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- Breast cancer victim spreads sunshine through keepsake cards (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)
While many optimists make lemonade out of lemons, Lyn Leto is making inspiration out of breast cancer.
- Jon Katz on dogs, death and healing (The MetroWest Daily News)
Jon Katz and companion Izzy, both wearing the photo IDs of hospice volunteers, are greeted brightly as they enter the dining room at Pleasant Valley Infirmary.
- Was a Communist Obama's Sex Teacher? - Right Side News
Was a Communist Obama's Sex Teacher?Right Side News, GA - 4 minutes agoWhat else happened between them besides listening to Davis's poetry? In terms of shaping Obama's world view, Davis may have had as much influence as Wright. ...
- Center of writing - Arkansas Times
Center of writingArkansas Times, AR - 29 minutes agoMark Spitzer is the author of nine books, including the novel Chum, the poetry collection Age of the Demon Tools, and various literary translations. ...
- Haunted by the ghosts in a child soldier's life - Sydney Morning Herald
Haunted by the ghosts in a child soldier's lifeSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 53 minutes agoAbani throws a lot of poetry onto the page and, while some of it sticks, some also slides off. It's hard to reconcile the same writer laying down a sentence ...
- Award-winning poet Rose Flint at the Arts Centre's poetry café - This is Salisbury
CREATIVE writer tutor and award-winning poet, Rose Flint, is guest poet at next Thursday’s poetry café at Salisbury Arts Centre. Rose was awarded first prize in the coveted 2008 Cardiff international poetry competition for her winning poem, The ...
- Dear Abby: Her pal dumped her once, so can she trust him again? - Philadelphia Daily News
DEAR ABBY: My friend "Steven" and I have known each other for 10 years. He and I have seen each other through many good times, and a few bad ones. Most recently, Steven was in a relationship with a woman who couldn't stand the thought of his having ...
- The Dust and Stones of al-Birweh - Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Washington Report on Middle East AffairsThe Dust and Stones of al-BirwehWashington Report on Middle East Affairs, DC - 4 hours agoStanding around the coffin, mourners read his poetry, including “ID Card.†On the oud someone played the music famously set to the poet’s words by Lebanese ...
- The Halloween 50 (Orange County Register)
Our list of essential and offbeat tracks for your Oct. 31 playlist.
- Michele Serros' Shortlist - MediaRights
MediaRightsMichele Serros' ShortlistMediaRights - 7 hours agoThe result led to a massive weight gain which led to gastric bypass surgery (also depicted in the film) and consequently her untimely death. ...
- Happy birthday, T.S. Eliot - Los Angeles Times
Happy birthday, T.S. EliotLos Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours agoIn 1959, he told the Paris Review, "[My poetry] wouldn't be what it is if I'd been born in England, and it wouldn’t be what it is if I'd stayed in America. ...
- Why don't women write 'Big Ideas Books?' (Independent)
An important issue has been preoccupying the transatlantic blogosphere in this post-Obama world, and it concerns the question: What do Malcolm Gladwell, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and AC Grayling have in common? It is not a joke about the search results for the world's worst dating profile on mysinglefriend.com, and nor is it an advert for hair tonic. The answer is that all these ...
- Students flock to Perugia a year after Kercher killing (Guardian Unlimited)
Numbers up at university where victim studied as Italian town's hotspots become popular with foreigners
- Inviting Cultural Invasion - Egypt Today
If you can name a terrorist who appreciates music, stop reading this immediately,†Nazih Girgis recently wrote in a letter to Dina Habib Powell, the Cairo-born Washington power broker who was once George W. Bush’s top headhunter and is now ...
- REFORMA Honors Two Libraries (School Library Journal)
REFORMA, the National Association To Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, has selected two winners of the 2008 Estela and Raúl Mora Award for promoting this year’s April 30 El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros in their library systems.
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