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- Dude, here's your ranch (The Standard-Times)
The heifers are acting surly, but my horse pushes forward. My young crew of 10 or so cowpunchers encircles about 30 head of cattle on a wide pasture in the shadow of a sawtooth mountain just west of Bridgeport, Calif. Our horses slowly lead the cattle...
- Hip-Hop Rumors: DMX's Separation Details! Write Ras Kas... - allhiphop.com
All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. You might not truly know or care how DMX beat that $1.6 million case! But, I know. If you don’t know ...
- In a word, solid - London Free Press
In a word, solidLondon Free Press, Canada - 3 hours agoSurprisingly, this synth-washed slow-burner about African-American identity isn't nearly as provocative as its title suggests. ...
- Waits Dazzles With Glitter - Billboard
Do a quick internet search and there are more than 600 references of " Tom Waits " and the term "huckster" together. Snake oil, parodist, sly salesman, etc., a vocabulary of carnival-esque trickery have followed the man; as critic Robert Christgau ...
- At 102, 'grandmother' of Black Panthers is honored - Oakland Tribune
At 102, 'grandmother' of Black Panthers is honoredOakland Tribune, CA - 5 hours agoThe school grew out of a need to help African-American and other disadvantaged children caught in an unequal public education system that tended to have ...
- William Stafford's Poetry of False Witness (The New York Sun)
When William Stafford (1914-93) was given the National Book Award for poetry, for his 1962 collection "Traveling Through the Dark," the judges said of his poems that "their music knows the value of silence." This seems a dubious tribute. Would a composer be acclaimed for his mastery of rests? In fact, though Stafford often wrote about silence — and made grand claims for it — he was an unusually ...
- News briefs for May 2 - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
News briefs for May 2The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com, MI - 2 hours agoADA/CASCADE: Forest Hills Central High School senior Charles White, 17, recited his way to a spot in the national finals of the Poetry Out Loud competition ...
- Jess at the Cooley Art Gallery (The Oregonian)
In a treasure-trove retrospective opening tomorrow at Reed College's Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery , "Jess: To and From the Printed Page," the late San Francisco artist known as Jess is connected through his many collaborations and friendships to the broader literary scene in which he thrived.
- From Farm Girl to World Performer - RedOrbit
From Farm Girl to World PerformerRedOrbit, TX - 5 minutes agoIn time, the artist within her found another voice -- poetry. "The first poem I remember writing was when I was 12 years old," she recalls. ...
- Lenox author receives honor (Berkshire Eagle)
LENOX — If you buy a copy of Karen Chase's "Land of Stone: Breaking Silence Through Poetry" in the future, it'll have a shiny new sticker on the front.
- Danny Abse wins Wales book of the year - News Wales
BBC NewsDanny Abse wins Wales book of the yearNews Wales, UK - 5 hours agoIn 2003 his New and Collected Poems received the Special Commendation of the Poetry Book Society, and Running Late received the Roland Mathias Prize in ...Widower’s tale wins poet Abse book prize WalesOnlineThe Presence wins a Welsh book award guardian.co.ukTribute to lost wife is the Book of the Year WalesOnlineall 10 news articles
- Local wordsmith heads off to Vegas for poet of the year competition - Herald South Africa
MULTI-TALENTED Makhosonke “Chief” Fundakubi is thrilled about his third nomination for the international poet of the year competition. Chief, 44, a self-taught painter, sportsman, teacher and writer from Zwide in Port Elizabeth, says he is proud ...
- ArtWalk Friday - Richmond.com
Richmond.comArtWalk FridayRichmond.com, VA - 7 hours agoSpecial to this First Fridays, the Richmond Public Library is calling on Richmond Poets for their Third Annual Poetry Slam. But you better sign up quick; ...
- Spoken Word artist offers empowerment through inspirational resource. - 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)
Spoken Word artist offers empowerment through inspirational resource.24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - 15 hours ago... IGL Publishing, PO Box 181, Raymore, MO 64083. Online: http://www.gracelajoy.com or http://www.writersbreakthrough.com E-mail: poetry@gracelajoy.com.
- An A.R. Exclusive - American Reporter
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- Even the language fails women. Even the great books, sagging on my library shelves, fail me personally, and all women collectively. Even my writer's passion for word bridges between minds is crippled by a language that renders ...
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