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- Writers ignite next 'black literary renaissance' - MinnPost.com
MinnPost.comWriters ignite next 'black literary renaissance'MinnPost.com, MN - 8 hours agoThat's how Arleta Little, poet and executive director of the Givens Foundation for African American Literature, describes the first annual Givens Black ...
- Kids get off on write foot (EveningTimes Online)
WHEN it comes to reading his audiences Children's Laureate Michael Rosen is always spot-on. Michael had youngsters hanging on his every word when he visited Glasgow's Mitchell Library recently as part of his tour of Scotland.
- Dorothy M. Steria - Newzjunky.com
Dorothy M. SteriaNewzjunky.com, NY - 5 hours agoShe enjoyed flower gardening, cooking and writing poetry. Surviving are eight daughters and six sons-in-law. Verna and Carl Schack, Betty and Ceyril Bush, ...
- Henson column: The madness of creativity (Macon Telegraph)
I know few people, even the left brain, linear-thinking types who don't aspire to be creative. In today's world of fast-track innovation, creative thinking is a virtue to be revered. You can't will creative thinking. You can't manufacture it. It's a relentless, often intrusive, state of mind that cannot be denied. Studies show that musical creatives continually have tunes in their heads. ...
- Ten iUniverse Authors Honored with Eric Hoffer Awards (PR.com)
iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company announced that ten iUniverse titles have received honorable mentions in the 2008 Eric Hoffer Award contest for best new writing. The awards are named in honor of the late American philosopher Eric Hoffer, and recognize writers and independent books of exceptional merit. Titles are generally chosen ...
- Week of June 29 - Los Angeles Times
Week of June 29Los Angeles Times, CA - 13 minutes agoContributors read selections from "Carving in Bone," an anthology of Orange County poetry, the Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, ...
- Suburban poet shines bright deep in the heart of Texas - Chicago Daily Herald
Suburban poet shines bright deep in the heart of TexasChicago Daily Herald, IL - 22 minutes agoYou can see his performance poetry online at www.youtube.com/user/JeFFStumpo. Stumpo met his wife, Kate, when they were taking a karate class at Wesleyan. ...
- P.E.I. Book Awards jury releases shortlist of titles - Prince Edward Island Guardian
The jury for the 2008 P.E.I. Book Awards has released the shortlist of titles for the prestigious award. This year, for the first time, awards will be given in three categories: fiction, non-fiction and poetry. A news release says that the jury ...
- B. Johnson, Persons and Things - Fabula
B. Johnson, Persons and ThingsFabula, France - 1 hour agoMoving effortlessly between symbolist poetry and Barbie dolls, artificial intelligence and Kleist, Kant, and Winnicott, Barbara Johnson not only clarifies ...
- Pope to youth: be, like Francis, in love with Christ and history’s ... - AsiaNews.IT
The full version of Benedict XVI’s address to over 25 thousand young people gathered at St. Mary of the Angels. Assisi (AsiaNews) – Benedict XVI offered a catechises laden with affection and full of courage for the truth to young people, at the ...
- Lesbos islanders battle for Lesbian name (BBC News)
Campaigners on the Greek island of Lesbos try to prevent a gay rights group from calling itself "lesbian".
- Kay Ryan named U.S. poet laureate (Moldova.org)
U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named Kay Ryan as the library's 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09.Ryan, a 63-year-old California native, is to begin her duties in the fall, opening the library's annual literary series Oct. 16 with a reading of her work. She also will be a featured guest at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in the Poetry pavilion ...
- Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award - Irish World News
For anyone between 11-17 years of age, the Poetry Society’s Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is an exciting opportunity to discover a talent you never knew you had, or maybe quietly thought you had but lacked the confidence to act upon. Whether ...
- Days of ‘76 ‘Tough Enough to Wear Pink’ to benefit Northern Hills ... - Lawrence County Journal
Days of ‘76 ‘Tough Enough to Wear Pink’ to benefit Northern Hills ...Lawrence County Journal, KS - 1 hour agoIt consists of trail rides, a barbecue, cowboy music, cowboy poetry, cowboy church and an auction. This is the second year Hay Creek Ranch owners Doug and ...
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