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- Anger spurred veteran to serve (The Times-Reporter)
When you meet Charles Nichols, 92, of Daringer Ave., Carrollton, you meet a gentle man with a sweet smile, a giving nature and a man who quotes poetry. It’s hard to replace that image with the man who was as strong as steel, and had to be, to have survived the experiences he faced during World War II.
- Cracking Wise - New York Times
Cracking WiseNew York Times, United States - 7 hours agoDavid Orr wrote in these pages recently that a lot of poetry these days reads like a heap of John Ashbery with a few Gertrude Stein-isms sprinkled on top. ...
- Flap over arts cuts is a 'niche' issue: Harper (CTV.ca)
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper defended slashing $45 million from the arts budget and dismissed mounting criticism by calling it a "niche" issue that doesn't resonate with "ordinary" Canadians.
- Culture shock pushed Amy Kuney to reinterpret life and the world (Ventura County Star)
Amy Kuney was home-schooled with the pop-singing Hanson brothers trio in Tulsa, Okla., then moved to Honduras with her family when she was 13.
- Jennifer Koski: To my grandfather ... 'Go well' - Post-Bulletin
Jennifer Koski: To my grandfather ... 'Go well'Post-Bulletin, MN - 59 minutes agoHow he recited poetry at will, enjoyed art and remembered the authors of all the books he'd read. He and I have always had this thing; we stole it from Alan ...
- Poetry Ireland celebrates 30th birthday - Irish Times
Poetry Ireland celebrates 30th birthdayIrish Times, Ireland - 1 hour agoTHE IRISH College and the Irish Embassy threw a spectacular 30th birthday party for Poetry Ireland, featuring readings by leading Irish writers. ...
- A look back at the Louisiana Book Festival (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Bookin' it to Baton Rouge
- Close to Home: Midstate Highlights - Maine Sunday Telegram
The Auburn Fire Department will hold its 11th annual free open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Central Fire Station, 550 Minot Ave. The event is designed to teach families about fire safety and prevention. There will be free pizza and soft ...
- Review: 'Andy Warhol's Factory People' (Los Angeles Times)
The Factory's denizens also get to talk about themselves in a series that offers a picture of bohemians in their age. I wouldn't have lasted even 15 minutes in Andy Warhol's famous Factory, being of a retiring and abstemious nature and possessing not even the glamour of a Ken doll. But I've had my nose pressed to the window of that studio/salon/scene ever since I fell in love with the Velvet ...
- Caught in the act of reading - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
Caught in the act of readingThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 3 hours agoIt's an unusual pose to hold for reading for any length of time, but I know I've stood there in my own house, lost in thought, reading a poem or some pages ...
- North Tampa school notes - St. Petersburg Times
• The Broncos' Week of Caring Food Drive ends today. Bring in two or more nonperishable food items including peanut butter, canned tuna, vegetables and fruit, rice, dry stuffing mix, dry or canned beans, canned soup, boxed cereal or other items ...
- 'Armed Man' deeply affecting - Knoxville News Sentinel
'Armed Man' deeply affectingKnoxville News Sentinel, TN - 19 hours agoThe "Black, Red, Blue, Dance in the Air, Merge, Scatter glittering sparks" ignited memories that shot me in the face, blasting from inside. ...
- Thank heaven for a British faith in bet-hedging - Daily Telegraph
It must be lonely, sometimes, being an ardent believer in nothing. Where do atheists go to meet their fellow irreligionists? How does one feel a part of something that has no meeting house, no rituals and no shared faith except in the absence of ...
- Spending a little time with Andrei Codrescu - Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Spending a little time with Andrei CodrescuArkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - 7 hours agoAnd why poetry may be more important than the fine print in the credit-market bailout or even Dancing With the Stars ? A. Corpse is about giving poetry and ...
- Mysteries and coincidences - The Chronicle Herald
I AM SO GLAD to be back at my laptop reviewing books and sharing the book column with Judith Meyrick. I have been puzzling over the idea of what makes a "mystery," what determines how a novel is classified. The two novels which I review this week are ...
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