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- Vancouver vote a big one for future - 24 Hours Vancouver
Vancouver vote a big one for future24 Hours Vancouver, Canada - 11 hours agoBy BILL TIELEMAN In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak in poetry and the one who can only speak in prose. ...
- Read, shop and swap at the Book Festival - Johns Hopkins News-Letter
Read, shop and swap at the Book FestivalJohns Hopkins News-Letter, MD - 7 hours agoFor the young and young at heart, there is a kid's corner complete with free hands-on projects such as magnetic poetry and create-your-own-bookmark. ...
- Obama Tapped Hal Prince, Michael Chabon to Craft Culture Plank (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Barack Obama writes poetry, gets props from Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z, and is the first White House contender to include a far-reaching arts plank in his platform.
- The taste of ink - Manila Times
From vivid tattoos to flashy cars, from rocking bands to urban flavored graffiti and to the jaw-dropping girls in skimpy bikinis strutting their stuff onstage, Dutdutan 2008 had it all under one roof. The biggest tattoo convention in the Philippines ...
- Five things to do: Nov. 6 (The Record)
The Morris County Historical Society's annual Armistice Ball will be a throwback to the 1920s with period costumes (military and otherwise) as well as jazz and, of course, dancing. For those who don't know the Charleston, a dance workshop will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.
- The Oprah effect - Isthmus
The Oprah effectIsthmus, WI - 25 minutes agoAn electrifying spoken-word program track features four-time national poetry slam champion Patricia Smith, the Midwest Youth Slam All-Stars, the UW's First ...
- Writers read in USI's RopeWalk series - Evansville Courier-Press
Guest writers from California and Pennsylvania will share their verse and prose in readings at the University of Southern Indiana this month as part of the RopeWalk Reading Series. They’ll sell and sign copies of their books at the end of the ...
- A sunny musical forecast - California Aggie
In a world where irony and self-deprecation have become the norm for all things cool, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz has maintained his sunny position in the music industry. Mraz will perform tonight at 7:30 in Freeborn Hall. Opening for Mraz is Irish ...
- The National Book Awards (Time Magazine)
As judges select the year's best books in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature, TIME looks back at the award's past
- Inmate-turned-poet brings his message to Salinas - Monterey County Herald
Inmate-turned-poet brings his message to SalinasMonterey County Herald, CA - 16 hours agoIt was while in prison that he learned to read and write, as well as take an interest in poetry, taking a particular interest in the work of Latino poets ...
- What Does Poetry Mean to You? (About.com)
I love those quotes all stumbled upon and "right"... They're so much better than the quotes that I search for, the ones that I wish said just the right thing....
- Gurruwiwi follows the morning star - The Australian
Gurruwiwi follows the morning starThe Australian, Australia - 1 hour agoPrevious winners include Lin Onus and Brook Andrew (visual arts), Tracey Moffatt (scriptwriting), Kevin Gilbert and Alexander Brown (poetry), ...
- KANSAI: Who & What - The Japan Times
KANSAI: Who & WhatThe Japan Times, Japan - 10 hours ago... will give a talk in English titled "A poet's prose: the economy and voice of moving," about what it is to move from writing poetry to prose, and more. ...
- Angelou, Lear Get Awards In Philadelphia - WCBS-TV New York
Angelou, Lear Get Awards In PhiladelphiaWCBS-TV New York, NY - 27 minutes agoUpon his election in 1992, Bill Clinton — affectionately referred to as the nation's first black president — asked Angelou to compose a poem and read it at ...
- Poetry, politics mix in race (Albany Times Union)
Assemblyman Jack McEneny and lawyer-poet Terry O'Neill squaring off in 104th district ALBANY ? Longtime State Assemblyman Jack McEneny, D-Albany, is facing a challenge this year from a poetry-writing attorney with a deep admiration for the State Police.Terry O'Neill, 55, is running on the Republican line. O'Neill is known for his poetic contributions that inject humor into political blogs, but ...
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