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- Local award-winning poet dies at 87 - WSTM
More Local/State News... MUNNSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY (AP) -- Hayden Carruth, a winner of the National Book Award for Poetry who wrote about the ordinary folks who inhabited his world, has died. He was 87. Carruth died Monday at his home in Munnsville ...
- Author Spotlight: Lawrence Berger of Henrietta - Democrat and Chronicle
Lawrence (Larry) R. Berger : I live in Henrietta and work for the University of Rochester Medical Center's Strong Ties program. Most recent work : Dragon's Dance, Vol. 1 (self-produced, $10), a spoken-word CD of me reading my poetry. Backlist ...
- Scranton native’s book on Tolstoy transformed into film - Scranton Times
Jay Parini has written a few shelves’ worth of books over the past four decades, from highly detailed historical novels to lyrical, nature-influenced poetry collections to hefty biographies on some of the most cherished authors in all of American ...
- The politics of spunk - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- She winked. She wrinkled her nose. She gave a "shout-out" to a third-grade class. Never before have American voters met a national politician quite like Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who in her debate debut ...
- A sense of peace, of place, of parkland (Estes Park Trail Gazette)
Poet Will LaPage tells the following story to illustrate his passion for the powerful mystery of living wild.
- Writing Outside The Margins hits Toronto's streets (Scarborough Mirror)
Canada's Festival of Queer Literary Arts returns to the city on Sunday, Aug. 24. The all-day festival, Writing Outside The Margins, features an array of activities for everyone, including panel discussions, an open-mic stage, a poetry slam, children's area and exclusive readings.
- Music Preview: The Last Poets still on a mission to open minds - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Post GazetteMusic Preview: The Last Poets still on a mission to open mindsPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 17 minutes agoOyewole had a good friend, David Nelson, who came up with the concept to form a group that performed poetry at the Malcolm X birthday commemoration in Mount ...
- One of the boldest burglaries in Ypsilanti took place in 1908 - MLive.com
The house at 223 N. River St. is one of the many beautiful homes in the city of Ypsilanti. Known as the Cornwell House, it stands just south of Cross Street, and is something of a local landmark. The house also was the site of what may have been the ...
- The Land I Came Through Last - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldThe Land I Came Through LastSydney Morning Herald, Australia - Sep 5, 2008On another occasion, at a restaurant, he was witness to a slanging match between the famous novelist and a discarded friend. Another time, he overheard ...
- Palestinians mourn national poet - Nation
RAMALLAH (West Bank) - Palestinians on Sunday mourned the passing of Mahmud Darwish, who gave voice to their decades-old struggle and is widely considered one of the Arab world’s greatest modern poets. In a televised address after Darwish died on ...
- Writer offered a young Barack Obama advice on life (AP via Yahoo! News)
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.
- Creative Musings of a Byroad Traveler -- One Man's Life-Changing Experiences Inspire Literary Creativity (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 9, 2008 -- Scott N. Newton expresses his feelings over friendships, achievements, and the profound with The Road Less Traveled. In this new poetry book released through Xlibris, Newton showcases the creativity inspired by his many life experiences.
- Secret diary reveals wife's undying love for Dylan Thomas - Times Online
Dylan Thomas’s marriage was notoriously tempestuous, blighted by drunken brawls and mutual infidelity until the poet drank himself to death at the age of 39. On his death bed, his wife, Caitlin, reportedly burst into his hospital room asking: “Is ...
- Performance Artist Fern Davye to Appear at Library - Ventura County Star
Performance Artist Fern Davye to Appear at LibraryVentura County Star, CA - 2 hours agoThis free program is recommended for teens and adults. A month-long One City One Book celebration kicks off at the Thousand Oaks Arts Festival on September ...
- A Leader Turned Ghost - New York Times
A Leader Turned GhostNew York Times, United States - 8 hours agoAt the same time, he wrote and published his own poetry, hiring halls at the university for public readings of work that critics in Sarajevo tended to ...
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