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- Poetry isn't in the cards - Denver Post
For more than a century, nothing but nothing has brought out the shameless sentiment in writers like baseball. Everyone from George Bernard Shaw to Red Smith has taken a swing at distilling the romantic essence of the game into words.
- A pilgrim's progress - Haaretz.com
Ilana Blumberg must have felt a moment of bittersweet satisfaction when her autobiographical "Houses of Study" was shortlisted for the prestigious Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish literature earlier this year. Bittersweet, because although the nomination ...
- Quest for the best - Chandigarh Tribune
Chandigarh TribuneQuest for the bestChandigarh Tribune, India - 1 hour agoIt is celebrated in Urdu poetry and folk idiom. Till recently, it was believed that the Turko-Afghan had imported the kebab into the subcontinent. ...
- Greg Sandow on the future of classical music (Arts Journal)
With sadness, I want to mourn the death of Thomas M. Disch , who wrote the libretti for two of my operas, The Fall of the House of Usher and Frankenstein . The link takes you to his New York Times obituary. If you read it, you'll see that the last few years weren't happy for him.
- AACDP shows film at Buhl church - Twin Falls Times-News
The Immaculate Conception Church will host the African Artists Community Development Project from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the church 1701 Poplar Ave. in Buhl. Everyone is invited to the premier showing of "Waging Peace in Zambia," a short film ...
- Indian River County community connection: June 16 (Vero Press Journal)
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- Canadian poet and playwright James Reaney dies at 81 - CBC News
James Reaney, a poet, author and dramatist of three famous plays about Ontario's feuding Donnelly family, has died. He was 81. Reaney died Wednesday in London, Ont., after a long illness. Reaney won the Governor General's Award for poetry three times ...
- Slam Poetry Team Represents the First Coast (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The members of the Jacksonville youth poetry slam team, Shattered Thought, is preparing to represent the First Coast on a national level.
- The calendar (Miami Herald)
What starts off as a dinner party slowly turns into a poetry showcase with host Ingrid B. As the night rolls on, musicians come out and the party gets wilder. Miami L.I.V.E. @ Santo Restaurant, 430 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach.
- Meditations on the spiritual life - Arlington Advocate
Meditations on the spiritual lifeArlington Advocate, MA - 13 minutes agoI started writing and preaching sermons during my junior year in college. I became serious about writing poetry after graduate school. ...
- WPI to Host Rare Reading by Poets Laureate Gertrude Halstead and ... - Media Newswire (press release)
WPI to Host Rare Reading by Poets Laureate Gertrude Halstead and ...Media Newswire (press release), NY - 3 hours agoWorcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the Worcester County Poetry Association will cosponsor a rare reading by two poets laureate, Gertrude Halstead, ...
- Leeds Latitude festival kicks off: July 18-20 - Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds Latitude festival kicks off: July 18-20Yorkshire Evening Post, UK - 3 hours ago"Last year we only played one day but stayed for three – saw poetry, comedy. It's a lot different from the big mash-up festivals. ...
- Contest aids literacy - Tahlequah Daily Press
Contest aids literacyTahlequah Daily Press, OK - 4 hours agoIt was interesting to examine the numbers in each of the entry categories and see that poetry is still the preferred genre of most writers – except those in ...
- ARTS FESTIVAL: Worthing walk starts SWAG event - Worthing Today
ARTS FESTIVAL: Worthing walk starts SWAG eventWorthing Today, UK - 2 hours agoAn eclectic mix of live music, theatre, comedy, dance, performance poetry and who knows what else. Food and bar available. July 20: Movers and Shakers ...
- Saddling up for a weeklong festival - The Union of Grass Valley
Saddling up for a weeklong festivalThe Union of Grass Valley, CA - May 10, 2008Wednesday at 5:30 pm, the free "Wild Wild West Party" will be held at the rodeo grounds with food, music from Clod Headgate and cowboy poetry from Tony ...
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