchoolHour.ca, Canada - 1 hour agoTwo directors have created a two-part performance this year: In Dried Leaves, Peter James borrows from poetry to deliver a history of love as told through ...
- Why Latin Americans Don’t Make the Cut - Washington Post
Why Latin Americans Don’t Make the CutWashington Post, United States - 1 hour agoThe sad news for PostGlobal English-speaking readers is that although Zaid's poetry, essays, and social and cultural criticism have been widely published in ...
- Livin' on the railroad (Grand Forks Herald)
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- Debuts fly high but unsteadily - Globe and Mail
By Katia Grubisic Goose Lane, 85 pages, $17.95 DAUGHTERS OF MEN By Brenda Leifso Brick Books, 119 pages, $18 If poetry eases the anguish of the actual, this trio of high-flying yet uneven débuts may satisfy readers seeking solace in the (sometimes ...
- Hawai'i author up for U.K. award (Honolulu Advertiser)
Honolulan Patricia Wood's "Lottery" is the only American work short-listed for the prestigious 2008 Orange Prize, to be named June 4. Wood, who lives aboard a houseboat at Ko Olina and is a graduate student in education, disability and diversity at the University of Hawai'i, will be in England for the awards program.
- Quentin Skinner on Milton - London Review of Books (subscription)
Quentin Skinner on MiltonLondon Review of Books (subscription), UK - 1 hour agoAfter the appearance of Poems of Mr John Milton in 1645, Milton published no further works of poetry until Paradise Lost in 1667. ...
- Painting poems of quiet reflection - People's Daily Online
Seen through the eyes of a hundred artists, there are a hundred visions of Huangshan Mountain. The mountain in east China's Anhui province is also a favorite subject for renowned contemporary Chinese painter Guo Gongda. Born in Anhui, the artist has ...
- Goodbye high school, hello college, and feeling torn (Stamford Advocate)
DARIEN - It is three days until my high school graduation and to be honest, I really don't know what I am feeling.
- BC poet Robin Blaser continues a stellar career by winning the ... - CBC.ca
CBC.caBC poet Robin Blaser continues a stellar career by winning the ...CBC.ca, Canada - 2 hours agoRobin Blaser continues to reap rewards for an impressive career in poetry. This week he became the 2008 Canadian recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize, ...Epic purse for scribes of verse Toronto Starall 2 news articles
- Artist sees beauty in steel towns (The Daily News)
Next time you're driving across the Clairton-Glassport Bridge, look out the window and evaluate what you see. Is it a plain old coal stockpile for the mill with some tread marks from heavy machinery in the middle, or do you see something else?
- Grimshaw reunites with award-winning characters (Otago Daily Times)
It's been a huge year for Auckland author Charlotte Grimshaw, who has been named not only the Montana Medal for fiction but also the Reviewer of the Year. She talks to Alastair Bull of NZPA.
- Fifth grader’s charity effort takes off in the blogosphere - Buffalo News
Fifth grader Laura Stockman of Kenmore delivers gift bags for kids at Compass House. She raised the money with a bottle drive. It is just one of several charity projects she took on with a school project in December. What started as an entry in ...
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