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- The Bookworm Sez: “The Brothers’ War†tells history in verse (Cape Cod Times)
“The Brothers’ War: Civil War Voices in Verse,†by J. Patrick Lewis (National Geographic, 32 pages, $17.95
- Planet writer, ‘Wordwoman,’ named poet laureate (Telluride Daily Planet)
In keeping with Colorado’s rich history as a state that both inspires and nurtures the art of poetry, San Miguel County resident Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer has accepted a second two-year term as the county’s poet laureate. As poet laureate, she will continue to promote the literary arts both locally and throughout Colorado.
- Immigrant finds hope, poetry in U.S. - Ithaca Journal
Editor's note: Ithaca Common Council member Maria Coles, an immigrant, gave the welcoming address at the May 8 United States naturalization ceremony for immigrants at the Tompkins County Courthouse. This is the speech she gave to the newest U.S ...
- SFU's Blaser wins $50,000 poetry prize - Vancouver Sun
TORONTO - Robin Blaser, the 83-year-old B.C. poet and professor emeritus from Simon Fraser University, was named the Canadian winner of the $50,000 Griffin Poetry Prize last night at a gala event in Toronto. The international prize went to New York's ...
- Orono: UMaine to name seminar room after Burt Hatlen - Bangor Daily News
Orono: UMaine to name seminar room after Burt HatlenBangor Daily News, ME - 2 hours agoUM President Robert Kennedy announced Friday at a poetry conference sponsored by the National Poetry Foundation and the English department that Room 406 in ...
- Theater Project stages Wagenheim one-acts (Independent Press)
AREA -- At 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, The Theater Project will stage two one-act plays by Kal Wagen-heim of Millburn: Wegot-dates.com and Coffee With God, in the Union County College atrium, 1033 Spring-field Ave., Cranford.
- All tied up in knots - This is London
This is LondonAll tied up in knotsThis is London, UK - 5 hours agoNow, however, that her very recent work is exhibited by the National Gallery, promoted there by extravagant prose and poetry (yes, poetry) and presented as ...
- Logan Elm grad publishes book - Logan Daily News
Logan Elm grad publishes bookLogan Daily News, OH - Jun 12, 2008It is that commonality he celebrates in a collection of poems now available through major online book retailers. Faulkner, a 1987 graduate of Logan Elm High ...
- Home is where the heart is - Economic Times
LUCKNOW, the ‘Shiraz of Awadh’ and ‘Constantinople of India’, as it is metaphorically called, is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Located in what was historically known as the Awadh region, Lucknow has always been a multi-cultural city. Courtly ...
- Cleveland Museum of Art says no deal yet on return of objects to Italy ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Italy sent conflicting signals Friday about whether it had reached an agreement with the Cleveland Museum of Art over returning ancient works of art the country believes were looted. The Associated Press reported that the Italian Culture Ministry in ...
- Nick Cave: Still scary after all these years - Brandeis Hoot
Nick Cave: Still scary after all these yearsBrandeis Hoot, MA - 4 minutes agoMoreover, his lyrical voice invokes a perfect synthesis of pop songwriting sensibility and Faulkner-esque stream of consciousness poetry. ...
- Anatomy of a bomb scare (WorldNetDaily)
Mid-morning, in the heart of a major American city, something's wrong, very wrong. A high-rise building's alarm goes off a block from City Hall in Philadelphia, and everyone's ordered to evacuate. Is it a fire? A bomb threat? A false alarm? Or terrorism? Oy!
- Stephen Moss on the use of Morse code today (Guardian Unlimited)
One had assumed that Morse code's last hurrah (that's ···· ··- ·-· ... oh, life's just too short) had been in about 1944. But one had assumed wrong. The writer Alan Sillitoe, who trained as a wireless operator in the second world war, this week revealed that he still practises taking Morse every day, listening to chatter across the airwaves, including a French station that broadcasts poetry in ...
- McPartland May Writer of Month - South Fork Tines
McPartland May Writer of MonthSouth Fork Tines, CO - 4 hours ago... McPartland received $50 for winning the contest. McPartland enjoys writing both poetry and narrative, and her favorite piece she’s written is a poem ...
- Review | They're back - Miami Herald
The Vivienne Westwood wedding gown is gorgeous, as are the pivotal Manolo Blahniks. Miranda's softer hairstyle is extremely flattering, and there are enough '' What is she wearing!?'' moments to please the most dedicated fan of extreme fashion. But ...
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