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- People: Gordon Brown; Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley - Times Online
People: Gordon Brown; Martin McGuinness and Ian PaisleyTimes Online, UK - 24 minutes agoAndrew Motion, the Poet Laureate, continues in his tireless attempts to make poetry hip. “I’ve noticed that youngsters at primary school level rarely have a ...
- New U of M boss wants more men on campus (Winnipeg Free Press)
There is a motherlode of potential students for Canadian universities despite declining birthrates -- which is why the University of Manitoba is "looking for men," new president David Barnard said Wednesday. Look at any Canadian campus, Barnard said three hours into starting work as U of M's 11th president: "There are three women undergraduates to every two men.
- August Kleinzahler eschews Nobel-ese for a wry, witty approach - Kansas City Star
August Kleinzahler often writes in free verse that is nevertheless strongly accented. A couple of years ago, writing in Poetry magazine, August Kleinzahler lighted a string of firecrackers under Garrison Keillor and his “Writer’s Almanac ...
- Saqiba Rahimuddin's new books launched in Pakistan - Pakistan Daily
Saqiba Rahimuddin's new books launched in PakistanPakistan Daily, Pakistan - 48 minutes ago... caring for limitations of prose and poetry. Prof Pareshan Khattak said Saqiba was a great writer and poetess as she belonged to a literary family. ...
- One choreographer stands out in Chelonia Dance's Chicago debut - Chicago Sun-Times
For modern dance choreographers, a college teaching job is about as good as it gets. Unlike writers, painters and composers, choreographers need two hard-to-come-by resources: A studio in which to create work, and a sure supply of dancers on which to ...
- Book festival reaching for a 'new crowd' (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
For Andy Kahan and Sara Goddard, director and associate director of author events at the Free Library's Central Branch, the second annual Philadelphia Book Festival this weekend will be an upbeat work in progress.
- Around Plymouth (Plymouth Observer)
"Around Plymouth" is designed to announce upcoming events taking place in the community. Items will run on a space-available basis. Send details to bkadrich@hometownlife.com
- School Daze: Cornerstone festival stays the same, though things ... - The Free Lance-Star
The Free Lance-StarSchool Daze: Cornerstone festival stays the same, though things ...The Free Lance-Star, VA - 28 minutes agoNo, I didn't follow through on my undying dream of living simply among the flower children, writing poetry and wearing patchouli oil. ...
- Vermont in verse - Rutland Herald
Vermont in verseRutland Herald, VT - 6 hours agoBy KENDALL WILD The Rutland Herald The Green Mountains are alive with the sound of poetry, thanks lately to the Killington Arts Guild. ...
- London bishop to investigate gay church ceremony - Chicago Tribune
LONDON - The bishop of London said Sunday he would order an investigation into whether two gay priests exchanged rings and vows in a church ceremony, violating Anglican guidelines. The priests walked down the aisle in a May 31 service at one of ...
- Miscellaneous Results (New London Day)
BILLIARDS 9-ball tournament Groton - Results Tuesday from a 9-ball tournament at American Billiards: 1. Thom Messore, 2. Mike Keith, 3. Gilbert Suarez, 4. Ty Speedwell,
- "I'm Not There," "La Roue" - IFC
IFC"I'm Not There," "La Roue"IFC - 27 minutes agoBut Gance packs in enough narrative and moral agony and mad poetry for three Greek plays, stretching the timeframe out to years and ending up, for real, ...
- Get reading, Vermont - BurlingtonFreePress.com
Get reading, VermontBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 17 minutes ago“The Host” is a romantic variation on “The Invasion of the Body Snatchers”: The Earth has been conquered by an alien species that takes over the minds of ...
- The eccentric genius of J.M.W. Turner (The Star-Ledger)
J.M.W. Turner . Where: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street, New York. When: Tuesday-Sept. 21. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Beverage and sandwich service until closing.
- New Arts Festival Linking Weimar and Shiraz Planned For 2009 - Deutsche Welle
New Arts Festival Linking Weimar and Shiraz Planned For 2009Deutsche Welle, Germany - 11 minutes agoThe word "divan" has passed into several western languages meaning a collection of poetry. This was inspired by the Divan of Hafez. ...
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