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- Celebs, politicians, best-selling authors at National Book Festival (Cape Cod Times)
WASHINGTON — Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival.
- Cowboy poets make audiences feel the pull of the open trail - ScrippsNews
PALMER, Alaska -- Jim Reader and T.J. Casey are the kind of cowboys who still rustle stock, who proclaim their country-folk status with big hats, blue jeans and calloused fingers. Their callouses aren't earned entirely through ranching -- although ...
- Education Watch notebook - Topeka Capital Journal
Education Watch notebookTopeka Capital Journal, KS - 56 minutes agoThe following students placed in poetry: Daphne Tibbetts, ninth-grader at WRHS, first place; Rachel Strohkorb, eighth-grader at WRMS, third place; ...
- Son of Nun and the art of struggle - Socialist Worker Online
Son of Nun and the art of struggleSocialist Worker Online, IL - 41 minutes agoI used to write poetry. That's how I came into it. Basically, a friend of mine was in a band, and he was like "hey, we're practicing. ...
- McCain Makes Strides In NJ - The Bulletin
A new Quinnipiac University poll showed this week that Sen. John McCain has cut Sen. Barack Obama's lead in New Jersey to 3 points, just outside the poll's margin of error. Reflecting a surge of support from white voters, Mr. McCain closed the gap to ...
- Hmong fashion show brings "Fresh Traditions" to the Varsity Theater - Twin Cities Planet
Hmong fashion show brings "Fresh Traditions" to the Varsity TheaterTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 7 hours agoBy Justin Schell , TC Daily Planet On Saturday night, the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT) will present the second annual Fresh Traditions fashion ...
- An Olympic photo finish - National Post
An Olympic photo finishNational Post, Canada - 22 hours agoLong before Kevin Light was an Olympic men's eight rower, he was a kid in British Columbia with a camera. This summer Light experienced two firsts: an ...
- Words and lyrics by... Billy Steinberg (The Desert Sun)
In the pantheon of great pop-rock songwriters, Billy Steinberg was a fortunate son. Growing up in Palm Springs in the late-1950s and '60s, Steinberg played Scrabble with Lucille Ball. Frank Sinatra showed him his train set.
- Columbus students remember tragedy (The Deming Headlight)
To remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Mrs. Kennon's third graders at Columbus Elementary School this year crystallized their thoughts in writing, with illustration, poetry and in Spanish for later translation.
- It's Friday, and the BudBlog belongs to you (and to the poets in our midst) (The Post-Standard)
Syracuse, N.Y. -- It's Friday and as always on this day in the week here on the BudBlog, I put up my feet and leave the writing to others. This time around? It turns out that we're heavy on poetry.
- Two-minute drill with UL wideout Caleb Rubin - The Daily Advertiser
Two-minute drill with UL wideout Caleb RubinThe Daily Advertiser, LA - 45 minutes agoA: I used to write poetry. I don't do it too much anymore. I just enjoy writing. It started out when I had to do some assignments for class. ...
- Edinburg centennial celebration begins next week - Monitor
Edinburg centennial celebration begins next weekMonitor, TX - 13 hours agoThere will also be a centennial reception with a proclamation and poetry readings next week. "We wanted to get the community involved," Vleck said. ...
- Dorothy West’s Highlands Home is Landmark on Heritage Trail (Vineyard Gazette)
Longtime friends and followers of the late Dorothy West gathered on Saturday afternoon in the shade on a hot August day to pay tribute to the writer, who was the last surviving member of the Harlem renaissance, and to share memories. A new stone was unveiled at her former home on Myrtle avenue in an area of Oak Bluffs known as the Highlands, where the cottages are brushed with dappled sunlight ...
- John Steele Gordon on the Financial Mess: Greed, Stupidity, Delusion ... - New York Times Blogs
John Steele Gordon , an author who specializes in financial and business history, has a helpful pedigree: both his grandfathers held seats on the New York Stock Exchange. His 2004 book An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power ...
- Ahmed Faraz, revolutionary Urdu poet (International Herald Tribune)
The revolutionary Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz, whose name is synonymous in South Asia with modern Urdu poetry, died Aug. 25 in Islamabad. He was 77.
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