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- The power of Peter Piper: How alliteration enhances poetry, prose, and memory (PhysOrg)
From nursery rhymes to Shakespearian sonnets, alliterations have always been an important aspect of poetry whether as an interesting aesthetic touch or just as something fun to read. But a recent study suggests that this literary technique is useful not only for poetry but also for memory.
- The stranger in my bed - - Relationships - East African Standard
As a young girl my best friend and I loved to dream about getting married one day. We always wanted to have a double wedding because we believed that we would be the best friends forever who would be proposed to at the same time. Unfortunately, life ...
- Tango: soul and soundtrack of Buenos Aires - Daily Telegraph
Paradise is a dimly lit dance hall in San Telmo, Buenos Aires' oldest barrio. In front of me is a bottle of rough, deep red Malbec that cost about five pesos (less than a pound) and, drunk on romance and melancholy, I'm lost in a tango blur. Beyond ...
- Frieda Hughes enjoys the intimacy of watching poets on film - Times Online
Frieda Hughes enjoys the intimacy of watching poets on filmTimes Online, UK - 1 hour ago... produces and presents regular poetry readings at The British Library of some of the great (deceased) poets, whose poems are read by well-known and ...
- Psst! Something's bothering your pet - Detroit Free Press
Psst! Something's bothering your petDetroit Free Press, United States - Jun 8, 2008It's a love-hate sister relationship." It was Lucy's turn next. Link said he could see her "strong, healthy body" and that she took offense when I told him ...
- Potions, casting spells in Ottoman times - Turkish Daily News (subscription)
Potions, casting spells in Ottoman timesTurkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 4 hours agoIf erotic books like the Perfumed Garden or explicit miniature paintings like those produced by the Indians existed, they likely have been suppressed, ...
- NEA awards 'Big Read' grants (Contra Costa Times)
LOS ANGELES — The National Endowment for the Arts announced Monday that more than 200 organizations nationwide will receive grants totaling $2.8 million to host The Big Read, an initiative meant to restore book reading in American culture.
- Georgia Nicols horoscopes for June 14 (Chicago Sun-Times)
ALL SIGNS MOON ALERT: We have the all-clear today to shop (whether you spend $10 or $10 million) and make important decisions. The moon is in Scorpio.
- Cleveland TV Listings - Cleveland Plain Dealer
ABC's "Lost" has inspired legions of fans and chat boards with its intricate mythology. Each Saturday, we update you on our latest observations. E-mail yours to ldemarco@plaind.com. Clues and Easter eggs (and red herrings?): We learn who one more ...
- New, Metaphysical Novel Inspires Readers To Find The Dragon -- The Power -- Within (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
What if we all lived our lives as if anything was possible? As if everything was possible? This is the one of the key messages in Linda Thompson's recently published novel, 'I Am My Own Dragon'. This self-help 'fictional memoir' is now on sale and Linda is available for interviews.
- Stone me! - Guardian Unlimited
Julian Cope arrives on my doorstep looking exactly like he does in all his photos. He is wearing leather trousers, heavy boots (it is midsummer) a flowing camo jacket and The Hat. He politely takes his boots off when asked, but The Hat stays on ...
- 'Rome 1960' — a book worth reading - Deseret News
'Rome 1960' — a book worth readingDeseret News, UT - 4 hours agoBut that doesn't stop poets and philosophers from trying to elevate the myths that the Olympics significantly effect cultural and societal change. ...
- 42 day detention, is it ‘justified’ or merely a case of ‘islamophobia’ - Pakistani Newspaper
42 day detention, is it ‘justified’ or merely a case of ‘islamophobia’Pakistani Newspaper, Pakistan - 5 hours agoI wonder what would be the case if renowned for his revolutionary verses, Pakistani poet Habib Jalab’s poetry is found in some one’s house who always waited ...
- Church calendar - Daily News Journal
The church calendar runs each Friday in The Daily News Journal. Events should be in Rutherford or Cannon counties only. To submit an announcement of a special event, e-mail the information to dougdavis@dnj.com , call 615-278-5152 or mail to Church ...
- Summer Writing Camp taking applications - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
The camp serves students entering fifth-through eighth-grades. Students will experience a variety of mental and physical challenges each day along with writing poetry, stories and plays.
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