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- NU to Offer MFA in Creative Writing (Daily Northwestern)
Starting in Sept. 2008, Northwestern will offer, for the first time, a Master of Fine Arts program for students who write poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. A part-time, evening MFA program will allow students to write a longer thesis, closer to book length, than the part-time MA program.
- Fathers of year find time to laugh, read and travel with families - Nashville Tennessean
Their children range in age from their 40s to elementary age, and each has a different approach to parenting. But for four Nashville fathers recently honored by the American Diabetes Association as this year's Fathers of the Year, their motto is the ...
- Former resident to sign new Christian novel (The Walton Tribune I Monroe)
MONROE — When June Anderson was growing up in Walton County, she never thought she might return one day as a published author. Yet Anderson will be coming home this Saturday to sign copies of her new book, “To Catch a Fallen Star,†from 10 a.m. to noon at Christian Art and Book Shop in Monroe.
- Daily Calendar (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5)
So You Think You Can Act? Magnolia Christian Church, 230 W. Magnolia Ave., (210) 745-0770. Improvisation competition has 12 contestants vying for a cash prize. Special guest Diedre Wayans, part a member of the famous Wayans family, makes an appearance. 7 p.m. $9.
- Was Wyndham Lewis the greatest portraitist of his time? - Independent
Was Wyndham Lewis the greatest portraitist of his time?Independent, UK - 6 hours agoBut if the portrait were to have a motto, it might be Eliot's famous lines from his essay "Tradition and the Individual Talent": "Poetry is not a turning ...
- Poetry festival starts in Istanbul - New Anatolian
Poetry festival starts in IstanbulNew Anatolian, Turkey - May 13, 2008The First International Poetry Festival kicked off in Istanbul Tuesday night at the Archaeology Museum. Dogan Hizlan, the festival's honorary chairperson, ...
- Weekend Calendar | Events for June 28-29 - Seattle Times
Events for June 28-29 Family fun In the Good Old Summertime Sat Sack races, Dixieland band, vintage firetrucks and toy display, pie-eating... Sat Opening day of exhibit of 40 photos of polar bears in their natural habitat, with displays, programs ...
- Mets pull ahead in the ninth to beat Reds 10-8 (The Columbus Dispatch)
CINCINNATI—The Reds fought two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana for four innings last night, then scratched and clawed against the New York Mets bullpen. There was no poetry in their game but admirable amounts of patience and power.
- The Media and National Patriotism (III) - Daily Sun
The Media and National Patriotism (III)Daily Sun, Nigeria - 8 minutes agoIf government deters free speech and free press, it invites socio-political and cultural stagnation. This has been the experience in Nigeria, where, ...
- Ballerina getting deeper into 'Swan Lake' (The Star-Ledger)
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- Nas' still has attitude on new CD - Arizona Daily Star
Don't be fooled by "Queens Get The Money," the bracing opener of Nas' now-untitled ninth solo album: It sounds like nothing else on the CD. The Jay Electronica-produced cut — built on a few simple piano twinkles and no drum track — is by far the ...
- AP Interview: Afghan journalist demands justice after death ... - International Herald Tribune
AP Interview: Afghan journalist demands justice after death ...International Herald Tribune, France - 3 hours agoHe tries to keep up his spirits in his lonely cell by singing and reciting Persian poetry. He says he is healthy and well-treated and allowed outside his ...
- Poetry Workshops at Galway Arts Centre - Indymedia Ireland
In May Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets a choice of three poetry workshops, all facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins, whose best-selling first collection, ‘The Boy With No Face’, published by Salmon Poetry, was short-listed for the 2006 ...
- Greeks from isle of Lesbos sue gay rights group to defend Lesbian ... - Detroit News
ATHENS, Greece -- A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between gay women and the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos. Three islanders from Lesbos -- home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women -- have taken a gay ...
- Gladys E. Henderson - Newzjunky.com
Newzjunky.comGladys E. HendersonNewzjunky.com, NY - 2 hours agoMrs. Henderson enjoyed writing letters to the editor, several poems were published in several poetry anthology books, a distinguished member of the ...
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