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- The Importance of Cicero in Western Thought - Brussels Journal
The Importance of Cicero in Western ThoughtBrussels Journal, Belgium - 1 hour agoRomans came to be educated on a Greek pattern, but with a strong emphasis on poetry and the practice of public speaking: the musical and gymnastic sides ...
- TOME RAIDER LIVE: Wordstock, Day 1 >> Superstar Poetry Slam - Willamette Week
TOME RAIDER LIVE: Wordstock, Day 1 >> Superstar Poetry SlamWillamette Week, OR - 4 hours agoThen five audience judges would rate the poem and its delivery on a scale from 1-10. After the judges had all weighed in, the highest and lowest individual ...
- Wordsmiths see inauguration's poetic possibilities - Katu.com
WASHINGTON (AP) - John F. Kennedy was the first American president to include a poet in his inauguration, and Bill Clinton was only the second. Now, poets and poetry lovers around the country are hoping that Barack Obama, known for his own skillful ...
- Ambrose returns to Towson - Frederick News Post (subscription)
Ambrose returns to TowsonFrederick News Post (subscription), MD - 56 minutes agoHe's articulate, not surprising for someone who graduated with a degree in English and wrote poetry when he was younger. He will have to get acquainted with ...
- Veterans Day hours at library branches - Atlantic City Press
The Egg Harbor Township, Galloway Township, Hammonton and Mays Landing branches of the Atlantic County Library System are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. All other branches will be closed, and there will be no bookmobile service ...
- Majel Roddenberry, 'First Lady of Star Trek,' dies - Grand Rapids Press
AP File Photo Majel Roddenberry died of leukemia. Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, has died. She was 76. Roddenberry, an actress who appeared in numerous "Star Trek" TV shows and movies, died Thursday of ...
- Monroe native returns for two shows - Monroe News Star
Monroe native returns for two showsMonroe News Star, LA - 1 hour agoGordon was referring to his passion for words — he has a master's degree in poetry — and his ability to bring experiences to life through words and song. ...
- How Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln came to an understanding - Baltimore Sun
How Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln came to an understandingBaltimore Sun, United States - 8 hours ago"It is a day for poetry and song," he exulted, "a new song." Lincoln, he maintained, "was not in the fullest sense, either our man or our model," but ...
- Commentary: Taste of justice for 'the Juice' - Salisbury Post
Commentary: Taste of justice for 'the Juice'Salisbury Post, NC - 5 hours agoDuring my time there, I encouraged inmates to chase their dreams and use their talents through poetry, drawing, singing and writing. I brought in books, ...
- Rockettes embody precision, poetry in motion (Dayton Daily News)
Birds fly in intricate formations without crashing.
- Entertainment briefs - Parramatta Sun
Entertainment briefsParramatta Sun, Australia - 3 hours agoWordsmiths will be given a microphone, an audience and two minutes to impress the judges with an original piece in the OneWord poetry slam on Friday at the ...
- Incredible epic has fairytale finish - Bath Chronicle
Incredible epic has fairytale finishBath Chronicle, UK - 6 hours agoThe move that unfolded was pure poetry to the legions of hoarse Bath fans; to the Tigers faithful it was a cruel tear-jerker. Crockett gathered the ball and ...
- Iranians celebrate longest night of the year (The Charlotte Observer)
(By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer) Iranians recited poetry, shared stories and ate fruits and nuts Saturday during all-night celebrations of the longest night of the year, a tradition going back thousands of years to when Zoroastrianism was the predominant religion of ancient Persia. For many Iranians, the celebration, known as Yalda, offers a link with ancient traditions as well as ...
- Simon's brief switch to the Dark side - Scarborough Today
Simon's brief switch to the Dark sideScarborough Today, UK - 7 hours agoThe book, which contains a mixture of stories and poetry, was written while Mr Sayers-Franklin was studying for his A-levels at Scarborough Sixth Form ...
- Decades of words, images about nature culminate in a new book (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
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