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- Don't be a-verse to entering poetry contest (Harborough Mail)
POETS in Harborough are being urged to enter a free competition to stand a chance of winning £1,000. (09/09/2008)
- Georgian exiled poet finds asylum in Ithaca - Ithaca Journal
Georgian exiled poet finds asylum in IthacaIthaca Journal, NY - 53 minutes ago“It was very expressive in a manner that was mixing totally different styles that overlap the music — it was almost hard to separate performance and poetry ...
- Remembering front porches and swings, necessary things - Guilford County Northwest Observer
Remembering front porches and swings, necessary thingsGuilford County Northwest Observer, NC - 4 hours ago... draped with sweet honeysuckle or purple-trumpeted morning glory vines, speak unwritten poetry of an era when no one was in a hurry. My family’s front ...
- Do You Hear an Ecko? (The Memphis Flyer)
A throwback record label fights to survive in the new music business. The last old-school record company in Memphis plugs away in a lair below Hollywood Street near Sam Cooper Boulevard, unbeknownst to most of the city.
- Comic-Con - Day 1 (Blogcritics.org)
Day 1 at Comic-Con begins with a five-hour traffic delay - attendees and talent trapped on the freeway. I get to the convention just in time for the RocknRolla press roundtable. Comic-Con 2008 started off with an early morning supposedly easy two-hour drive to San Diego from my nephew’s home in Fullerton. We departed at 6:30 a.m., took two cars, and quickly got to San Honofre with clear, easy ...
- The Fairy Tale Fairy - Bookslut
The Fairy Tale FairyBookslut, IL - 35 minutes agoAnd after publishing some poetry and finding success with short stories, he was two years shy of 30 when the king himself gave Andersen a travel grant to ...
- Edinburgh festival: Comedy goes MOR - guardian.co.uk
Edinburgh festival: Comedy goes MORguardian.co.uk, UK - Aug 13, 2008... bent: "He weaves curious, disturbing and almost fantastical stories of his life … sketching light and dark with no small amount of skill," writes Hall. ...
- Every Word - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsEvery WordNew York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago... with the entire OED Now Mr. Shea has written a book about his feat; reviewing it in this Sunday’s issue, Nicholson Baker finds some poetry himself in ...
- Ryan reading to kick off literary season (Moldova.org)
Kay Ryan, the new poet laureate consultant in poetry to the U.S. Library of Congress, has agreed to open the library's 2008-2009 literary season with a reading.The library said the event is to take place Oct. 16 in the Mumford Room of the James Madison Building in Washington. Sponsored by the library's Poetry and Literature Center in the Office of Scholarly Programs, the reading is free and open ...
- Reward for sweetgrass art - Charleston Post Courier
Reward for sweetgrass artCharleston Post Courier, SC - 10 hours agoIt will give her greater opportunities to advance a traditional African-American craft that she has elevated to the level of art. ...
- Upcoming classes - Hagerstown Morning Herald
Upcoming classesHagerstown Morning Herald, MD - 14 hours agoFree your inner poet: thaw the frozen sea, composing poems with Ethan Fischer. For ages 15 and older, 10 am to noon Saturdays, Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. ...
- Bookstore pick (San Diego Union-Tribune)
This newest collection by the former U.S. Poet Laureate crackles with memorable lines from the wistful to the wry. Collins' trademark levity and self-deprecating style offset the gravity often associated with poetry.â€
- More and more stars lend names to charity - MSNBC
NEW YORK - Bono battles the AIDS epidemic. Leonardo tries to make the world a greener place, and Martha has a soft spot for animals. For today’s celebs, charity work is almost as much a part of the job as walking the red carpet. Famous names have ...
- Kennedy to DNC: 'The dream lives on' (Politico via Yahoo! News)
Most people have to fight a whole Civil War before getting a Ken Burns documentary. Not Teddy Kennedy, who staged a triumphant appearance before the Democratic National Convention Monday night complete with a Burns-crafted tribute casting him as the modern Ulysses bringing his party home to port.
- Before I turn 30, I want to ... - Portsmouth Herald
I still remember all of those lofty goals and dreams I came up with when I was a teenager, all to be accomplished before I became that ancient age of 30. My friend Ellen and I had it all planned out. I would be an ex-pat poet in France, she would be ...
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