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- NAC Corner: Power of poetry creates connections in unlikely places - Norwich Bulletin
NAC Corner: Power of poetry creates connections in unlikely placesNorwich Bulletin, CT - 11 minutes agoHowever, there was something unusual on the schedule — poetry. The event was hosted by Reliance House and Southeastern Mental Health Authority. ...
- 'Musings of One Thousand and One Nights of Solitude': Author Releases ... - Forbes
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- "Thinking about the events and feelings, about the ups and downs, which shape our lives, as opposed to just living them, lends color and depth to what otherwise is little more than a humdrum existence ...
- Litchfield Student's Poem Wins IMPAC Award - Litchfield Enquirer
Litchfield Student's Poem Wins IMPAC AwardLitchfield Enquirer, CT - 2 hours agoStudents from Litchfield County were awarded the top statewide prizes in prose and poetry last Sunday in the 11th annual IMPAC-Connecticut State University ...
- Lesbos Residents Take Group to Court Over Use of "Lesbian" - Advocate
A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between gay women and the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos. Three islanders from Lesbos -- home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women -- have taken a gay rights group to ...
- Plotting a Crime - Wall Street Journal
For her new novel "My Sister, My Love," the acclaimed Joyce Carol Oates writes in the voice of 19-year-old Skyler Rampike, the only surviving child of an infamous American family, a decade after the murder of Skyler's 6-year-old sister Bliss, an ice ...
- Webster Defines it an Author Refines it, "Womanhood" a Poet's Perspective (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
What happens when the human spirit endures loss, betrayal, addiction, depression, and self-doubt? Poet/Author Yolanda Merz answers these questions and more in her book The Words I Speak: A Poet's Perspective.
- Claudia Emerson (Pendulum)
At 28, Claudia Emerson decided to change her career from rural mail carrier and used bookstore owner to poet. Little did she know that her passion would turn into the Pulitzer Prize winning book, “Late Wife.â€
- Commitment at UVa. Aids High Black Graduation Rate - Daily Herald
More black students graduate from the University of Virginia within six years than from any other public university in the country, and here's why: institutional commitment, an admissions process that selects strong students, generous financial aid ...
- False role models - DAWN Group
IT was quite surprising to read the news item (June 19) that the APDM leaders will expose Asif Zardari’s corruption if he fails to restore the judiciary. What a noble way of blackmailing and combating corruption. In other words, they will never ...
- Beat poet wins Ruth Lilly prize - Los Angeles Times
Beat poet wins Ruth Lilly prizeLos Angeles Times, CA - Apr 29, 2008... as to Being itself," Christian Wiman, chair of the selection committee, said in a statement Tuesday. "His poetry is a testament to the sacredness of the ...
- Pratt: 'I like songs that have a story' (Rapid City Journal)
Local singer, songwriter and comedian Gordy Pratt will be involved in this weekend’s Performers' Gallery at the Bullock Hotel in Deadwood, and plans to attend the Black Hills Songwriters workshop June 23-27. He took a few minutes to discuss songwriting and share a little bit about his personal process.
- Education Briefs (The Glen Ellyn Sun)
Local students earn Merit Scholarships
- Group to join anti-smoking lawsuit - Chillicothe Gazette
Group to join anti-smoking lawsuitChillicothe Gazette, OH - Apr 22, 2008Ohio University-Chillicothe students and community members will have a poetry reading tonight. "A Poetry Afternoon" will be 4:30 to 6:30 pm today in the ...
- Arts festival to highlight local seniors - Allentown Examiner
Arts festival to highlight local seniorsAllentown Examiner, USA - 2 hours ago... 3 pm daily and features a variety-style show revue with performances in vocal, dance, musical instrument, comedy, drama, poetry, storytelling and more. ...
- Brownbox Presents Chad Goller-Sojourner's Solo Show 7/11 - Broadway World
Brownbox Presents Chad Goller-Sojourner's Solo Show 7/11Broadway World, NY - 2 hours agoAt times funny, biting and somber Sitting in Circles with Rich White Girls: Memoirs of a Bulimic Black Boy chronicles the performer's life-long affair with ...
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