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- Book Notes - Burlington Free Press
• Middlebury College and a Weybridge resident. In his book "Why Poetry Matters" (Yale University Press, $24), Parini wrote, "Poetry matters because it serves up the substance of our lives, and becomes more than a mere articulation of experience ...
- Pop Talk Goes to PDX Fest: Wrap-up and Overview (The Oregonian)
It's become fairly commonplace to brag about Portland's thriving independent film community: that is, the (mainly) young people who make digital shorts, assemble multimedia presentations of soundscape and projected image, or scrape together grants and favors from friends to create no-budget features.
- The Common Pursuit at the Menier Chocolate Factory - London SE1
London SE1The Common Pursuit at the Menier Chocolate FactoryLondon SE1, UK - 2 hours agoAnything that portrays youngish, tweed-clad, bespectacled men tousling their hair over loose pages of poetry, pushing around cardboard boxes full of unread ...
- Shakespeare was a woman, claims expert (rediff.com)
Shakespeare was actually a Jewish woman who had disguised to get her work published in Elizabethan London, where original literature from women was not acceptable, an expert has contended.
- Gender-bending, role-switching keep Savoyards cast lively (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
The expression that "men are from Mars and women are from Venus" only entered our modern lexicon about 15 years ago -- but Gilbert & Sullivan not only understood the idea about 100 years before that, but also used it as rich fodder for their famed brand of musical satire.
- Newton's English Language Learners live between two cultures - Newton TAB
Newton's English Language Learners live between two culturesNewton TAB, MA - 1 hour agoA winter afternoon at FA Day Middle School found five students reading English poetry, carefully sounding out the words they didn’t know. ...
- Frankly Speaking… By A.A. Fenty - Stabroek News
You Guyanese Citizen! When last have you taken time to read and examine the words of our National Anthem, the song of the Republic and the many other National Songs? What lovely loyal patriotism and motivation their lyrics (and idealism) exude and ...
- Silver Jews (Spin)
What? With lyrics such as, "Pain works on a sliding scale / So does pleasure in a candy jail," it's no wonder that Silver Jews leader David Berman is considered one of indie rock's foremost poets. Since 1994's Starlite Walker , Berman and his ever-revolving door of band members have churned out classic American rock that has as much literary bark as it does riff-worthy bite. And the Jews' ...
- Lorenzo, the ‘Renaissance man’, diplomat and patriot - Creamer Media's Engineering News
Lorenzo, the ‘Renaissance man’, diplomat and patriotCreamer Media's Engineering News, South Africa - 1 hour agoThe war and the dark conspiracy that ignited it form the centrepiece and by far the finest pages of Unger’s book. The conspiracy was hatched by the Pazzi, ...
- Unity's 4th Renaissance Faire - HamptonRoads.com
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! A day of celebration and merriment, dubbed the Renaissance Faire, is to be held on the 4th day of May in the year of our Lord 2008 on the Unity Renaissance Church grounds, located at 1120 N. Eden Way in the fair hamlet of Chesapeake ...
- A teacher and inspiration, Joe Daily of Flushing, dies after 18 years ... - MLive.com
The Flint Journal files Joe Daily of Flushing pictured at The Elbow Room in Flushing in 2003 after publishing his second book of poetry. He died Sunday at age 26 after a 18-year battle with cancer. FLUSHING, Michigan -- Since before the fourth grade ...
- What’s Wrong With Economists? - New York Times Blogs
“Well I’ll tell you what, I’m not going to put my lot in with economists.†And more recently John McCain has jumped aboard : “I trust the people and not the so-called economists to give the American people a little relief.†Honestly, I ...
- What movie has most changed your life? - Louisville Courier-Journal
What movie has most changed your life?Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - 52 minutes agoMy approach to my new movie-filled life will be the same as I now have toward poetry -- I am a fairly intelligent, thoughtful, intuitive, well-read person, ...
- Between the lines: Books herald Beijing Olympics (The Sacramento Bee)
The Games of the XXIX Olympiad will be held Aug. 8-24 in the People's Republic of China. It follows that a glut of China-related books will precede the Summer Olympics, including this sampling:
- On the Block: On island activities (The Block Island Times)
Spring openings The Manisses will be opening for the season on Friday, May 2, serving dinner at 5:30 p.m., daily. The Oar opens on May 9, serving lunch and dinner daily from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Book Nook will be opening on Friday, May 9, as well.
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