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- Peter Wilby on the extravagant lives and loves of the poet George ... - Guardian
Peter Wilby on the extravagant lives and loves of the poet George ...Guardian, UK - 55 minutes agoHe regarded poetry as a full-time occupation and, save for a few visiting university lectureships, never had anything resembling a full-time job. ...
- Using Virgil to predict an apocalypse - Birmingham Post
Using Virgil to predict an apocalypseBirmingham Post, UK - 8 hours agoThe Roman poet, Virgil , could never have imagined that, of all the 15000 lines of poetry he composed, this one would be the one best remembered, ...
- Noted Native American author at 'CreekSpeak' (The Daily Democrat)
Jack D. Forbes, a historian, writer, and professor emeritus of Native American Studies and Anthropology at UC Davis will read "Yololandia: Memories from the Patwin Plains" and other works of his poetry and literature that explore Native American experience in California.
- Craigslist romance: How I met my wife with a sofabed - Times Online
It's astonishing how many things you can find to sell on Craigslist, even in a zero-capital home such as my own. So far I've managed to get rid of an old wall mirror (not strictly mine), a couple of foldup chairs, an outdoor barbecue, a coffee table ...
- You must read Lois Lowry and Sloane Crosley - PopMatters
PopMattersYou must read Lois Lowry and Sloane CrosleyPopMatters, IL - 11 hours agoI could hear the insects buzzing and the bubbling sound of the little spring, and I could see the glisten of the dark magnolia leaves and smell the thick ...
- Music Review: The Old 97's - Blame It On Gravity (Blogcritics.org)
Love and romance with a country twang, the Old 97's return with a fiery new album. "Cowboy poetry" is one of those phrases you sometimes hear and don't know quite what to make of it. Odes to sagebrush and saddle sores, perhaps? But the music of the Old 97's, with its high lonesome sound, always felt like a kind of cowboy poetry to me. The Dallas-spawned band draws on country music to create ...
- Remember When: Wartime roast beef brings warm memories (Vero Press Journal)
The war was winding down in May 1945, but people still needed ration stamps to purchase certain scarce articles of food and clothing. The allotment of stamps became available the first of the month, but by the month's end most people had few of the stamps remaining.
- LITERATURE: Reading for Relief (6/28) - Rochester City Newspaper
LITERATURE: Reading for Relief (6/28)Rochester City Newspaper, NY - 10 hours agoMercy Corps, a humanitarian relief organization, presents Reading for Relief, an afternoon of poetry, fiction, and memoir readings by local authors, ...
- The End of Hyphenated Soccer in the US - OhmyNews International
The End of Hyphenated Soccer in the USOhmyNews International, South Korea - 8 hours agoFor the women, the results of their last trip to Asia -- to contest the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup -- were less like the poetry of Lao Tzu and much more ...
- 'Xanadu' Special Edition: Let the Good Times Roll - Washington Post
Olivia Newton-John on skates plus Gene Kelly equal a "magical music edition" of "Xanadu." (Universal Studios Home Entertainment Photos) What I am about to write will undoubtedly elicit mockery and ridicule for weeks, if not months, to come. But I ...
- Arts calendar (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Our critics choose highlights from this week's events and concerts, including the B-52's Friday concert at the waterfront.
- PAD's 'The Lion and the Jewel' explores culture and colonization - Washington University Record
PAD's 'The Lion and the Jewel' explores culture and colonizationWashington University Record, MO - 7 hours ago... numerous essay collections and a half-dozen volumes of poetry. In 1986, he became the first black African to receive the Nobel Prize for literature. ...
- Taking Comfort in a 'Four-Story' Escape - NPR News
Marisa de los Santos is the author of the novels Love Walked In and Belong to Me , and a collection of poems, From the Bones Out . Unlike most other writers, she lives in Wilmington, Del., birthplace of Lycra, where she takes ballet classes and ...
- Oppen in Spring: A Centenary Conversation - Artvoice
Oppen in Spring: A Centenary ConversationArtvoice, NY - 49 minutes agoI guess it is the way the poetry remains, that is what is hopeful and important for me about George Oppen and this whole writing life. ...UB celebrates work of Pulitzer winner Buffalo NewsLiterary Buffalo Events Artvoiceall 3 news articles
- Recently Read - Style Weekly
Style WeeklyRecently ReadStyle Weekly, VA - 37 minutes ago... which she came to love as much as she loved the chief himself. — VH “The Lost Parade†delights in appearance, content and style: Art, poetry and short ...
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