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- Mark Lawson: Poetry is often misunderstood, but that doesn't mean we should ban it (Guardian Unlimited)
Mark Lawson: Carol Ann Duffy's work on violence is ideal for classroom discussion. It's a poem, not a memo
- Hitting a high note - The National
Hitting a high noteThe National, United Arab Emirates - 5 hours agoIn May next year Bobby McFerrin, the African-American jazz vocalist and conductor famed for his extraordinary vocal range, arrives in Abu Dhabi a week prior ...
- IU East writing contest offers cash, scholarships (Palladium-Item)
College-bound high school seniors are invited to enter Indiana University East's second-annual writing contest, which has cash awards of $100 and scholarships for winning students who qualify academically.
- Books address racism as it affects daily lives of Indians (Billings Gazette)
MISSOULA - It ain't easy being Indian. So says one of America's premier American Indian writers of contemporary Indian life. To help explain the racial complexities that permeate Sherman Alexie's work, a textbook for teachers, "Sherman Alexie in the Classroom," was recently published to help educators explore Native Americana in modern times, stories often told by Alexie with an acerbic twist.
- Serbia's arresting development - Los Angeles Times
After 13 years of fulsome denials, false starts and broken promises, Serbia's new leaders have finally taken the step they said was impossible. On Monday, police arrested Radovan Karadzic, one of the remaining marquee fugitives indicted for war ...
- Byronic Burlesque Comes to Brooklyn—The Madame's Poetry Brothel (New York Press)
Some time ago, the New York Press received a small wooden box in the mail—a board game with a few poker chips in gold and silver, a pair of dice, small cards seemingly pulled at random out of a deck, some tarot cards, and a CD compilation of turn of the century boudoir music with "Play Me First!" written across the top.
- 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 ...
- Library shows off local authors - Grayslake Review
Library shows off local authorsGrayslake Review, IL - 6 hours agoStroll through science fiction, poetry, even the how-to section and odds are you'll find many selections authored by your neighbors. ...
- Meet Your Neighbor: Carolyn Ann Johnson Benoit - A muse upon her ... - Southwest Daily News
Carolyn Ann Johnson Benoit was born in Bogalusa and moved to Sulphur at the age of six. She has five sisters and three brothers. She attended Frasch Elementary, W. W. Lewis and Sulphur High School, where she became interested in literature in the ...
- Like A Turtle, Top Poet Slow To Gain Recognition - Tampa Tribune
Like A Turtle, Top Poet Slow To Gain RecognitionTampa Tribune, FL - 1 hour ago"I thought I might take it upon myself to prevent all bad poetry from being published during my reign," she says, speaking by phone from her home north of ...
- Godwyn speaks about wonderful Amy (Channel 4)
Pop supremo Nick Godwyn has spoken about what Amy Winehouse was like to work with at the tender age of 16.
- Grist Mill community theater at its finest (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)
The sun is inching down to the horizon on a 90-degree weekday evening, and an unusual amount of cars are parked along Macedonia's Main Street. Inside a brick building, a lady of a far-off court fiddles with a laptop and speakers.
- First day of poetry festival is a hit (New Jersey Herald)
WATERLOO VILLAGE — A freewheeling love of language proclaimed the beginning of the continent’s largest celebration of poetry.
- Charity expo by Filipinos - Gulf Daily News
Charity expo by FilipinosGulf Daily News, Bahrain - 2 hours agoThe festival will conclude with a gala dinner from 7pm to 9pm and entertainment will include an inspirational talk, a music showdown, poetry recitals with ...
- Singapore GP: Winners ad Losers - Planet F1
Nico Rosberg probably didn't think he was going to get much out of the Singapore GP back on Lap 15 when he was lurking back in 8th place and about to come in for fuel and incur an automatic Stop/Go penalty It's largely thanks to the inaction of the ...
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