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- Thirtysomething love poetry (The New Zealand Herald)
Today is Montana Poetry Day, a chance for the spotlight to fall on a vibrant part of New Zealand's literary landscape. Poetry may not be as fashionable as the novel, it doesn't get adapted for the movies and poets don't tend to grab headlines.
- Poets tackle death and dying for hospice (Scoop.co.nz)
Moonlight, a book of New Zealand poems on death and dying, is being launched at Mercy Hospice Auckland, on 18 July. The anthology, edited by poet Andrew Johnston, is being launched on Montana Poetry Day.
- Poetry in emotion: For some kids, a safety valve - New York Daily News
Middle-school contest winners (including Robert John Hansen, back l.). While a lot of kids de-stress after school with a little Wii time, 14-year-old Robert John Hansen takes pen to paper and writes a few lines of verse. "Instead of me fighting other ...
- City starts search 'parties' to recruit foster families (New York Daily News)
"Fosterware parties," where foster parents recruit others, is part of a parent recruitment frenzy happening across the city this summer as officials work to find homes for 300 teens by September.
- Mental-health conselor named to Florida Bar's Citizens Forum (Pensacola News Journal)
Florida Bar President Jay White appointed Pensacola mental-health counselor Connie Reeves Bookman to the Florida Bar's Citizens Forum for a three-year term.
- Reading and Remembering Rita Joe - Cape Breton
Rita Joe was one of the first poets I had ever heard read their own work live, and after thirty years, I can still remember the occasion. It was blustery, rainy evening, sometime on the cusp of winter and spring, at the Co-Op Bookstore, just after it ...
- The conundrum of Slessor's sixth bell - Brisbane Times
The conundrum of Slessor's sixth bellBrisbane Times, Australia - 2 hours ago"Not only does it have working sketches, but all sorts of reflections on Slessor, poetry in general, practical issues about working on the mural, ...
- Chewstick reaches across town - Royal Gazette
Royal GazetteChewstick reaches across townRoyal Gazette, Bermuda - Jun 12, 2008Part poetry night, part Hip-Hop Freestyle, part Old School Jazz or Reggae Jook Joint, this eclectic event has become the watering hole of choice for not ...
- Shorts in the North - Cherwell Online
Cherwell OnlineShorts in the NorthCherwell Online, UK - 5 hours agoBeing born in Eastern Europe and studying in a school named after Pushkin, the giant of Russian poetry, meant that it was time to experience the gaudy mix ...
- First edition of Shakespeare plays found in US after theft in ... - Edmonton Journal
First edition of Shakespeare plays found in US after theft in ...Edmonton Journal, Canada - Jul 12, 2008... Canterbury Tales; two works by Aelfric, a 10th-century poet, which were published in 1566 and 1709; and a 1612 book of poetry and maps, the university said.
- Flower Fest supports service groups - Lompoc Record
Flower Fest supports service groupsLompoc Record, CA - 1 hour agoVillage Library Poetry Group: The next meeting is at 6:30 pm July 24. New members are welcome. The poetry group was saddened to hear of the passing of one ...
- SARAH AARTHUN - Charlotte.com
REVOLUTIONARY ARTIST: Legendary poet-musician-author Gil Scott-Heron appears in Charlotte for the first time. Scott-Heron (“The Revolution Will Not Be Televisedâ€) is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of rap. He'll perform his ...
- 'Dorean Lives' - Gadsden Times (subscription)
'Dorean Lives'Gadsden Times (subscription), AL - 13 hours ago“She used to write poetry, and she used the name Lady Dorean,†he said. “And after she died, I wanted to let her parents and her family know that I would ...
- From a Dream to a Dream - The Portland Mercury
The Portland MercuryFrom a Dream to a DreamThe Portland Mercury, OR - May 29, 2008"His work is really beautiful and surreal and dreamy, and a lot of it involves these erotic sexual obsessions mixed with really beautiful stories about his ...
- Arts news (The State)
Composer John Fitz Rogers, pianist Phillip Bush and writer Julie Elliott, all of Columbia, have won fellowships from the S.C. Arts Commission. Rogers is a music professor at USC who has been commissioned to write works for musicians and groups around the nation. Bush performs internationally as a soloist and in chamber groups. He has performed with the Philip Glass and Steve Reich ensembles on ...
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