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- Letters: Blair's fluffy thinking (Independent)
Sir: Far from making the case that we need to learn to live with "a diverse religious ecology", Tony Blair, in his article (14 June) plugging his Faith Foundation, merely succeeds in reminding us of the intellectual poverty of his signature "focus-group" approach.
- The Joys of Writing Poetry and Books for Children - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
The Joys of Writing Poetry and Books for ChildrenPR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 1 hour agoThe two ladies had a great time covering Salas’ poetry and writing career, not to mention the writing workshops Salas offers writers. “Oh boy. ...
- SMSes of the Day : Thursday (The Namibian)
* AIDS? What AIDS? Where? Never! Crisis, what crisis? In Zimbabwe, no way? Eish, the next thing Mr Mbeki, my own President, would probably say is: "Me? President? Never was, never will be." I think he was probably one of those little boys who would steal sugar and not wipe clean their mouths.
- All ages can catch the reading bug (The Wilmington Star-News)
The library's Summer Reading Program is a safe, fun activity available to all ages. Beginning June 17 in Hampstead, library staff present "Catch the Reading Bug." The weekly time for children ages 2-12 to enjoy the free activities is 11-11:45 a.m. Story Explorations, 45 minutes of stories, crafts and other hands-on activities, is offered in...
- Kayak vs. Canoe: sports car vs. truck - The Keene Sentinel (subscription)
Kayak vs. Canoe: sports car vs. truckThe Keene Sentinel (subscription), NH - 9 hours agoThere are tandem kayaks and given time and effort, these can also achieve a stunning poetry in motion. The kayak is faster. Light and close to the water, ...
- Poetry helps children take early literacy steps - Elmira Star-Gazette
Poetry helps children take early literacy stepsElmira Star-Gazette, NY - 19 minutes agoThe emergence of language is one of the most remarkable aspects of a child's development. From their earliest months, children are playing with sound and ...
- WH Auden struggles for the conch - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukWH Auden struggles for the conchTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours agoThe Picasso of poetry? Think about the virtuosic display of multiple styles in The Waste Land. Philip Larkin, diagnosing the relative failure of Auden's ...
- ROCHELLE RILEY: The two sides of Nathaniel Abraham (Detroit Free Press)
There are two sides to every story. Nathaniel Abraham is either a 22-year-old Pontiac man released from juvenile detention last year after serving seven years for killing an 18-year-old man without remorse. Or Nathaniel Abraham is a 22-year-old Southfield man who was arrested a week ago by Pontiac police officers who had stalked and harassed him since his release, pulling him over and then ...
- Spoken Word Performance Lives On in Santa Cruz - City on a Hill Press
Spoken Word Performance Lives On in Santa CruzCity on a Hill Press, CA - 9 minutes agoAs a part of UCSC’s slam poetry team, whose members perform on campus and compete in national competitions, Holmes sees the art as an experience of the ...
- CITY OF CULTURE - News and Star
THINK nothing ever happens in Carlisle? This weekend’s Carlisle Arts Festival, which starts tomorrow and runs until Monday, is all about proving that idea wrong, with theatre, film, gigs, art exhibitions, poetry readings, workshops, book launches ...
- Literary essays (Deccan Herald)
The creative director has come a long way indeed, so has the writer. Anita Nair has been switching from fiction to poetry to children’s writing. And now with ‘Good Night and God Bless’, she’s into non-fiction, hook, line and sinker.
- Burns poem graveyard reopens (BBC News)
The Ayrshire graveyard immortalised in the famous Burns poem, Tam o'Shanter, is officially reopened.
- The Tracey Fragments (Reel.com)
(2007) Starring: Ellen Page , Zie Souwand Director: Bruce McDonald Synopsis: A teenager searches for her lost brother and encounters urban dangers on the way.
- Religion Calendar: 05/24/2008 - Traverse City Record Eagle
Religion Calendar: 05/24/2008Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - 26 minutes agoLois Beadsley, American Indian author and artist, will read poetry and share Ojibwa art forms. DivorceCare, 7-9 Mondays through July 28, New Hope Community ...
- Poetic and turbulent look at 'Yangtze' - Boston Globe
In his masterful and haunting documentary "Up the Yangtze," Yung Chang shows the old China drowning helplessly under the weight of the new. Looming over the film, physically and metaphorically, is the nearly complete Three Gorges Dam in the interior ...
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