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- Of Things Past - Time
Family, exile, ethnic violence: all have dominated American poet Li-Young Lee's quietly probing, impressionistic poetry since the publication of his first and widely acclaimed volume, Rose , in 1986.
- Back to basics for little monsters - Halifax Evening Courier
Back to basics for little monstersHalifax Evening Courier, UK - 1 hour agoPupils at Sowerby Village School wrote the script, songs and poetry for the performance as well as crafting the scenery and props for An Audience With ...
- From bad to verse: Vandals get classroom penance (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Call it poetic justice: More than two dozen young people who broke into Robert Frost's former home for a beer party and trashed the place are being required to take classes in his poetry as part of their punishment. Using "The Road Not Taken" and another poem as jumping-off points, Frost biographer Jay Parini hopes to show the vandals the error of their ways _ and the redemptive power ...
- An extraordinary poet examines ordinary subjects - Boston Globe
"A Phone Call to the Future," a wholly attractive volume, consists of poems from Mary Jo Salter's five books of verse (her first one published in 1985) along with 18 new poems. Taken together, they represent 23 years' worth of elegantly shaped and ...
- The Three Of Us: A Family Story, by Julia Blackburn - The Independent
The trio in the title of this surprising and illuminating book consists of the author and her parents. Thomas Blackburn, the son of a religious fanatic, was a poet who consumed an oceanic amount of booze. He was violent in his cups and for a lengthy ...
- Local poet celebrates new CD - Press-Register - al.com
Local poet celebrates new CDPress-Register - al.com, AL - 38 minutes agoa title taken straight from the book of poetry McMillan published in 2000. The contents also come from that volume. The reason for revisiting the material ...
- Mom, Dad to mark the day they made lifesaving decision for boy ... - Chicago Tribune
Mom, Dad to mark the day they made lifesaving decision for boy ...Chicago Tribune, United States - 4 hours agoAll his life Maurice Chapman had envisioned playing ball with his sons and grooming them to be strong African-American men, leaders in the church and in ...
- Skye high ... Cuillin mountains make a stunning backdrop for a ... - guardian.co.uk
Skye high ... Cuillin mountains make a stunning backdrop for a ...guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours agoCandles, cut glass and slim poetry volumes all added to my sense of wellbeing. Had this been one of those grey, rain-lashed evenings when the mist descends ...
- Former teacher wins Montana poetry - ONE News
A 54-year-old former schoolteacher has won the poetry category of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Janet Charman has beaten strong competition from Johanna Aitchison and Fiona Farrell, with her sixth poetry collection Cold Snack. The West ...
- Can't Stop, Won't Stop - Charleston City Paper
Charleston City PaperCan't Stop, Won't StopCharleston City Paper, SC - 29 minutes agoDJ and poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph sheds new light on the social and political history of hip-hop with a show that mixes poetry, dance, and documentary footage ...
- Legacy of peace - South Bergenite
South BergeniteLegacy of peaceSouth Bergenite, NJ - 58 minutes agoShe spoke at length about her son’s deep connection with his poetry, which he began composing aloud at the age of three. "He called his poetry ‘heartsongs ...
- Kudryavtseva's upset over Sharapova motivated by disliked 'tuxedo ... - Globe and Mail
Kudryavtseva's upset over Sharapova motivated by disliked 'tuxedo ...Globe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour agoThere was poetry in Tipsarevic's description of his postmatch euphoria. "The best emotion and pride you feel is in the locker room, when you come back and ...
- 'Mine is a survivor's tale' (Portsmouth Herald)
It began with a jarring, painful memory and within months Elizabeth Kirschner had written "My Life As a Doll," her most recently published book of poetry.
- Washington County Poetry Contest winners honored at reception (The Herald-Mail)
Winners of the 10th annual Washington County Poetry Contest were announced April 23 and a reception honoring the poets was held at the Central Library in Hagerstown on May 13.
- Poet keeps win close to chest - Taranaki Daily News
Taranaki Daily NewsPoet keeps win close to chestTaranaki Daily News, New Zealand - 19 minutes agoFormerly from New Plymouth, Charman has won the 2008 Montana New Zealand Book Awards poetry category for her collection, Cold Snack. ...
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