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- Wachusett Writers' and Poets' Club honors a founder - Sentinel & Enterprise
WESTMINSTER -- Members of the Wachusett Writers' and Poets' Club honored a founding member Monday in the best way they know how -- through writing. Petersham resident Judith Davis, who helped found the club in 2003, died last week at age 87. Members ...
- India v Australia day three as it happened (BBC News)
India establish a 301-run lead after reaching 100-0 in their second innings on the third day of the second Test against Australia.
- Poetry addressing world's violence - Louisville Courier-Journal
Poetry addressing world's violenceLouisville Courier-Journal, KY - 4 hours agoHer poem "Ruin is Not the End of Anything" is nothing short of a prayer, asking God to hold him in all your arms. At the sword's edge, turn him to water. ...
- Ideas For Creative Writing Lesson Plans - Students (BellaOnline)
Knowing if you have a gifted creative writing student or young child in the family can be guesswork - but there are clues! Nurturing these early signs of short story writing talent could make the difference between raising an undiscovered genius or a blossoming successful writer.Resources here...
- Alice McDowell wins Dan Davin Award - Southland Times
Southland TimesAlice McDowell wins Dan Davin AwardSouthland Times, New Zealand - 10 minutes agoMarion McLean won the poetry competition with her poem A Pantoum for Autumn 1964. The short story award for school-aged aspiring writers has run since 1995, ...
- Soldier-poet reads to Madison High students - Dailyrecord.com
Soldier-poet reads to Madison High studentsDailyrecord.com, NJ - 7 hours ago"I am one of those people who thought poetry was mainly about nature, flowers, emotions," Yuqing said after hearing Turner read from his highly acclaimed ...
- Poetry in motion — - Aspen Times
Instead of letting the recent Aspen Middle School deconstruction project distract their students, several teachers made a lesson out of it. Ordinarily, sixth-grade teacher Mark Munger would have spent the first part of the year teaching his students ...
- 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
- Does Your Personality Influence Who You Vote For? (Science Daily)
Does your personality influence who you vote for? The short answer is yes, according to one professor of psychology. As Americans go to the polls in record numbers to vote for the next U.S. president, some voters will crave social stability and others will crave social change. Liberals and conservatives divide according to these personality preferences.
- Centennial girl: ‘Anne of Green Gables' turns 100 (The Kansas City Star)
Anne Shirley, the main character in L. M. Montgomery's acclaimed novel "Anne of Green Gables," is introduced to readers as a sad figure, an orphan without a person in the world who loves her. Despite her lonely introduction, Anne has captured the hearts of generations of young women.
- Ex-financial adviser: Finances should follow life planning - Duluth News Tribune
Ex-financial adviser: Finances should follow life planningDuluth News Tribune, MN - 26 minutes agoQ: You were a literature major at Harvard and you spend hours each day meditating, writing poetry and taking photographs. Have your life plan and interests ...
- Stratford Library gets kids' 'nook' - Connecticut Post
Stratford Library gets kids' 'nook'Connecticut Post, CT - 3 hours agoBy RICHARD WEIZEL STRATFORD -- From Grisham mysteries to the poetry of Frost and Tolstoy classics, Carol Pieper was never without a book in her hands, ...
- Maleka pioneers first house Mbaqanga album (Mmegi)
FRANCISTOWN: Thapelo Maleka, who goes by the alias MC Maswe, is a man on a mission as he has set out to create his own music genre. He explains that this hybrid music genre mixes mbaqanga and house music.
- Gross honours grandpa with war film (Jam! Showbiz)
Paul Gross was searching for the poetry when he crafted Passchendaele, his epic film about Canadian tragedy and valour in the First World War.
- Former secondary school teacher Margaret Fieldhouse dies - Scarborough Today
Former secondary school teacher Margaret Fieldhouse diesScarborough Today, UK - 10 hours ago"She was a very creative person and enjoyed writing and art, and also did a lot of poetry." A copy of the book can be found at Scarborough Library. ...
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