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- Barack, Bill, and Me - Slate
That Barack Obama and William Ayers knew each other during the 1990s may tell us something about the two men. But it says much more about a particular time and place: Hyde Park, Chicago, more than a decade ago. Obama first moved to Chicago in 1985 ...
- The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival - the Sunday Times review - Times Online
The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival has always been an exuberant November celebration, a dance along a cultural “cutting edge”, or perhaps, this year, a bike ride along it. The 31st festival, ending today with a re-creation of a John ...
- Visiting Writers Series welcomes two award-winning authors - HollandSentinel.com
Visiting Writers Series welcomes two award-winning authorsHollandSentinel.com, MI - 4 hours agoMonson: For the most part, my interests are limited to prose and poetry, and the space between, although I have been playing with some video lately. ...
- Arts: Choose Your Weapon - It's A Battle Of Words With Haiku Death Match And The Joy Of Text (Cleveland Scene)
By Michael Gill In the final round of last year's Haiku Death Match, champion (and Lakewood poet laureate) Jack McGuane delivered the final blow to second-place finisher Ray McNiece by asking, "Ray, what have you done today to earn the warmth of the sun and the smell of lilacs?" Later, in an interview with poet George Bilgere, who covered the event for WKSU, McNiece would jokingly accuse ...
- Beth Jackson to help select nation's best children's book - Daily Post-Anian
As a school librarian since 1977, Beth Jackson has a pretty good idea on what children like to read. That background is coming in handy with her selection as one of 15 panelists nationwide who'll be charged with the responsibility of choosing the ...
- Eleventh judge in Butte County sworn in Friday - Oroville Mercury-Register
The honorable Clare Keithley, left, is sworn in by the honorable Stephen Benson, right, as a new judge for the Superior Court of California on Friday at Butte County Courthouse in Oroville. (Jason Halley/Staff Photo) OROVILLE -- Veteran prosecutor ...
- Norwich: School district pays tribute to exceptional students - Record-Journal
Scott Fain, principal of Wequonnoc Elementary School, honored Bryant Campos-Sanchez with a top student award Tuesday, describing him as the “opposite of a tattle-taler.” Campos-Sanchez, Fain explained, tells others about what his classmates did ...
- See how you did on last week's local literary quiz - Baltimore Sun
See how you did on last week's local literary quizBaltimore Sun, United States - 7 minutes agoBut even as the organization fought for integration, he sought to establish strong African-American institutions. 6. The Jungle,Upton Sinclair's expose of ...
- UI Writers' Workshop members finalists for award - Iowa City Press Citizen
UI Writers' Workshop members finalists for awardIowa City Press Citizen, IA - 7 hours ago... Scibona were among five writers picked in the fiction category, while former instructor Mark Doty was among the five selected in the poetry category. ...
- Young soprano reaches others through song - Southwest Virginia Today
Southwest Virginia TodayYoung soprano reaches others through songSouthwest Virginia Today, VA - 41 minutes agoIn one entry she describes her eldest daughter as having a “focus on reading classics, writing poetry and singing opera.” As a Floyd County High School ...
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog - New Yorker
The Elegance of the HedgehogNew Yorker, United States - 2 hours agoThe Book Bench: Poetry best not read sober, Don DeLillo weighs in, embedded novels. The Cartoon Lounge: Fishing for debates, John McCain tries to get ...
- Will Frankfurt open Turkey's censored books? (Guardian Unlimited)
Some see the book fair's spotlight as a sign that censorship's power is waning. As Alison Flood discovers, others are less hopeful
- Trio dedicated to helping young people (The Eagle-Tribune)
LAWRENCE — Their friendship goes beyond watching sports, going out for a bite to eat and visiting each other's family. Troy Lazaro, Jackson Garcia and Roberto German are educators helping minority students find a niche in Catholic schools.
- Gooch stands tall in long list of Kerry legends - Irish Independent
Gooch stands tall in long list of Kerry legendsIrish Independent, Ireland - 41 minutes agoAbout how his whole life's a prayer to football, about games he elevated to poetry, opponents he turned to clay. They tell you of a steel that was always ...
- Halloween a chance to let inner artist emerge - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Halloween a chance to let inner artist emergeClarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - 1 hour agoPoetry readings, an art show by Brandt Hardin and several intense chess matches kept us entertained until the results started coming in. ...
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