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- Extract: Corvus: A Life with Birds by Esther Woolfson - Daily Telegraph
Magpies are legendarily aggressive and thieving, the embodiment of evil. So why would anyone adopt a fallen fledgling? In this extract from her book, Esther Woolfson shares her house with Spike and tests his species' fearsome reputation
- Weirdness abounds in offbeat Crows - Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleWeirdness abounds in offbeat CrowsHouston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour agoHere, he's treating a pet topic (as defined by the The Poetry Project Newsletter): "low-rent rural America festering in the backwater pollution from the ...
- Amazing Customer Service - New York Times Blogs
Amazing Customer ServiceNew York Times Blogs, NY - 11 hours ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Motion: Laureate job is 'thankless' - The Bookseller (subscription)
Motion: Laureate job is 'thankless'The Bookseller (subscription), UK - Sep 11, 2008The last thing I did was for her diamond wedding anniversary. I came up with a poem and had to go along to Westminster Abbey. It was read beautifully by ...
- Close-Nit - Washington Post
Washington PostClose-NitWashington Post, United States - 55 minutes agoPaula McClain is the author of two poetry collections, a memoir and the novel "A Ticket to Ride" (in paperback in January). (Courtesy Author) Comments that ...
- Poetry marathon a big hit - Liverpool Echo
Poetry marathon a big hitLiverpool Echo, UK - 46 minutes agoWriters, poets and poetry lovers celebrated the city’s writing tradition in the Picton reading room in William Brown Street. Between 10am and 5pm yesterday, ...
- Benzin…and the new rhythm of Lagos - Daily Sun
Daily SunBenzin…and the new rhythm of LagosDaily Sun, Nigeria - 42 minutes agoIt was a show of many shows, a singular performance, which incorporated poetry, dance, mime, music and drama. It also thrilled the varsity community in a ...
- Chaucer's Tale (Kirkus Reviews)
Burton Raffel has made two key decisions in his rendition of Chaucer’s greatest work.
- Book shelf - Arkansas Online (subscription)
Book shelfArkansas Online (subscription), AR - 15 hours agoOff to First Grade, Louise Borden (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $16.99, ages 4-7 ) Louise Borden uses poetry to capture the joy and nerves of heading into a ...
- International writers plan to share ‘sounds of words’ - La Crosse Tribune
t’s called sound poetry, which is based on the sounds of words, not their meaning. “It is musically interesting and provocative, although it stays always in the realm of speech,†she said. Pick will perform her own sound poetry and phonetic ...
- Clerk modifies Riverbend statement - News Register
Not that the first one had much time in the sun, but a new explanatory statement will accompany the Riverbend Landfill initiative. It was drafted by Yamhill County officials in response to a challenge by the measure's authors, who were unhappy with ...
- Killing Time in a Crowded Park - News Today Online
Killing Time in a Crowded ParkNews Today Online, Philippines - 43 minutes agoHow sad and depressing to know that as intelligent and talented as we are, we are also hopeless pushovers. If you doubt what I'm saying, go read Ninotchka ...
- Eco-Friendly Books Explore The Literary Green (NPR)
Reading words printed on dead trees doesn't automatically translate into saving the planet. But by encouraging us to reevaluate the world around us, these three books offer a vision of a different path forward.
- Quality Matters Toolkit: Youth Voice and Engagement - Youth Today
Quality Matters Toolkit: Youth Voice and EngagementYouth Today, DC - 3 hours ago“Poetry in Motion,†which helps participants to shape the concepts they’ve learned into a mission statement. The youths use 30 youth word cards to complete ...
- Eric & Bert - Swans
Eric & BertSwans, CA - 15 minutes agoHe saw him as never having left his youthful lyric vocation, and his poetry remained the best way to enter his work. In the Brecht theater: "The production ...
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