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- Jason Shinder | Literary innovator, 52 - Philadelphia Daily News
Jason Shinder, 52, a poet, anthologist and teacher who founded the YMCA National Writer's Voice program, one of the country's largest networks of literary-arts centers, died April 25 at his home in Manhattan. He also lived in Provincetown, Mass. His ...
- From Verse to Controversy -- And Fleeting Fame - Wall Street Journal
William Cullen Bryant: Author of America By Gilbert H. Muller (State University of New York Press, 410 pages, $30) When poet and newspaperman William Cullen Bryant died in June 1878, the mayor of New York ordered the city's flags lowered to half mast ...
- How to read Cicero's gobbets - Times Online
A century or so ago, the English word “gobbet†was given a new lease of life. This obscure term for a small lump of something unsavoury (mud, raw meat, snot) was reborn. It now referred to a short extract of text, one that was often set as an ...
- Gustaw Holoubek: Leading actor in Polish theatre - The Independent
His roles were epoch-making. Yet, whether he played Napoleon or Hamlet, Alceste in Molière's Misanthrope, or Woland in the television adaptation of Bulgakov's Master and Margarita, Gustaw Holoubek invariably remained himself. The actor who became ...
- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Time Capsules column - Trading Markets (press release)
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Time Capsules columnTrading Markets (press release), CA - 4 hours agoHe also practiced his philosophy in his secret passion -- writing poetry. Meacham was 51 when he first sold one of his lyric poems to a magazine -- for $6. ...
- 'Cowboy Christmas' this weekend - WMI Central
Bareback rider Shawn Best of Omak, Wash. returns from his mount at last year's Deuces Wild Rodeo in Show Low. The best rodeo stars in the West will be in the White Mountains this weekend wtih rodeos in Show Low, Springerville and St. Johns. WHITE ...
- When Free Speech Doesn’t Come Free - Al-Bawaba
Al-BawabaWhen Free Speech Doesn’t Come FreeAl-Bawaba, Jordan - 31 minutes agoRemi Kanazi is the editor of the forthcoming anthology of poetry, Poets For Palestine, which can be pre-ordered at www.PoetsForPalestine.com. ...
- Famous dissident and human rights activist, defender of KC, celebrates ... - Kavkaz-Center
Lithuanian human rights activist Viktoras Pyatkus, who has 40 years of dissident experience, was the one who founded the Lithuanian Chapter of the Helsinki Group during the times of the USSR along with his associates. Mr. Piatkus received 4 prison ...
- 'Someone missed something,' says family of woman who died in now-suspended detox program (The Wilmington Star-News)
When Jennifer Gardner checked herself into a detoxification program just before Christmas, she expected to stay three or four days while being medically weaned off the heroin that had popped in and out repeatedly throughout her young life.
- Outdoor notes: Lumberjack competition comes to Thanksgiving Point (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Thanksgiving Point will host the first round of STIHL Timbersports Series June 6 and 7 as part of its Wild Outdoor Festival. Timbersports will bring together professional athletes from around the world to compete in eight traditional lumberjack disciplines, including single buck, stock and hot saw,
- Thousands attend annual Book Fest (Bowling Green Daily News)
Books, authors and readers came together by the thousands Saturday at the 10th annual Southern Kentucky Book Fest at the Sloan Convention Center.
- DONNA WILLIAMS WILL BE ONLINE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON APRIL 16, 2008 (Awares)
Just a reminder that the next in our series of Awares one-day online autism seminars in 2008 features one of the world's most celebrated writers with autism, Donna Williams.
- KCET & Union Bank present 'Local Hero' awards - IndiaPost.com
KCET & Union Bank present 'Local Hero' awardsIndiaPost.com, CA - 48 minutes ago... and all four seasons of the HBO show Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry. • Through ingenious resourcefulness, Tony Yip built his love of customizing ...
- Olympian, Legendary Swimmer Gary Hall Jr. Teams With Lilly to Serve as ... - Forbes
INDIANAPOLIS, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Media conference call with Gary Hall Jr.: Monday, June 30, 2:00 PM EDT United States: (800) 553-0327 International: +1 (612) 332-0226 When Olympian Gary Hall Jr. was diagnosed with diabetes, his ...
- Tracking down a real-life Indiana Jones - Niagara Falls Review
Tracking down a real-life Indiana JonesNiagara Falls Review, Canada - 57 minutes agoThere are yellowing photos of crocodiles and ancient ruins, journal entries about conquests and original poetry about taking risks. ...
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