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- Writers pick up pens to protest 42-day detentions (AP via Yahoo! News)
Dozens of renowned British writers came out against new anti-terrorism legislation Sunday, publishing a collection of satire, essays, fiction and poetry to protest a proposal allowing police to hold suspects without charge for up to 42 days.
- Stage Review: Kuntu opens season of poetic Penny plays (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Like his younger friend, August Wilson, Rob Penny (1941-2003) was a poet. But Penny was the first to be a playwright, and he served his friend as a theatrical mentor.
- A Cinderella story: Troy resident scores five-book deal with ... - Moscow-Pullman Daily News
A Cinderella story: Troy resident scores five-book deal with ...Moscow-Pullman Daily News, ID - 5 hours agoBy Omie Drawhorn , Daily News staff writer One year ago, Ari Dean was in an unhappy marriage and had recently lost her 11-year-old son, Dylan, to cancer. ...
- Gang prevention talk planned by Def Poetry Jam co-creator - Bakersfield Californian
The co-creator of Def Poetry Jam will speak about gang prevention next Thursday at the Beale Memorial Library. Bruce George is the scheduled keynote speaker for the Ebony Counseling Center-sponsored program called “Developing Meaningful Change ...
- No need to understand sports, just cheer - London Free Press
No need to understand sports, just cheerLondon Free Press, Canada - 3 hours agoSo I guess he won't be joining the poetry club, like I had hoped. Because I could have helped him with that, could have pulled out some dusty old books of ...
- Well versed in HSC texts (Central Western Daily)
CLASS of 2009 Higher School Certificate (HSC) students got a rare chance to understand the meaning of their study poetry following a workshop with Australian poet Peter Skrzynecki yesterday.
- Identical Tween: David Archuleta - Express from The Washington Post
Express from The Washington PostIdentical Tween: David ArchuletaExpress from The Washington Post, DC - 6 hours agoSomewhere, there's a well-worn magnetic poetry set that's earned its keep. The best tracks on the album, aside from "Crush," come courtesy of the heavy ...
- Young takes on old in Costa Book Award shortlist (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Youth takes on experience in the shortlist for this year's Costa Book Awards, announced on Tuesday, with a debut writer pitted against a veteran author in her 90s in the best biography category.
- Fort Hamilton HS Student’s Poem is a Brooklyn Book Festival Winner! - Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Fort Hamilton HS Student’s Poem is a Brooklyn Book Festival Winner!Brooklyn Daily Eagle, NY - 1 hour agoOf “Brooklyn Snap,” the publishers write, “Taken together, this book is an immediate, uncensored, and very real portrait of Brooklyn life, coming straight ...
- The Monday Interview: Mark Gatiss - Top of the League - Scotsman
The Monday Interview: Mark Gatiss - Top of the LeagueScotsman, United Kingdom - 14 minutes agoHe was a very weak king but there's this fantastic poetry about his desire to stay on the throne despite being incredibly compromised. ...
- Museum features new historical exhibit - Farmington Daily Times
Museum features new historical exhibitFarmington Daily Times, NM - 13 hours agoPierce has written cowboy poetry, articles on cooking and Western short stories and novels. His latest book is "What Do You Mean the Cook's Not Mexican? ...
- Prosecutors: Teen girl's lie prompted 4 men to severely assault ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A 16-year-old girl lied to her boyfriend that a mentally disabled Lakeville man had hit her and helped lure the man to a remote location, where she egged on her boyfriend and three other men as they beat and tortured the man, prosecutors said ...
- Chillum students dress up to promote love of reading - Business Gazette
Business GazetteChillum students dress up to promote love of readingBusiness Gazette, MD - 32 minutes ago"She's funny and I have a collection of the books," she said. Sixth-grader Anane Gyedu dressed up as his favorite character, Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat. ...
- 'The Exiles' worth the wait at Detroit Film Theatre (Detroit Free Press)
I remember the first time I saw "The Americans," Robert Frank's landmark series of black-and-white photos capturing the grit and poetry of everyday life in the mid-1950s. I had similar feelings of connection and awe watching "The Exiles" (***), an almost-forgotten 1961 character study that's making its belated debut at the Detroit Film Theatre this weekend.
- Campaign Cola chugging contest predicts the election - Grand Rapids Press
What's the best way to predict the winner in the 2008 election? You could follow MLive.com's live results blog , where we keep you updated on what everybody's saying as the media crunches the numbers and interviews experts. Or you could have a cola ...
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