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- 'Poetry Out Loud' comes to town (The Huntsville Times)
A poem has to be heard to be fully appreciated. That's the idea behind Poetry Out Loud, a national program that encourages high school students to study great poetry and then take part in a recitation competition.
- 'An American Carol' appeals to our inner idiot - MLive.com
AP Photo "An American Carol": There's hardly a legitimate laugh in the film, which stars Trace Atkins, left, and Kevin Farley. Creative satire entertains because its comedy is shaped through intelligence, wit and a universally understood edginess ...
- Teenagers invited to enter writing contest (The Hamilton Journal News)
FAIRFIELD  The Lane Libraries will soon launch its seventh annual Teen Writing Contest, "Our Own Words," for short story and poetry writers ages 13-18. Work will be judged on originality, clarity, ideas presented, voice, word choice, presentation, sentence structure/fluency and spelling. There are two divisions: Division I for ages 13-15 and Division II for ages 16-18, according to a release ...
- So There Is Nothing To Do In Midland (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
Today: American Legion: Today: Bingo, 501 Veterans Air Park Road. 7 p.m. 682-5511.
- The Noble Bowzer - Reason.com
Two members of Sha Na Na take to the pages of Columbia College Today to explore the recent scholarly interest in ... Sha Na Na. An excerpt: During the revolution the year before, the Vietnam-era culture wars had escalated into fist fights, even mob ...
- Turnbough inspired poet - Biloxi Sun Herald
Turnbough inspired poetBiloxi Sun Herald, USA - 54 minutes agoTrethewey wrote her first book of poetry, "Domestic Work," now in the Library of Congress, to honor the life's work of her beloved Nana. ...
- Krebsregister: Entscheidung vertagt - Echo-muenster.de
Echo-muenster.deKrebsregister: Entscheidung vertagtEcho-muenster.de, Germany - Jul 14, 2008Am Anfang war das Wort: Ausgefuchste Poetry Slammer werden es wissen. Eine Auswahl ihrer Besten tritt am Montag, 14. Juli, um 20 Uhr im cuba nova ans ...
- German Scholars Reject Claim of Goethe's Secret Romance - Deutsche Welle
Allegations of a secret love affair between a dowager duchess and Germany's greatest writer, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, have been hotly rejected this week by German literary scholars. The claims were advanced in a 2003 book by literary sleuth Ettore ...
- Varied line-up for arts festival 2008 - Eastbourne Today
Varied line-up for arts festival 2008Eastbourne Today, UK - 6 hours agoMotivational arts humourist Louise Taylor will bring her unique eccentric mix of improvisation, performance poetry and astrological meanderings to the ...
- The Future Isn’t So Bright on Desperate Housewives - People Magazine
The Future Isn’t So Bright on Desperate HousewivesPeople Magazine - 5 hours agoTom scolded her, “You told [him] you liked his poetry? Why not just flash him a boob? “ She decided to break up with him via email. ...
- Small business profile (Asheville Citizen-Times)
ASHEVILLE – Tonya Clanton opened Growing Young Café to offer parents a spot to meet up and drink coffee while providing a place for their children to play.
- QUICK CLICKS: Local news briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 5 (Waco Tribune-Herald)
The city of Waco Police Department’s Victims Services Unit is seeking volunteers for its Crisis Team. The next training program will begin Sept. 17 and will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. twice a week for four to five weeks.
- "I'm bored" isn't always so bad - Tampabay.com
"I'm bored" isn't always so badTampabay.com, FL - 16 hours agoI don't believe you can write poetry, or compose music, or become an actor without downtime and plenty of it. A hiatus that passes for boredom is really the ...
- Poetic Justice: A dying artist finally gets recognized for his work - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.comPoetic Justice: A dying artist finally gets recognized for his workThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 30 minutes agoHe saved cards and letters, some of them hand-signed, from Pope John Paul II, Sophia Loren, Richard Burton, erotic writer Anais Nin, Hillary Clinton, ...
- Altar call questionable at funeral - Allentown Morning Call
Altar call questionable at funeralAllentown Morning Call, PA - Aug 2, 2008From its original provenance as a Sufi song, the poem has become a contemporary song often played at Christian funerals. It is called ''All I ask. ...
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