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- Have the last word at poetry slam (Central Western Daily)
CENTRAL West Libraries is calling all poets, hip-hop artists and other outspoken wordsmiths to polish their rhymes and lyrics for the Australian Poetry Slam 08, an annual slam contest offering more than $10,000 in cash and prizes.
- The wild Web world of academia - Las Vegas Sun
Striking again July 30, Rosenthal called another of her superiors “Crybaby Howie.†Ah, the world of academia. At some jobs, Rosenthal might have been fired after sharing such thoughts. But Rosenthal, who has been at the College of Southern Nevada ...
- ‘Celebration of International Older People’s Day’ on 1 October - Broxbourne Borough Council (press release)
Broxbourne Borough Council (press release)‘Celebration of International Older People’s Day’ on 1 OctoberBroxbourne Borough Council (press release), UK - 8 minutes agoThis year’s events include a week of free ‘Try Sport’ sessions running from 27 September to 1 October, at which anyone aged over 45 is welcome to try new ...
- I made love to 1000 cars but I'm not insane - News.com.au
A MAN who claims to have had sex with 1000 cars, writing them poems and singing to them, has defended his "romantic" feelings towards vehicles. Edward Smith, who lives with his current "girlfriend" - a white Volkswagen Beetle named Vanilla, insisted ...
- Nigeria: 'Mediocres Are Killing Country's Publishing Industry' - AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: 'Mediocres Are Killing Country's Publishing Industry'AllAfrica.com, Washington - 2 hours agoIf you write a textbook on Biology, a book of poetry, short stories, novel, you'll wear your shoes out walking from one publishing house to another, ...
- One of poetry's finest reminds us of our place in the natural world (The Japan Times)
Skinny frog Don't give up! Issa is here He has been dead for 180 years, but Kobayashi Issa's haiku keep reminding us that the essence of Japan's culture lies in its intimate tie to nature. Humans are seen by him entirely as an element in nature, where ideally there is no artificial hierarchy and certainly no holier-than-thou moralizing. Read the full story
- Do You Really Want Science Fiction Books To Be More Literary? - io9
io9Do You Really Want Science Fiction Books To Be More Literary?io9, CA - 37 minutes agoI have no idea where this fad came from — maybe poetry? — but I still see it a lot, especially in short fiction. It used to be lists, or fake memos, ...
- Authors closer in death than in life - Lynchburg News and Advance
Authors closer in death than in lifeLynchburg News and Advance, VA - 23 minutes agoThe writer of beloved fairy tales and the founder of existentialism were buried within a few hundred yards of each other — closer in death than in life. ...
- Layton struggles with NDP tradition - Winnipeg Free Press
Layton struggles with NDP traditionWinnipeg Free Press, Canada - 3 hours agoThis kind of rhetoric is oddly reminiscent of the melodramatic poetry of the US presidential election. Both Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama ...
- Library patrons help make county a wonderful place - The Union of Grass Valley
Library patrons help make county a wonderful placeThe Union of Grass Valley, CA - 6 minutes agoHe writes poetry and his poems are good. He enjoys reciting his and others' works and one of his favorites is "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee. ...
- DNC Convention Updates - AsianWeek
DNC Convention UpdatesAsianWeek, CA - 34 minutes agoWe want to hear what pundits have to say about Asian Americans, and she spoke about that concern in her spoken-word poetry. It was beautiful, and I give her ...
- Muskegon's own microbrewery and distillery could be open later this ... - MLive.com
MUSKEGON - It might be the "The Beer Tent Capital of the World," but it doesn't have a microbrewery or a brewpub ... yet. But it looks that's gonna change pretty soon, according to Great Lakes Guru. The Muskegon Brewing & Distilling Company will be ...
- David Letterman, Jay Leno, Sarah Palin (International Herald Tribune)
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- Woody Allen's Barcelona Summer of Love - TIME
Vancouver SunWoody Allen's Barcelona Summer of LoveTIME - 3 hours agoIt is in Ovieto that Vicky meets Juan Antonio's ancient father, who writes beautiful poetry but refuses to publish it, believing that a world that has not ...Video: Woody Allen's 'Vicky Christina Barcelona' AssociatedPressVicky Cristina Barcelona DVD Talk'Vicky Cristina Barcelona': Olé to not-so-innocents abroad Santa Cruz SentinelDeadbolt - PopMattersall 621 news articles
- Special to The Oregonian - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Special to The OregonianThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 45 minutes agoEleven years later, her first poetry collection, "The Wild Awake," was published by Confluence Press in 2002. It was quickly followed by "Blood-Silk" (Quiet ...
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