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- John Lichfield: Racy goings-on in la France profonde - Independent
John Lichfield: Racy goings-on in la France profondeIndependent, UK - 2 hours agoWas this part of some kind of poetry-by-the-lineside venture by the SNCF? Apparently not. It was simply the work of an individual, or a group of people, ...
- Business: Downtown bookstore is a community unto itself (Baraboo News Republic)
Customers browse the shelves and casually note that they'd like to retire and run a used book store. Annie Randall stifles a snicker. She's tempted to ask whether they plan to work 70 hours a week in retirement. She's not complaining about her hours, mind you. As owner of the Village Booksmith, she sets her own schedule and relies on several employees and friends to help her mind the shop. ...
- The 3-minute interview: Joan Deacon (The Washington Examiner)
Joan Deacon, senior librarian at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, has worked in libraries since 1972 - leaving the public library system for the prison library system in 1994. Last year, the American Jail Association named her the national Civilian Employee of the Year and Montgomery County named her a "Woman of Distinction" for her work encouraging inmates to read.
- Sarah Berkley loved children, made them her life's work (The Saginaw News)
This year, Sarah M. Berkley's family and friends gathered to celebrate her 80th birthday with a surprise party. Even then, her modest smile belied that she was very ill.
- Apollinaire and Picasso in the dock - Times Online
Apollinaire and Picasso in the dockTimes Online, UK - 15 minutes agoRead argues that, through this prolific reworking, Picasso was not only testifying to Apollinaire’s importance as a friend but also “limbering up†for ...
- Lincoln comes alive in bio for children - Independent Record
So begins a gripping read for middle-graders ahead of the February bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, a big event in publishing for grown-ups but a slice of history in need of some wow for young people. Feiwel and Friends, under the watchful ...
- SPIRITUAL PROGRESS: A CONTINUAL STRUGGLE - 24-7PressRelease.com
Dr. Grace LaJoy Henderson's foray onto the national stage of authorship allows many to find words of inspiration. /24-7PressRelease/ - June 17, 2008 - A vast majority seek to discover their own theology and define their relationship with God. Many ...
- Poet Al Mahmud - New Nation
Bangladesh's veteran poet Al Mahmud's 72nd birthday was celebrated on 11th July. He was born in a business family in 1936, in Kasba, Brahamanbaria. The night was full of showers when he came down on earth to colour Bengali poetry. He came to Dhaka ...
- Diane Glancy - University of Indianapolis
Diane GlancyUniversity of Indianapolis, United States - 11 hours agoShe has won numerous awards, including the University of Massachusetts Press Juniper Prize, the Nimrod Journal Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, the Cherokee ...
- Mansfield throwing itself a big 200th birthday party this weekend - Mansfield News Journal
MANSFIELD -- Parades, Poco, poetry, pets. The weekend is jam-packed with Bicentennial Festival events as the community throws itself a party to mark the city's 200th anniversary. As of noon Wednesday, 180 units were registered to roll east on the ...
- Pasadena POPS: American Songs and Poetry - The Foothill Weeklies
Pasadena POPS: American Songs and PoetryThe Foothill Weeklies, California - Aug 12, 2008The program will include American songs and American poetry, a combination that conductor Rachael Worby has used in the past to bring a fuller sense of ...
- Times Square poem proves to be winner - New York Daily News
Times Square poem proves to be winnerNew York Daily News, NY - 1 hour agoThe Poetry Society of America and the Times Square Alliance collaborated on the contest. The poets - whose faces will appear on the Jumbotron - will read in ...
- Casper Calendar for June 10, 2008 - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune
Casper Calendar for June 10, 2008Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, WY - 14 minutes agoJune 13, 7 pm, “The Beats†discussion series continues with a Poetry Slam held at Metro Coffee Company. Three contemporary Beat poets from Denver will ...
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival - San Francisco Chronicle
Oregon Shakespeare FestivalSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 2 hours ago"It was the first time I realized direction involved metaphor and poetry. I could see that choices had been made and I felt so connected to that. ...
- Tents of Hope Project raises awareness about genocide in Darfur (Portsmouth Herald)
EXETER — Area students, members of local churches, and many more are doing what they can to raise awareness locally of a worldwide issue.
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