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- Carol Muske-Dukes new California poet laureate (San Francisco Chronicle)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday appointed a University of Southern California English professor and author as California's next poet laureate. Carol Muske-Dukes founded the school's graduate program in literature and creative writing. She has written...
- Categorized | Features (Fayetteville Free Weekly)
by Matthew Henriksen Not long after The World Trade Center went down, I sat across from fellow poet Tony Tost by the front window at the old JR’s and heard the name Frank Stanford uttered for the first time.
- Naperville Writers Group announces Founder's Prizes (The Naperville Sun)
The Naperville Writers Group announced the winners of the 2008 Founders Prizes to a standing room-only crowd at the launch of the 20th anniversary edition of its literary journal, Rivulets.
- IN MY LIBRARY: GARRISON KEILLOR - New York Post
"Grace is an ambitious librarian. She stocks the auto-repair manuals, DVDs and murder mysteries, things librarians are often forced to do, but she's always pushing history, poetry and serious fiction, with some success." Keillor should know - he ...
- Local writer Valerie Nielsen recently published her first b... - Stoney Creek News
“Both my parents were writers, so I think I was born with printers’ ink in my veins,” she said. Ms. Nielsen’s mother, Marjorie wrote almost 20 inspirational books and several volumes of poetry. She was also one of the early members of the ...
- Talk of the Stacks with Garrison Keillor (Minnesota Public Radio)
Author and humorist Garrison Keillor talked about poetry, writing and his own relationship with the library at this month's "Talk of the Stacks" series at the Hennepin County Library in downtown Minneapolis.
- America’s writers welcome a literary president-elect (Lawrence Journal-World)
Last winter, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison received a phone call from Sen. Barack Obama, then the underdog to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
- Events calendar - Monterey County Herald
Events calendarMonterey County Herald, CA - 20 hours agoFiddle and guitar performance by John Weed and Stuart Mason; Poetry by Robinson Jeffers and William Butler Yeats read by Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts. Free. ...
- Nominations invited as hunt for next poet laureate begins - guardian.co.uk
Nominations invited as hunt for next poet laureate beginsguardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago... birthday and death of the Queen Mother, the Queen's 80th birthday in 2006 and a rap for Prince William's 21st, as well as founding the Poetry Archive, ...
- Bad politics in S. Africa - Toledo Blade
Bad politics in S. AfricaToledo Blade, OH - 11 hours agoAnd though the Sussex University-educated president’s use of poetry and prose were refreshing, Mr. Mbeki left many perplexed. ...
- A Brief Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature (Complete Review)
A review, and links to other information about and reviews of A Brief Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature by David Tresilian.
- Black Day observed in Tehran in support of Kashmiris - Associated Press of Pakistan
Black Day observed in Tehran in support of KashmirisAssociated Press of Pakistan, Pakistan - 2 hours ago... Tehran Times, Iran News, Jamhoori Islami, and Arman devoted a good space by publishing special articles highlighting the significance of the Black Day.
- Southern writer to speak at Coker College - South Carolina Now
South Carolina NowSouthern writer to speak at Coker CollegeSouth Carolina Now, South Carolina - 25 minutes agoRash has also published three poetry and three short story collections. His work has appeared in over 100 different publications. ...
- ARTS + FEATURES (St. Petersburg Times)
Translators get together over tea and texts.
- Political Prisoner Freed From Burmese Prison After Nearly 20 Years - FOX News
Sept. 23: Win Tin hugs a relative after release from prison in Rangoon, Burma. Sept. 23: Win Tin hugs a relative after release from prison in Rangoon, Burma. Burma's longest-serving political prisoner, who was freed Tuesday after 19 years behind bars ...
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