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- in brief (The Batavia Sun)
Hall Quarry Beach opened for the season Saturday at 400 S. Water St. The beach is open from 12:45 to 8 p.m. and includes a sandy beach and swimming area, drop slide, zero depth entry, large picnic area, concession stand and sand volleyball courts.
- Jay Parini: A case of poetic justice -- literally - Wisconsin State Journal
WEYBRIDGE, Vt. -- Last winter, which in Vermont is serious business, a gang of local teens got a bright idea. The Homer Noble Farm in Ripton, famous as the summer home of Robert Frost between 1938 and 1963, stood empty. It struck them as just the ...
- Threadgill, Henry (Luther) - Jazz.com
Threadgill, Henry (Luther)Jazz.com, TX - 2 hours agoThese qualities are evident in his penchant for hybrid groups, his ability to cross musical boundaries, and collaborations that blend music with poetry, ...
- Residents share literary arts at Elk Grove - Elk Grove Citizen
Residents share literary arts at Elk GroveElk Grove Citizen, CA - 1 hour agoThe library hosted the 2008 Teen Poetry Slam and the Short-Story Contest and Writers’ Conference. There were 10 entries for the poetry competition, ...
- The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Rachel Leibrock Column - RedOrbit
The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Rachel Leibrock ColumnRedOrbit, TX - 11 hours agoRounding out the lineup is Dove, a former US poet laureate and special consultant in poetry for the Library of Congress. Her poetry collection "Thomas and ...
- Lord Tweedsmuir: Novelist and son of John Buchan who inherited his ... - The Independent
If all John Buchan's children had it hard, his second son, William, had it hardest. Endowed with his father's literary talent, he yet could not hope to match John Buchan in his other occupations of strategy, high policy, business, sport, action ...
- Bards averse to top poetry job - Channel 4 News
A new poet laureate will be chosen when Andrew Motion comes to the end of his term. But who wants the job? Every 10 years there is a new poet laureate - that strange job in which one of Britain's leading writers is nominated to produce verse on state ...
- English LC poetry - Politics.ie
I don't think that the current leaving certificate poetry sylabus succeeds in developing students interest in poetry because of the way its taught, it may even damage it. Also the amount of marks awarded, 50 marks (and 20 for unseen) for the work ...
- Be concerned about children - La Crosse Tribune
I am writing in response to the June 25 article regard-ing child abuse charges in La Crosse. It is difficult to imagine a child being hurt other than by accidental means. However, domestic abuse is in our community and children experience it and are ...
- Whisking the wind away in San Bernardo (Telluride Daily Planet)
I’m not a fan of the flute. It’s fluttering shrill is like the wind on a gusty day, when it sneaks through the nooks and crannies of your house, making its presence known with a high-pitched howl.
- Weekend on the wild side - Thunder Bay's Source
Weekend on the wild sideThunder Bay's Source, Canada - 15 hours agoA weekend filled with fresh air, the exertion of hiking and poetry of fishing in the beautiful wilderness of Northwestern Ontario, and four grown men ...
- Papers of acclaimed poet Anne Spencer moved from Lynchburg to UVA - WSLS.com
Papers of acclaimed poet Anne Spencer moved from Lynchburg to UVAWSLS.com, VA - 3 hours ago“That she is a Virginian, that she’sa writer, that she’s African-American, that she’s from Central Virginia, all those things make her even more interesting ...
- The FREAK-est Links - New York Times Blogs
The FREAK-est LinksNew York Times Blogs, NY - 2 hours ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Poetry slam win gets cash or Spam - Arkansas Online
Poetry slam win gets cash or SpamArkansas Online, AR - Jun 1, 2008By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact) Poets and fans of poetry are invited to the Spa City Poetry Slam at 9 pm Friday at The Poet’s Loft, 514B Central ...
- Hail the chief of your family (Rocky Mountain News)
With the Democratic National Convention coming to Denver in August, we figured it was a perfect time to think, well, presidential for Father's Day.
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