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- Paxman outrages Scots by calling Burns' poetry 'sentimental doggerel' (Daily Mail)
He is on record as saying he found it tremendous fun winding up the Scots because it was 'so easy'.
- La Voca is coming - Edmonton Journal
She's back from performing at an awards gala in Stockholm, Sweden -- with side excursions to Russia and Greece, plus a stop at the Beijing Olympics -- and now soprano Renee Fleming is coming to Edmonton. And she loves it. "Trust me," she says from ...
- The rise of Kyte TV - Media Guardian
The rise of Kyte TVMedia Guardian, UK - 9 hours agoIn the same way Twitter has a few uses (poetry, distribution, discussion, organsing meet-ups...) I think Kyte is different things to different people; ...
- El-P: "When I run out of my magic pills, I’ll lose my sh*t" - Drowned In Sound
El-P: "When I run out of my magic pills, I’ll lose my sh*t"Drowned In Sound, UK - 6 hours agoThat being said I’m writing in a poetic way – it is poetry to me.†El-P’s delivery is, indeed, fairly poetic; it doesn’t conform to your 50 Cent-like ...
- 'Eureka' Opens at Living Theatre 10/1 - Broadway World
'Eureka' Opens at Living Theatre 10/1Broadway World, NY - 1 hour agoPublished in 1847, the "Prose Poem," as Poe called it, lays out with astonishing forethought what has since come to be called the "Big Bang" theory. ...
- Free Press earns community service award: Newsroom staff earns first-place honors in seven categories (Elko Daily Free Press)
ELKO - For the second consecutive year, the staff of the Elko Daily Free Press took home the Community Service award from the Nevada Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet, one of 27 awards earned by newsroom staff.
- A familiar face is patrolling the sidelines at Westport High — demanding, cajoling, winning (The Kansas City Star)
Dan Stanley has everything he needs: Gatorade containers; white socks; a manila folder partially covered in hand-written notes; keys to the equipment tool shed near the Westport High School practice field; and a perfect, sunny day for football.
- Eye on art: Missoula's Zootown Arts Community Center opens (Missoulian)
“It gives me hope,†says local artist Dirk Lee, wearing a hat, as he toured the new Zootown Arts Community Center in Missoula on Saturday afternoon. “I like to see the collaboration among artists on a community level.â€
- Sean Connery's memoirs no "kiss and tell" (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
By Ian MacKenzie
- Football, an independent India were his passions - Hindustan Times
Harkishan Singh Bassi changed his surname to ‘Surjeet’ while trying his hand writing poetry in his youth. Surjeet lived the simple life. He was his own secretary, attending phone calls and keeping a mental note of the visitors he expected over ...
- Musicians to rock, roll, raise money for homeless kids - Holliston TAB
Musicians to rock, roll, raise money for homeless kidsHolliston TAB, MA - Jul 14, 2008Spoken word artist Lawrence Johnson of Sharon will also share his poetry. In 2007, Strike a Chord Concerts for Charity raised more than $5000 for weekly ...
- Architecture of loss and loneliness (The Charlotte Observer)
BEFORE THE LIGHT CHANGES By Irene Blair Honeycutt. Main Street Rag. 102 pages, $14 paperback. **** THE FRACTURED WORLD By Scott Owens. Main Street Rag. 80pages. $14 paperback. **** Two poets. Two takes. These poems by Irene Honeycutt, now retired from her long tenure as a Central Piedmont writing professor, delve into the nature of loss and absence. The poems by Scott Owens, who ...
- RACE RELATIONS: Civil rights monument unveiled on Va. Capitol lawn (The Daily Times)
RICHMOND — For the first time Monday, statues of black children and civil rights leaders were placed alongside statues of some men who had worked to deny racial equality on the lawn of what was once the Confederate Capitol.
- Eck named recipient of William Rockhill Nelson Award - digitalBURG.com
digitalBURG.comEck named recipient of William Rockhill Nelson AwarddigitalBURG.com, MO - 11 hours agoThe awards are presented annually for achievement in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Eck will receive the award during a ceremony planned for 2 pm Sunday, ...
- Building a community - PSU Daily Vanguard
Building a communityPSU Daily Vanguard, OR - 24 minutes agoPersian and Kurdish music was performed by Seattle musicians Kamand, as well as poetry readings from the anthology Belonging, by translator Niloufar Talebi. ...
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