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- Performing her duty (The Capital)
Alice Butler Bradshaw was 21 years old when she cast her first ballot in 1924, just four years after the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. In every election since then, Mrs. Bradshaw has faithfully made her way to the polls.
- Rich seam of fine lines wins former mining engineer McCash award - The Herald
Rich seam of fine lines wins former mining engineer McCash awardThe Herald, UK - 16 hours agoA former mining engineer from Ayrshire who retrained as a psychiatric nurse has won the first prize of £750 in the annual McCash Scots Poetry Competition, ...
- La Voca is coming - Edmonton Journal
She's back from performing at an awards gala in Stockholm, Sweden -- with side excursions to Russia and Greece, plus a stop at the Beijing Olympics -- and now soprano Renee Fleming is coming to Edmonton. And she loves it. "Trust me," she says from ...
- Isiah is Set to Release a Mini Series of Book - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Isiah is Set to Release a Mini Series of BookPR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 46 minutes agoIn October 2007 Isiah won an Editor's Choice Award For Outstanding Achievement In Poetry for his poem "Life" .In June of 2008 Isiah Hurts also released a ...
- Fueled by Pride, Tree Heads to Capitol - New York Times
Fueled by Pride, Tree Heads to CapitolNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoAn 80-gallon bladder attached to the trunk is filled daily with water to ensure that the tree would not turn brown. About 80 other trees were felled in the ...
- "Twilight" improves on trite vampire novel a bit - Grand Rapids Press
True confessions: I'm a literature snob, and maybe that's why I can't swoon over the pedestrian prose in Stephenie Meyer's best-selling vampire romance series. Before the legions of obsessed tween female fans -- and their mothers -- throw rotten ...
- Poet lands book deal with major publisher - Pioneer Press
Poet lands book deal with major publisherPioneer Press, MN - 26 minutes agoHe sent poems to Poetry magazine for 15 years before it accepted one. During one "desperate time" in his busy life, he wrote from 2 to 4 am, then went back ...
- Black Affairs Council starts scholarship court (The Red and Black)
To celebrate a quarter-century of work supporting black culture on campus, the Black Affairs Council is hosting its annual BAC week with a new twist. "The Legacy Continues: Living the Legacy, Fulfilling the Dream for 25 Years" features staple programs such as Café Soul but will crown the first ever Court of Distinction this year.
- Leeds poet on a prize rich list - Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds poet on a prize rich listYorkshire Evening Post, UK - 2 hours agoShe was just 19 when she wrote her collection of poetry, Trouble Came to the Turnip and was the youngest on the long list of 16. She was delighted to hear ...
- Art book features work of UTSA faculty, alumni - UTSA Today
UTSA TodayArt book features work of UTSA faculty, alumniUTSA Today, TX - 16 minutes agoNan Cuba has edited two anthologies and published stories, poems and reviews in Quarterly West, Columbia: A Magazine of Poetry and Prose, Harvard Review, ...
- Insular? Us? No peace prizes in prospect on the literary scene - Slate
We love it when the post titles tell the story. The Swedish Academy speaks on why Americans don't win Nobel literature prizes, Adam Kirsh puts the case for home-grown fiction, and readers get to comment on all of it. A quick scan of the " Culturebox ...
- Various Artists: Love, Peace & Poetry: Chilean Psychedelic Music ... - Times Online
Various Artists: Love, Peace & Poetry: Chilean Psychedelic Music ...Times Online, UK - 53 minutes agoToday, online resources have closed the gaps that the Love, Peace & Poetry series first bridged a decade ago, but Normal Records still sequences some steamy ...
- Donald Rodney In Retrospect at Institute of International Visual Arts - Art Daily
Donald Rodney In Retrospect at Institute of International Visual ArtsArt Daily - Nov 4, 2008Though his work continually evolved, Rodney never abandoned his use of self-portraiture in which he would often explore recurring themes of black ...
- Geek talk, street talk and other musings on language - Kentucky New Era
Geeks and nerds used to be defined as people with poor social skills. The terms were rather cruel and were sometime applied to people who just had an unusual fascination with some aspect of life. Computers seemed to often attract nerds and geeks. Now ...
- Words make lifelong companions for those who are inclined ... - The Republican - MassLive.com
Words make lifelong companions for those who are inclined ...The Republican - MassLive.com, MA - 3 hours agoIt was near the end of the show, and she was angry with Freddie for his incessant poetry of love. She didn't want poetry. She wanted action, not words. ...
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