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- Man arrested over theft of £15 million Shakespeare book from Durham University (Daily Mail)
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the theft of a priceless book from Durham University ten years ago. It is believed to be worth at least £15 million.
- Make Magazine Release - Examiner.com
Examiner.comMake Magazine ReleaseExaminer.com - 2 hours agoIt's always good, always surprising, with a blend of black and white artwork, photography, fiction, interviews, nonfiction and poetry. ...
- He's San Francisco's pugilistic poet, for better or verse (Los Angeles Times)
August Kleinzahler has made a name for himself -- as the bad boy of American poetry -- with his fighting words, and ways. August Kleinzahler gets into fights at poetry readings.
- Joe Biden is definitely a character—but does he have character? - Chicago Daily Observer
Joe Biden is definitely a character—but does he have character?Chicago Daily Observer, IL - 47 minutes agoIt does not include the beauty of our poetry, or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public ...
- Preaching the gospel through rap (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Todd Smith, aka Te'Luvv, doesn't fit the rapper mold. The only gold he wears is a wedding ring. He doesn't curse, drink or claim to have emerged from thug life.
- Authors get rock-star treatment at Brazil festival (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Paulo Cavalcante rode buses for 46 hours from the dusty Brazil northeast to this coastal town for the chance to rub literary shoulders with dramatist Tom Stoppard and other famous writers.
- Arts & Entertainment calendars: Stage & Screen - Times Herald-Record
Arts & Entertainment calendars: Stage & ScreenTimes Herald-Record, NY - 3 hours agoColony Cafe — Poetry by Donald Lev and Home Planet News Benefit, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock, 7 pm July 28. Admission $4. Call 679-5342. ...
- Dante's infernal crimes forgiven - Daily Telegraph
Florence's city council has approved a motion revoking a sentence on Dante from 1302 which stated that he would be executed if he stepped foot in the city again. The sentence forced Dante into exile and he spent the last 20 years of his life ...
- Shaking the tree with fury: Jack Marshall and Julia Hartwig (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Now in his early 70s, the American poet Jack Marshall is acutely conscious of his mortality – a fact that gives a sharp edge to the poignancy of the poems in his latest collection, “The Steel Veil†(Coffee House Press, 124 pages, $16).
- Classical Music - Baltimore Sun
On Stage Elite teens The CCTA Elite Teen Drama Program will present Phantom of the Opera at 7:30 p.m. today, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Reservoir High School in Fulton. The production is the culmination of the Teen... We ...
- Unity party going on right now (The Examiner)
The first of many acts scheduled to rouse audiences into a vibe of unity are already on the stage at the Port Arthur Pavilion.
- John Lundberg: Ranking The Best Poets Ever (HuffingtonPost)
In 1971, James Dickey wrote a letter listing the top ten living American poets. Slotted in third place behind Ezra Pound and W.H. Auden was...James...
- Love and strife under the stars - Charlotte Observer
Love and strife under the starsCharlotte Observer, NC - 28 minutes agoWith most of the action set in the same area, we can settle into our beach chairs, sip our wine and allow Shakespeare's lush poetry to work its magic. ...
- Alsace wine growers looking for a cheesy boost (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The wine growers of the Alsace region in northeast France, close to the Rhine river on the border with Germany, are trying to boost sales by promoting the combination of their mostly white wines with cheese.
- Smell of lie- smell of time - OpEdNews
Smell of lie- smell of timeOpEdNews, PA - 6 hours agoIn the 1960s Russian poet Boris Slutsky wrote this short poem about his times. It is more than relevant now. I changed it a little bit. ...
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