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- Poet Kooser, musicians to perform in Omaha bar (Daily Nebraskan)
Ted Kooser, who served as the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2004-2006, made about 200 public appearances during his term. Nowadays, he doesn't do nearly as many poetry readings. "It really is slowing down now, and I'm glad," Kooser said. The reduced pace gives him the opportunity to fix things up on his farm in Garland, Neb.
- 'Third Thursday' heats up Ardmore (The Daily Ardmoreite)
Various businesses in downtown Ardmore will present a number of activities during “Third Thursday” this week from 5 to 7 p.m.
- The Artists - BurlingtonFreePress.com
The ArtistsBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 6 minutes agoDo you have a quirky fact about you or your poetry that no one would usually know? So many quirks, so little time. To edit before word processors, ...
- A Gold Mine Of Adventures - Tampa Tribune
A Gold Mine Of AdventuresTampa Tribune, FL - 4 minutes agoAs with every book in the series, this one is narrated by Inigo Balboa, now in his mid-teens. After his experiences at war in the last book, "The Sun Over ...
- Review: From teenage kicks to poetry in motion - Scotland on Sunday
Review: From teenage kicks to poetry in motionScotland on Sunday, UK - 1 hour agoA few hours earlier I might have crossed the road, alarmed by so much wayward teen energy. But now it's all I can do not to join in. The reason? ...
- Got creatures? Author says we need each other (The Staunton News Leader)
Not "Got milk?" but "Got beavers, coyotes, wildlife?" prompts an ad for an area company that offers solutions for "nuisance" animals that have invaded homes or property.
- Stoppard's 'Rock 'n' Roll' is splendid (The Sacramento Bee)
Hearts and minds take center stage in Tom Stoppard's epic drama "Rock 'n' Roll." The playwright so well known for dense literary and historically based material ("The Coast of Utopia," "The Invention of Love" and "Arcadia"), and also occasionally criticized for lacking feeling, subtly shifts a tender humanity into his latest work.
- History vs. Nature - The Weekly Standard
History vs. NatureThe Weekly Standard - 38 minutes agoSpanning the decades from Victorian to modern, his poems took on every question: love, sexuality, transience, age, death, local place and legend, ...
- The necessity of art - Petaluma Argus-Courier
The necessity of artPetaluma Argus-Courier, CA - 16 hours agoIn addition, the Petaluma Poetry Walk will be holding an author event beginning at 10 am Sept. 21 in celebration of the arts center opening.
- Calls for end to Saudi child marriages - International Herald Tribune
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia : An 11-year-old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was planning this summer — and it wasn't his birthday party. It was his wedding to a 10-year-old cousin. Muhammad al-Rashidi's marriage was ...
- Saluting a life in poetry (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
When Charles Guenther retired from writing poetry reviews for this newspaper, it was obvious that there would be no one waiting to take his place.
- Jokerman Meets Mad Man - PopMatters
PopMattersJokerman Meets Mad ManPopMatters, IL - 2 hours agoFollowing his ad-business training, Lois superimposed Dylan’s fiery lyrics over the iconographic panorama, a technique he jokingly labeled “poetry right in ...
- On stage: Agokwe - Xtra.ca
On stage: AgokweXtra.ca, Canada - 13 minutes ago"There's a poetry in the piece and it's a real human story, so for a director those are all exciting elements," says Roy of his decision to get involved. ...
- Book learning (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said, “I’ve seen the Promised Land,” in a speech on the eve of his assassination, he was referring to the Exodus story from the Bible.
- Always The Best - Baltimore City Paper
I'm a positive person, you know? I really don't like to complain much, so look, I'm just stating a fact here: My Column only runs Every Other Week in a Newspaper that comes out Every Week, and in two weeks, this here paper and the enormo-gigantical ...
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