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- London bishop to investigate gay church ceremony (AP via Yahoo! News)
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.
- A twisting career path - Delaware Online
WASHINGTON -- More than a decade and a half ago, despairing that her poems would ever find an audience, Kay Ryan found herself writing one about a turtle. It was about as personal as a Kay Ryan poem ever gets. Ryan's appointment as the nation's new ...
- Report: Taliban has media network to advance cause (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban has created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a report released yesterday.
- Modern day Samurai - Sofia Echo
Modern day SamuraiSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 1 hour agoThey looked like a cross between the grim reaper and an American footballer. They engaged in tactics taken straight from Star Wars. ...
- If you're a young poet, show it - Pasadena Star-News
If you're a young poet, show itPasadena Star-News, CA - 2 hours agoSusan York, a teacher at Sierra Madre Elementary, has organized the "Poetry Slam" event every year. This year, students each recited two short pieces. ...
- In Memoriam: Thomas M. Disch - Popmatters.com
It's often said of uncommonly talented writers that they defied description; in Disch's case, that actually managed to be true. The worlds of both science fiction and great literature lost a smart, acerbic voice on Friday when Thomas M. Disch ...
- Teen reads as sight slips away - KRIS-TV
Teen reads as sight slips awayKRIS-TV, TX - 24 minutes agoIn addition to his love of reading, DeMarcus recently began writing poetry. One of his poems is titled Look in the Mirror. A portion of it reads: "When I ...
- HERBIE HANCOCK - New York Post
June 22, 2008 -- Piano man speaks of Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and how winning that Grammy really was all that jazz. Your impression of Herbie Hancock probably stems from when you grew up. If you're a child of the baby boomer generation, then you ...
- Cherie's tell-all memoirs: they just couldn't happen here - Irish Independent
Cherie's tell-all memoirs: they just couldn't happen hereIrish Independent, Ireland - 6 hours agoFor be warned of this: if a publisher pays a large advance, he will want something spicey and sensational in return. Nothing for nothing in this world! ...
- Take This Humorous Look at JFK, LBJ and RMN -- New Book Offers Readers ... - StreetInsider.com
PALM SPRINGS, Calif., May 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Author Edward Proffitt is back and this time he shares with readers an amusing view of three great presidents and the events around them: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. A ...
- Up close and personal with the Lincolns (Chicago Sun-Times)
What did she ever see in him? What could he possibly see in her? Everyone wants to know what really goes on in someone else's marriage, and no one can.
- Poet was an inspiration to his niece, many others - Corpus Christi Caller Times
Poet was an inspiration to his niece, many othersCorpus Christi Caller Times, TX - Jun 27, 2008It was a gift that would make him a pioneer in Chicano poetry. Salinas, 70, died last month in California after a lengthy illness, but it was his hope and ...
- Religion is poetry (Salon.com)
The beauties of religion need to be saved from both the true believers and the trendy atheists, argues compelling religious scholar James Carse.
- Taking Operetta Seriously Again - New York Sun
Taking Operetta Seriously AgainNew York Sun, United States - 2 hours agoMarilyn Bergman, ace lyricist and president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, has spoken of the difference between poetry, ...
- Your Brain Needs Feeding - Try Lexemes: Anthology - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Your Brain Needs Feeding - Try Lexemes: AnthologyPR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 3 hours agoLily Seabrooke has won an award in the West Australian Young Writers Contest 2007, and has also been published in the small poetry magazine Primo Lux in ...
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