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- Irony of the world's worst poet - News.com.au
The hapless McGonagall wrote poems so bad he carried an umbrella with him at all times as protection from the barrage of rotten tomatoes he faced wherever he recited. That didn't stop him bailing up strangers in the street to listen to his terrible ...
- So long Dubya - Mail & Guardian Online
So long DubyaMail & Guardian Online, South Africa - 8 minutes agoIt's not just that [Bush] didn't fund the arts or invite artists to the White House; it's not just that he doesn't read poetry, doesn't read books: there's ...
- The great train-track robbery - The Herald
The great train-track robberyThe Herald, UK - 19 hours agoIn the popular imagination, Beeching endures as the soulless axe-man who callously ended the golden age of rail travel and needlessly diminished the poetry ...
- He uses art as a voyage of discovery (San Diego Union-Tribune)
In an out-of-the-way corner of the bustling, vital campus that is City Height's Hoover High School, an 18-year-old senior named Angel Marquez perches before four easels bearing his extraordinary art.
- New projects are Pussycats' meow (Hattiesburg American)
NEW YORK - The Pussycat Dolls may want to rule the world, but relax, ladies: They have no interest in stealing your men.
- SHQ (All About Jazz)
If it were possible for painting and poetry to incorporate bebop in a crazy sort of rhythmic gymnastics, or if it were possible somehow to meld revolutionary body politic with dramatic performance then this record would be Paul Klee-meets-Bird—or, for that matter, Frank Zappa-meets-Vaclav Havel.
- Yesterday once more - Tasley Eastern Shore News
Yesterday once moreTasley Eastern Shore News, VA - 4 hours agoHe likes to say he majored in English because he "liked reciting poetry to girls" and "liked the smell of old books." Jones said he has enjoyed being back ...
- Iowa City earns 'City of Literature' distinction - Iowa City Press-Citizen
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, has designated Iowa City as the world’s third City of Literature. It is the first American city to be awarded with the distinction. It also becomes part of UNESCO’s ...
- Scot given Ă‚ÂŁ10000 top prize for poetry - The Herald
Scot given Ă‚ÂŁ10000 top prize for poetryThe Herald, UK - 7 hours agoAnother Scottish poet, Don Patterson, won the prize for best single poem for Love Poem For Natalie Tusja' Beridze, which was described as "an affectionate ...
- Junot Diaz's dual realities - Louisville Courier-Journal
Junot Diaz's dual realitiesLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 11 hours agoAsked about the frenetic poetry of his Spanish-influenced English in the novel, he mentioned it might have had something to do with "growing up with the ...
- Television Daddy is not your average poetry reading - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Television Daddy is not your average poetry readingThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 5 hours agoSusanna's poetry collection Television Daddy dramatizes how television becomes surrogate for religion,family,love and self. (Video by Mitsu Yasukawa/The ...
- 'The Longest Trip Home' and 'The English Major' - International Herald Tribune
'The Longest Trip Home' and 'The English Major'International Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour agoHis prose style is plain, even flat. His sentences unspool casually and are often comma-free to the point of sounding almost hapless. ...
- Boardwalk in Durban - October 14, 2008 - Tonight
Boardwalk in Durban - October 14, 2008Tonight, South Africa - Oct 14, 2008The production entertains with a mix of newly composed wedding songs, dance and poetry. October 18 at 7.30pm. Tickets, R30, from Computicket. ...
- The Early Word: McCain to Deliver Underdog Speech - New York Times Blogs
Senators John McCain, seeking to both acknowledge and change the narrative that has begun to dominate the presidential campaign, plans to unveil a retooled stump speech today. He and his running mate will be in Virginia, a state that has been leaning ...
- A memorable travel - The New Nation
A memorable travelThe New Nation, Bangladesh - 3 hours agoI brought with me 'Tulip In The Desert'- a selection of the poetry of Muhammad Iqbal, 'Stray Reflections'- private notebook of Muhammad Iqbal, ...
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