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- CARRIE McCRAY NICKENS 1913-2008 (The State)
A storyteller with grit and grace By the time she was in her 70s, Carrie Allen McCray Nickens had already had a long and productive live. She had taught school and been a social worker, earned a master’s degree and was active in the civil rights moment. But she still had another career in her. At 73, she began writing seriously, and during the final two decades of her life published poetry and a ...
- Travelogue, Poot Style - Brooklyn Rail
Brooklyn RailTravelogue, Poot StyleBrooklyn Rail, NY - 5 hours agoLessons of Darkness desperately needed voice-over, but Herzog remained silent, trusting to the considerable poetry of his images to keep us enthralled. ...
- 2 poets' admissions praised by commission - Myrtle Beach Sun News
2 poets' admissions praised by commissionMyrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 5 hours agoHe won the 2007 A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize for his book, "The Boatloads;" the 2005 Randall Jarrell/Harperprints Poetry Chapbook Competition for "Charon's ...
- Charged teacher's computer tower missing, court hears (Windsor Star)
The computer tower prosecutors say would have proved a sexual relationship between high school teacher Mark Baggio and two of his students was missing from his home when police searched it, Superior Court heard Tuesday.
- Matthew Sweet takes 'Lies' on road - LiveDaily
Pop-rocker Matthew Sweet [ tickets ] comes out of hiding this fall for a run of dates behind his first studio album of original material in more than four years. The singer, who tours infrequently and has made only a relative handful of live ...
- Inmate-actors find purpose in jail theater performance - Post-Tribune
Female inmates clapped, stomped and jumped up and down Sunday to rally the audience. Female inmates clapped, stomped and jumped up and down Sunday to rally the audience. The energy gave way to hugs and tears as 25 women celebrated the positive ...
- Problems, politics punctuate poetry slam - Bradenton Herald
Problems, politics punctuate poetry slamBradenton Herald, United States - 3 hours agoMany of the slammers slung words, unleashed frustration, rage and even obscenities as they spoke of racism and the government, personal issues such as teen ...
- De young people talkin hard! - Barbados Advocate
Talk Hard is an open mic event focused on the art of the spoken word. Stemming from the success of the Iron Sharpen Iron show held in November of last year, the venture seeks to connect with a new audience and show Barbadians just how dynamic ...
- Words sell - Lowell Sun
LOWELL -- Poetry in a pot. Poetry on towels. Poetry sandwiches. Words are selling like hotcakes at Onto Um, a house of creativity that's sprouted up in an unlikely place: the long-boarded-up Marston Building. Across from a workers' union and next to ...
- Finding a new meeting ground in Mumbai (IE via Yahoo! India News)
Raj Thackeray's hostility towards migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh might have drawn comparisons with his estranged uncle Bal Thackeray's opposition to Tamilians in the Sixties, but the new poster boy for Marathi pride is seeking to bridge that distance between Maharashtrian and Tamilians in Mumbai and forge what could be a beneficial political alliance.
- Life stories, all in six words - Pantagraph
"To be or not to be." That's Shakespeare -- you might know him. "Britney Spears goes off the rails." That's on the cover of tabloids. "I love you" holds such power. A few words can distill lifetimes. We're proving that to you here. This story's in ...
- A new cognitive psychology article nearly every day - ScienceBlogs
A new cognitive psychology article nearly every dayScienceBlogs - 2 hours agoSweet Silent Thought: Alliteration and Resonance in Poetry Comprehension Psychological Science, 19 (7), 709-716 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02146.x.Alliteration improves memory performance ScienceBlogsall 2 news articles
- Hadrian and the wall of silence - Daily Telegraph
Feeling that his life was ebbing away, the Emperor Hadrian composed a letter to his successor around AD137. It began: "The Emperor Caesar Augustus to his most esteemed Antoninus, greeting. Above all, I want you to know that I am being released from ...
- Jenny McLeod - SOUNZ
Born in Wellington in 1941, Jenny McLeod grew up in Timaru and Levin. Throughout her childhood and adolescence she was always involved in music, as school pianist, church organist, accompanist, or playing at dances in a band with her brothers. She ...
- Church of England bishop to probe whether gay priests got married - Chicago Sun-Times
LONDON — The bishop of London said Sunday he would order an investigation into whether two gay priests exchanged rings and vows in a church ceremony, violating Anglican guidelines. The priests walked down the aisle in a May 31 service at one of ...
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