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- Widely ridiculed poet's original works sell for $12,840 (San Diego Union-Tribune)
EDINBURGH, Scotland – The vocabulary is poor and the rhyme excruciating, but a collector paid $12,840 for original works by William Topaz McGonagall, internationally celebrated as the worst poet ever to assault the English language.
- Shabazz grads celebrate marching to their own drummer (The Capital Times)
Instead of flinging mortar boards into the air, students playfully batted around a beach ball. "Pomp and Circumstance" was replaced by an all-staff rendition of Crosby Stills Nash and Young's "Teach Your Children." One student even replaced the traditional cap and gown with a tie-dyed bandana, peace sign T-shirt and pearl white blazer. It was just another normal graduation for Shabazz City High ...
- Barrister Gallagher earned €211000 from failed Stardust tragedy ... - Irish Independent
Barrister Gallagher earned €211000 from failed Stardust tragedy ...Irish Independent, Ireland - 4 hours agoDUBLIN poet Ross Hattaway is in Lithuania, reading some of his work at the country's Poetry Spring Festival. One of Europe's oldest poetry festivals, ...
- Poetry, concert set for Sunday in Norman (The Oklahoman)
NORMAN — The Performing Arts Studio will host a poetry reading and a Summer Breeze concert Sunday.
- Letters to the Editor: (Berkeley Daily Planet)
I love New York—the sprawling cement, the bustle of the non-stop traffic, the throngs of people pushing through the sidewalks, as long shadows are cast on the street below from enormous skyscrapers.
- Combat One Plague, Risk Another? - New York Times Blogs
Scientists have genetically engineered a malaria-resistant breed of mosquito that can out-compete non-modified mosquitoes in nature, the BBC reports . Releasing the mosquitoes into the wild could be a winning and cost-effective strategy to combat a ...
- Wednesday's Agenda, April 30 - MiamiHerald.com
Wednesday's Agenda, April 30MiamiHerald.com, FL - 2 hours agoNational Poetry Month Celebration: Poets Marva McClean and Ivy Armstrong perform selections of from their works. Also features music; 6 pm, ...
- Soldier Boy - New York Times
Soldier BoyNew York Times, United States - 50 minutes agoThe point, of course, is that the news we get from poetry isn’t like the news we get from newspapers. Nor is it like the news we get from memoirs, ...
- SLV high school poets win ASC creative writing scholarships - Alamosa Valley Courier
Casey Diss, Brettli Decker, and Brittany Brown received scholarships to Adams State College after winning the English Department’s creative writing contest. ALAMOSA — On April 24, a poetry reading in the Adams State College Luther Bean Museum ...
- Howard Live Calendar (Baltimore Sun)
On Stage Columbia festival The Columbia Festival of the Arts continues, with performances by STREB vs. Gravity at 8p.m. today, magician Mike Super at 8 p.m. tomorrow Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. at 3 p.m. Sunday, and Judy Collins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Novelist Manil Suri will read from his work including The Age of Shiva at a high tea presented in cooperation with the Howard County Poetry ...
- EAT Announces Line-Up for Developmental Cabaret Series (Playbill)
The line-up for the third installment of Emerging Artists Theatre's developmental series, Catch a Cabaret, has been announced.
- Lidell makes a grand entrance - Waynesville Smoky Mountain News
Lidell makes a grand entranceWaynesville Smoky Mountain News, NC - 3 hours agoOf the two ballad oriented tunes on Jim, “Rope Of Sand” is remarkable in its sincerity and quiet reserve, a simple piece of poetry trying to figure out the ...
- Play review: 'Twelfth Night' at Boscobel in Garrison - Times Herald-Record
Play review: 'Twelfth Night' at Boscobel in GarrisonTimes Herald-Record, NY - 4 hours agoThe rest of the cast is remarkable in its timing, movement and faithfulness to the poetry and drama. In the spirit of the play, several roles of men as ...
- Teen team of myth busters - St. Helena Star
Teen team of myth bustersSt. Helena Star, CA - 8 hours ago... including movie nights at Cameo Cinema if that can be worked out, as well as open mics, poetry slams and rock nights. A teen dance with student DJs is ...
- Now, a ‘House of Poetry’ to promote Arabic works - Thaindian.com
Now, a ‘House of Poetry’ to promote Arabic worksThaindian.com, Thailand - 3 hours ago... financial support for publishing their poems. “The House of Poetry will complement the role and mission of the Dubai International Poetry Festival, ...
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