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- George C. Chesbro dies at 68; wrote offbeat detective novels - Los Angeles Times
George C. Chesbro dies at 68; wrote offbeat detective novelsLos Angeles Times, CA - Dec 1, 2008The writing, nonstop and violent, can also be very funny. Mongo played on a local softball team in his spare time and noted that he led the league in walks. ...
- ‘Local authors are extremely important’ - The National
‘Local authors are extremely important’The National, United Arab Emirates - 41 minutes agoThey have a much stronger tradition of telling stories and reciting poetry here. Encouraging literacy has been one of the driving forces behind the Emirates ...
- A poet speaks and inspires - Union-News & Sunday Republican
SPRINGFIELD - World-renowned poet and activist Nikki Giovanni stressed the importance of education and character during one of her several talks Friday at Springfield Technical Community College. Students from throughout the city - elementary, middle ...
- Marilyn Ferguson, New Age Author, Dies at 70 (New York Times)
Ms. Ferguson?s 1980 book ?The Aquarian Conspiracy? became a bible of the New Age movement.
- Carnegie Library site for poetry, photo exhibit - McMurray Almanac
Carnegie Library site for poetry, photo exhibitMcMurray Almanac, PA - 2 hours agoShe covered the International Poetry Forum for the late Pittsburgh Press and was privileged to interview such poets as Seamus Heaney, Ruth Stone, ...
- Pangborn Elementary students say new school is ‘cool’ - Hagerstown Morning Herald
Pangborn Elementary students say new school is ‘cool’Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - 1 hour agoErika and Megan won a poetry contest for their poem comparing the old school with the new, and shared their work during a dedication ceremony on Tuesday. ...
- Pizarro: Alfre Woodard inspires audience at YWCA luncheon in San Jose - Silicon Valley
Alfre Woodard made quite an impression Wednesday at the YWCA of Silicon Valley's annual luncheon, in part because of the impression the YWCA had made on her. Speaking at the McEnery San Jose Convention Center, the Emmy award-winning actress recalled ...
- Poetry reading slated at FSC - Worcester Telegram
Poetry reading slated at FSCWorcester Telegram, MA - 1 hour agoThe event is free and open to the public. Williams’ manuscript was a semifinalist for the 2008 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize. The poems consider the limits of ...
- Lloyd Peterson: (All About Jazz)
Our culture today appreciates art, but seems to have difficulty with creativity that is not easily explained, understood, or identifiable. Have we become a society without the patience to be challenged, open only to things that are easily accessible?
- Forum on the Palestinians' Right of Return opens in Damascus - Arab Monitor
Forum on the Palestinians' Right of Return opens in DamascusArab Monitor, Italy - 19 minutes agoThe program includes lectures and 22 seminars with the participation of over 170 specialists, workshops, poetry evenings and art galleries showing the ...
- What kind of president will Obama be? - BBC News
BBC NewsWhat kind of president will Obama be?BBC News, UK - 20 minutes agoMr Obama has been a brilliant candidate in many ways - the muscular poetry of his oratory is matched by his flair for the nuts and bolts of campaign ...
- Shirlette Ammons presents a poetry reading Dec. 4 at Appalachian - Appalachian State University
Shirlette Ammons presents a poetry reading Dec. 4 at AppalachianAppalachian State University, NC - 1 hour agoNorth Carolina’s poet laureate Katherine Stripling Byer praises Ammons’ writing in “Matching Skin.” “These down-home, good-sounding poems are spoken by a ...
- Tower of Babel in Poznan - Ha'aretz
Tower of Babel in PoznanHa'aretz, Israel - 2 hours agoThe actor's job is to breathe life into the pieces of text from various sources, from the Bible through classic and modern poetry, to create a view of the ...
- Bloggers helping public schools - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Since first hearing of DonorsChoose.org, I've been a fan of the charity, which allows public school teachers to outline small-scale projects online. And then -- you guessed it -- donors choose to support what they want, with the amount that they want ...
- Daily Almanac - November 20 - Post Chronicle
Daily Almanac - November 20Post Chronicle - 1 hour agoA thought for the day: Raymond Carver said, "Maybe I just don't understand poetry. I admit it's not the first thing I reach for when I pick up something to ...
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