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- Fair talent winners sing way to the top (The Beacon News)
Winners of this year's Kane County Fair Talent Contest included a duet and an opera singer.
- Classy back-to-school books for kids - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Classy back-to-school books for kidsPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 25 minutes agoBy Karen MacPherson, Scripps Howard News Service • In "Off to First Grade" (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $16.99), author Louise Borden uses poetry to capture ...
- In Service (Winston-Salem Journal)
A thought came to Norton Tennille as he watched the Atlantic and Indian oceans collide just outside Cape Town, South Africa, in 1994.
- Florida Book Awards has call for entries - Stuart News (subscription)
Florida Book Awards has call for entriesStuart News (subscription), FL - 4 hours agoThe contest categories include general fiction, young adult literature, children's literature, Florida nonfiction, poetry, popular fiction, Spanish-language ...
- Is a Medical Intern's 'Initiation' Harmful to Your Health? - Knowledge@Wharton (subscription)
Knowledge@Wharton (subscription)Is a Medical Intern's 'Initiation' Harmful to Your Health?Knowledge@Wharton (subscription), PA - 1 hour agoJauhar's prose can tend toward the purple, but there are regular bits and pieces of poetry woven into his descriptions. He also demonstrates an appealing ...
- A Palestinian poet's final words (The Charlotte Observer)
When he passed away last month, Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwishstill had plenty to say. The 67-year-old writer known as the Palestinian "poet of conscience" was working on a collection of poems that captured the thoughts and ideals he was wrestling with in his twilight years. Darwish was an icon revered by Palestinians of all ages, backgrounds and political philosophies. His life mirrored the ...
- Wham bam, thank you Slam - PerthNow
Wham bam, thank you SlamPerthNow, Australia - 42 minutes agoIT'S a novel idea ¿ applying the format of mainstream television contests such as Australian Idol to an underground artform like spoken-word poetry. ...
- Singing Rhenium Trader Knows Why $11100 a Kilo Saves (Update1) - Bloomberg
Singing Rhenium Trader Knows Why $11100 a Kilo Saves (Update1)Bloomberg - 11 hours agoLipmann takes weekly singing lessons, puts poetry to music and attends theater regularly. He said he favors Shakespeare and other British artists, ...
- 'Altered Barbie Exhibition' events - San Francisco Gate
When: Noon to 5 p.m. daily through Aug. 17. For appointments after 5 p.m., call (415) 240-2202. -- Barbie Artist Reception: 5 to 10 p.m. Friday. Hosted by John Hell of Pirate Cat Radio with a live performance by Theloni on Wry. The evening includes ...
- July 26 in History - Viet Nam News
July 26 in HistoryViet Nam News, Vietnam - 20 hours agoHe was the author of the poetry series Lac dao (Joy of Following the Path). Liberia becomes the first independent republic in Africa. ...
- Nonfiction review: 'Acedia & Me' and writing - San Francisco Chronicle
Nonfiction review: 'Acedia & Me' and writingSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 40 minutes agoShe recognizes that "as with prayer and poetry, so with love; it has not ended for me because I have lost the love of my life." "Acedia & Me: A Marriage, ...
- Words of Wisdom: A journey of the imagination (Collier Citizen)
Poetry is a journey of the imagination that we experience in words. It is the creative expression of imagery in verse and imagery is what gives poetry its soul. The pen of the poet shapes imaginative language into a vivid picture, which creates powerful energy and thus appeals to the reader’s senses.
- Writers read in USI's RopeWalk series - Evansville Courier & Press
Writers read in USI's RopeWalk seriesEvansville Courier & Press, IN - 1 hour ago... and she’s written book reviews for print and online magazines. Gary Fincke, author of 16 published books of poetry and short fiction, will read Oct. 14. ...
- Angelou, Lear named for 2008 Marian Anderson Award (AP via Yahoo! News)
TV producer Norman Lear and author Maya Angelou will be the 2008 recipients of the Marian Anderson Award, which honors artists whose leadership benefits humanity.
- Indology professor in Lithuania - IndiaPost.com
Indology professor in LithuaniaIndiaPost.com, CA - 10 hours agoHe talks of Raj Kapoor and Madhubala, of Kabir and Surdas, of Bhaktikaal poetry and Bimal Roy films and of the city Agra as if he had lived there for ...
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