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- Local author to sign books - phillyBurbs.com
Local author to sign booksphillyBurbs.com, PA - 48 minutes agoThe winner will be awarded a $500 check, receive a proclamation from the county commissioners and be honored at a reception and poetry reading at BCCC's ...
- Overshadowed poet gets overdue attention (The News & Observer)
C.S. Lewis, author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and much else enjoyed the friendship of many accomplished writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of "The Lord of the Rings." But one contemporary whose friendship he shared, whose literary judgments he trusted and whose achievement he greatly admired is little known today: the much-honored English poet Ruth Pitter (1897-1992).
- Wit sharp as a razor from a literate Frazier (Miami Herald)
LAMENTATIONS OF THE FATHER. Ian Frazier. Farrar Straus & Giroux. 208 pages. $22. Although our era is awash in comedy, literary humor has dwindled in recent years. Comedy Central updates our taste for political satire with every turn of the 24-hour news cycle. The current generation of stand-up artists has satiated our appetite for the transgressive by taking -- unwittingly, of course -- their ...
- Calendar (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5)
Coach's Comedy Corner Hot Tin Roof, 7710 I-10 W., (210) 535-2725. Andy “Coach†Pastran hosts a weekly open-mike comedy night, followed by live music. 7:30 p.m. Free.
- Multifaith Council held "Erase the Hate" finale - WTGV
WTVG -- The Multifaith Council held their Erase the Hate finale at Notre Dame Academy. Today the Multifaith Council held their Erase the Hate finale at Notre Dame Academy. Students across the city were asked to create posters, poems, and videos aimed ...
- Buzz Briefs: Amy Winehouse, Kanye West (CBS News)
Amy Winehouse faints. Sara Evans gets hitched. Kanye West's delayed Bonnaroo set angers crowd. Heidi Klum no glamour mom. Simply Red goes blue.
- Katie Couric, YouTube Star/ (Nevada Appeal)
NEW YORK -- Every weekday evening, Katie Couric is the picture of sobriety on the "CBS Evening News": buttoned-down and earnest.
- Welcome return for writer Simon - Huddersfield Examiner
Welcome return for writer SimonHuddersfield Examiner, UK - 11 hours agoSimon peppers his work with family anecdotes, carefully observed humour and self-deprecating tales of his own live poetry readings. ...
- French farce (+recipes) - New Zealand Herald
I am in Uzes, in the south of France, presiding over a culinary adventure. Ten lucky individuals put themselves in my hands for a week-long dinner party. I have been doing this for three years and, with only one exception, my clients have been ...
- Harry Potter first edition fetches no more than world's worst ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Harry Potter first edition fetches no more than world's worst ...Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - May 16, 2008His most famous poem was about the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster. "And down went the train and passengers into the Tay..." "Thou curse of society, ...
- Night Owl: The Spray Can School - Hartford Advocate
Hartford AdvocateNight Owl: The Spray Can SchoolHartford Advocate, CT - 4 hours agoAlewitz said the event was in part inspired by poetry slams, an aggressive form of competitive poetry, and from the number of talented artists at CCSU and ...
- Understanding the book of Isaiah (The Petersburg Progress-Index)
Q uestion: Why do various versions of Isaiah 9:5 read so differently?
- Plainfield woman waxes poetic about her life (The Bolingbrook Sun)
No matter what is happening in Clara Johnson's life, the 87- year-old Plainfield woman will write a poem for it. "It's a way for me to express myself," Johnson said.
- Slam turns poetry into performance - Owen Sound Sun Times
Edgy, energetic, gutsy and invigorating were some of the words used to describe the poetry slam competition held in Durham on the weekend. “I’m getting goosebumps listening to it,†Dianne Ramsay, a poet from Owen Sound, said during a break in ...
- Kay Ryan, Outsider With Sly Style, Named Poet Laureate (New York Times)
A reserved writer who has been compared to Emily Dickinson, Ms. Ryan has been chosen to succeed Charles Simic as the nation?s 16th poet laureate
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