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- Tuesday Writing Essentials Spotlight - Gather.com
Last week we collected recommendations of others' best work to spotlight. They include: Ivy .. Â highlighted Peter Wimsey's Yard Sale article ; he's done another this week as well: The Gather Yard Sale for the First Sunday in July dianne j ...
- Exam pits pop's lyrical prowess against Raleigh (Guardian Unlimited)
Cambridge University finalists have been asked to demonstrate their three years of intensive study at a world-class institution in an exam question that compared the poetry of Sir Walter Raleigh with the lyrics of the pop singer Amy Winehouse.
- Prestigious Griffin Poetry Prizes to be handed out at dinner in Toronto (Jam! Showbiz)
TORONTO - Authors Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje are among the literary stars set to celebrate the best in poetry tonight at a dinner in downtown Toronto.
- Dynamic Duos - NPR News
This past weekend I saw two duos perform. One was Tim and Eric of Tim and Eric Awesome Show and the other was Mecca Normal. A friend introduced me to Tim and Eric's work a few months ago. Their show is on Adult Swim though I've only seen their videos ...
- Aussie director hopes to inspire young filmmakers - Scoop
Australian director Baz Luhrmann has made his name with films like Romeo+Juliet and Moulin Rouge. For the past few years he has been in the Australian outback shooting a new film called Australia, featuring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. 'No Safety ...
- Willie Nelson - Houston Chronicle
A recent exhaustive biography about Willie Nelson rid me of the need to ask much about the minutiae of his life. So, for the most part, we stuck to songs. Despite the beat-up guitar, the pot smoking, the braids, the tall tales from rowdier days and ...
- Arts and Review - Nigerian Tribune
Nigerian TribuneArts and ReviewNigerian Tribune, Nigeria - 58 minutes agoProfessor Oyewale Tomori wondered why some Nigerians don’t use their power of imagination while others use it wrongly before reading a poem in Yoruba ...
- Amy Winehouse gets into Cambridge (Times Online)
As spoken verse, it may scan a little awkwardly, and the rhymes could be considered somewhat laboured. But Amy Winehouse might argue that her lyrics were never intended to be scrutinised by the poetry brains of Cambridge University.
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Over the next few days, it is going to be impossible for any MotoGP fan worth their salt to avoid hearing the phrase "nestling in the Tuscan hills." For the MotoGP circus returns once again to Mugello, one of the most beautifully situated race tracks ...
- Poets on the Psalms - GoErie.com
Poets on the PsalmsGoErie.com, PA - 3 hours agoThis collection of essays by 14 contemporary poets grapples with the magnificent poetry of the Book of Psalms as it speaks to the modern reader. ...
- Destany finally ready to take the next step (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
An experimental transplant for Locust Grove's Destany Carpenter could mean life without sickle cell anemia
- Calendar Events - Windy City Times
Calendar EventsWindy City Times, IL - 1 hour ago312-243-1143, avenue-m.com Women & Children First Bookstore Susanna Lang: Even Now; Jac Jemc: poetry reading. 7:30 pm, 5233 N. Clark St., 773-742-1284, ...
- Gecko Tree Cafe will showcase talented women - Williams Lake Tribune
Gecko Tree Cafe will showcase talented womenWilliams Lake Tribune, Canada - 1 hour agoHer poetry often explores themes of loss and belonging, and is published widely in Canadian and UK literary magazines and anthologies. ...
- By SHIRLEY WEST (The Post-Journal)
RIPLEY  Ripley Central School sixth-graders wowed parents and faculty this past week with a presentation of original poems. "The students worked very hard on this," said Susan Hammond, secondary school principal. "It is all their own original work.
- A concert for peace - Bismarck Tribune
A concert for peaceBismarck Tribune, USA - 2 hours ago"We want to encourage anyone who wants to read poetry, sing, or even do comedy to come on stage and perform," said Kirby. At the first concert, ...
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