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- A 'legend' passes on - Kingston Whig
When retired Gananoque postman John Nalon heard that his old friend Hal (Moose) McCarney was laid up in hospital with a broken leg, his first instinct was to rush into Kingston and pay him a visit. On second thought, Nalon figured -correctly - that ...
- RPT-FEATURE-Book ban ends rare Arab-Israeli cultural exchange - Forbes
HAIFA, Israel, Oct 1 (Reuters) - For 15 years Israeli Saleh Abbasi has traded books between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbours, fostering a rare cultural link. But in August Israeli authorities suddenly refused to renew his trading licence ...
- Shops introduce a festive flavour Advertising feature - Henley Standard
Henley StandardShops introduce a festive flavour Advertising featureHenley Standard, UK - 1 hour agoAlison Brumfitt will perform humorous poetry, followed by live music and a magician. Little Nellies sweet shop will be offering face-painting, ...
- Pulitzer-prize winning poet Carruth dead (Jam! Showbiz)
MUNNSVILLE, N.Y. - Hayden Carruth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who wrote about the ordinary folks who inhabited his world, has died. He was 87.
- Noteworthy books 2008: 10 panelists, 10 books each (Belleville News-Democrat)
Thorough and wide-ranging, but rather impersonal.
- Vastly different Williams, Puccini works, similar treatment - Baltimore Sun
Vastly different Williams, Puccini works, similar treatmentBaltimore Sun, United States - 23 hours agobased on Whitman's poem. It begins with the orchestra creating the sound of a relentless march to war, the drums propelling ominously. ...
- THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND - Vineland Daily Journal
THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKENDVineland Daily Journal, NJ - 5 hours agoThird annual fall fun festival, features parade 10 am; a chili cook-off and classic and antique car show, 10 am to 3 pm; a baking contest; tether balloon ...
- Sign up for poetry event - Moorpark Acorn
Sign up for poetry eventMoorpark Acorn, USA - 6 hours ago... to participate in the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, a competition that engages highschool students in the presentation of poetry through ...
- Review: Life Under Water by Maura Dooley (Guardian Unlimited)
There's water everywhere in poetry these days, from Sean O'Brien's The Drowned Book to Jorie Graham's Sea Change, Brigit Pegeen Kelly's rain and rivers to the "ocean in our lungs" of Michael Symmons Roberts's "The Kingdom of Water is Coming". With this collection, shortlisted for this year's TS Eliot prize, Maura Dooley becomes the latest poet to dip in a toe — but while it's undeniably a ...
- Close to Home: Midstate Highlights - Maine Sunday Telegram
The Auburn Fire Department will hold its 11th annual free open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Central Fire Station, 550 Minot Ave. The event is designed to teach families about fire safety and prevention. There will be free pizza and soft ...
- Freddie Mac and Cheese - New York Times Blogs
Freddie Mac and CheeseNew York Times Blogs, NY - 20 minutes ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Star struck (Courier-Post)
Before Vincent van Gogh could make what would become one of the world's most famous and beloved images, he had to figure out how to use color to paint the blackness of night -- and how to do it in the dark.
- Town extends tenure of its poet laureate (The Indianapolis Star)
Jennifer Evans has been appointed to a second two-year term as the town's poet laureate.
- Too Close for Comfort - Washington Post
Sandra Beasley's first book, "Theories of Falling," won the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize. She lives in the District and is an editor at the American Scholar. (Courtesy Author) When I first walked in all I could say was, "Wow." Maryanne explained that ...
- What to say about ... Pete Postlethwaite's King Lear - Guardian Unlimited
"Of course King Lear is about disintegration," you say with a hint of your academic prowess. "Of course it is fragmentary, jagged-edged, with violent swerves in scale and tone. Of course it is veined with absurdity as well as terror," you continue ...
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