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- What's Your Problem? - Washington City Paper
The Afflicted : Brookland poets Michael Gushue and Dan Vera, publishers of itsy-bitsy print-on-demand outfit Vrzhu Press. Diagnosis: Tome in search of a home. Gushue and Vera started ÂVrzhu last year to help publish “poets that we admire,†says ...
- No City for Smart Men - Washington Post
Washington PostNo City for Smart MenWashington Post, United States - 40 minutes agoThere is the blowing fedora in "Miller's Crossing," and its elegiac score, lending a visual and aural poetry to offset the tommy-gun violence. ...
- Lake High School student publishes first book (The Suburbanite)
Richard Purnell claims that he watches too many movies and that probably makes him lazy. But one look at his newly self-published book and it’s obvious he is anything but. Purnell is a recent graduate of Lake High School in Uniontown and just had his first collection of poetry and short stories, “Living in the Dark Side,†published.
- Put your money on poet (The Kansas City Star)
Kansas City poetry followers know Jo McDougall’s work. There’s a particular grace and precision about what she does; her verse is warm, but the writer’s craft is evident in every single line.
- East Africa: How to Spot an East African (AllAfrica.com)
HOW DO YOU TELL A Kenyan from a Tanzanian? Or the latter from a Ugandan?
- Redhill named Griffin Poetry Prize judge (Jam! Showbiz)
TORONTO - Michael Redhill, a noted Canadian novelist, poet, and playwright and publisher, will be among the judges for the prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize.
- Second thoughts on the brain? - Norwich Evening News
Second thoughts on the brain?Norwich Evening News, UK - 2 hours agoRosemary Quinton, who works on the charity stall Christian Books, said: “I don't feel there was enough consultation with people about what was going to be ...
- Net Result: the best sites for trying out your karaoke skills - Metro
MetroNet Result: the best sites for trying out your karaoke skillsMetro, UK - 13 hours ago... this site houses an online community where friends entertain each other with self-penned comedy, poetry and stories, or by singing their favourite songs ...
- Emory Professor Natasha Trethewey Named Georgia Woman of the Year (The Weekly)
ATLANTA, GA (July 28, 2008) - Georgia Woman of the Year Committee, Inc. announced today that Natasha Trethewey, Professor of English and Phillis Wheatley Distinguished Chair at Emory University has been confirmed as 2008 Georgia Woman of the Year! Nellie Dunaway Duke, Committee Chair, said that Trethewey was chosen as the 13th honoree by the Committee on their first ballot at their annual ...
- Sarah?s Pompom Palaver (New York Times)
Watching Gov. Sarah Palin?s strenuously folksy debate performance, we could wonder when elite became a bad thing in America.
- Massey scholars shed light on writer Robin Hyde - Massey News
Massey scholars shed light on writer Robin HydeMassey News, New Zealand - 18 minutes agoNamed after an unpublished short story of the same title by Hyde, the collection brings new insights and understandings of Hyde’s fiction, poetry and life ...
- Authors grieve over Wallace's death (MSNBC)
The literary world is in grief for David Foster Wallace, a writer who apparently killed himself last week. Readers are seeking out his work, including his 1,000-page novel "Infinite Jest" and the essay collection "Consider the Lobster."
- Mike Wade: Poetic justice for a team averse to the beautiful side ... - Scotland on Sunday
Mike Wade: Poetic justice for a team averse to the beautiful side ...Scotland on Sunday, UK - 8 hours agoHopcraft, who died four years ago, might have been surprised how far the poetry of football has spread. We've seen it expressed at the Olympics this week by ...
- Boulder City Chautauqua brings historical figures to life - Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas SunBoulder City Chautauqua brings historical figures to lifeLas Vegas Sun, NV - 12 hours agoMullen would also like to portray Walt Whitman, because he is a fan of his poetry. Chautauqua is a good fit for Boulder City, Desi Arnaz Jr., ...
- To love or not to love? (The Star)
Most people get their fill of William Shakespeare’s sonnets in secondary school, but not Christopher Ling.
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