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- Soul Plays offer classics with a twist - The Voyager
Soul Plays offer classics with a twistThe Voyager, FL - 5 hours ago"The Colored Museum," written by George C. Wolfe, is a commentary about African-American life in America through various characters and scenes. ...
- 'Geritol Follies' return to Stranahan Theater - Toledo Blade
'Geritol Follies' return to Stranahan TheaterToledo Blade, OH - 1 hour agoZihuatanejo is a National Poetry Slam finalist, a Grand Slam Spoken Word champion, and HBO Def poet. He has performed his poetry at universities, ...
- Holidaymakers offered the chance to live like a poet (BBC News)
The house where Dylan Thomas was born and wrote much of his poetry opens after a three year restoration project.
- Poetry – and pain – of the perfect put-down - Daily Telegraph
As the Hollywood master of the catty quip dies, Christopher Howse recalls some crushingly clever remarks. An entertaining recent obituary in the paper contained some of the put-downs of Richard Blackwell, queen of the fashion bitches and compiler of ...
- Poem of the week: Life - guardian.co.uk
Poem of the week: Lifeguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoThis lightness of touch and modesty of tone are also evident in this week's poem, the anthology favourite, "Life". Barbauld dares to express herself simply. ...
- Parents ‘work hard and take a risk’ to form a high school (The Villager)
Imagine an independent high school that thinks outside of the typical classroom box. A high school that partners with The New School, local museums and other cultural institutions to provide its students with additional learning and mentoring opportunities that make the entire city their classroom.
- Credit crunch makes digital strategy more critical, says Carter - Guardian Unlimited
The new government minister in charge of a string of vital decisions about Britain's media and technology industries has claimed that the importance of securing their future has increased due to the global financial crisis. Stephen Carter, who was ...
- The Lookout: All eyes on Newburyport photographer's 'Bits and Pieces' - The Daily News of Newburyport
The Lookout: All eyes on Newburyport photographer's 'Bits and Pieces'The Daily News of Newburyport, MA - 4 hours agoIn addition to the artwork, the show incorporates the poetry of members of the Newburyport-based Powow River Poets. According to Powow River Poets founder ...
- Dorisruth Cutler, 79 - HollandSentinel.com
Dorisruth Cutler, 79HollandSentinel.com, MI - Oct 21, 2008She was a lover of poetry, books, politics and family. She graduated from West Suburban Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago in 1950, and was a devoted ...
- The crowning glory of Tennyson's life's work - Merinews
The crowning glory of Tennyson's life's workMerinews, India - 15 hours agoIn the third stanza, the poet speaks to his dear ones, asking them not to be sad at the last, to have courage enough to overcome the sadness of personal ...
- Reading the right signs - The Province
Reading the right signsThe Province, Canada - 1 hour ago"We have publishers, book sellers, authors, poets and the poetry slam, the Federation of BC Writers -- probably the only place where they get together in a ...Psst, the word's back on the street Vancouver Sunall 2 news articles
- When faces come out of the rain (Toronto Star)
There's a passage in When the Devil Holds the Candle , by the Norwegian mystery writer Karin Fossum, in which her detective, obviously a literary sort, reflects on what he likes about poetry: "It's like playing Virtual Reality, he thought. Poof! – and you're in a different landscape."
- Boris Godunov, ENO - the Sunday Times review - Times Online
Times OnlineBoris Godunov, ENO - the Sunday Times reviewTimes Online, UK - 6 hours agoTobias Hoheisel, creator of the set for Tim Albery’s dark, austere staging, simply ignores the various locations specified in Musorgsky’s own libretto. ...
- Celebrating the poetry of the "golden generation" (The Sentinel)
If you have ever tried to write a poem, you know how difficult it can be. Often, the attempt results in a train wreck of words you must search through to find a line or two worth saving.
- Retired Air Force nurse turns to verse - Gallup Independent
Retired Air Force nurse turns to verseGallup Independent, NM - 2 hours ago... for “Powder: Writing by Women in the Ranks, from Vietnam to Iraq,” a first-ever collection of prose and poetry by women who have served in the military. ...
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