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- Lord Tweedsmuir: Novelist and son of John Buchan who inherited his father's talent but was disappointed of literary fame (Independent)
If all John Buchan's children had it hard, his second son, William, had it hardest. Endowed with his father's literary talent, he yet could not hope to match John Buchan in his other occupations of strategy, high policy, business, sport, action. Lacking his father's industry, he was burdened with his ambition, his restlessness, his romance of spirit and his weakness for tobacco. Though ...
- Awards honor Minnesota authors - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Awards honor Minnesota authorsMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 4 hours ago"These are not the Oscars," said Deborah Keenan, winner of the poetry award, in a nod to her fellow finalists. "Comparing one book to another is like ...
- Phoebe Snow is back, and playing in Peekskill - Lower Hudson Journal news
Phoebe Snow is back, and playing in PeekskillLower Hudson Journal news, NY - 14 minutes agoCelebrated for her powerful voice and vocal phrasing, she had a hit single with "Poetry Man," from her eponymous 1974 debut, which went gold on the strength ...
- School coffee shop perks poets - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
School coffee shop perks poetsPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 4 hours agoThe culmination of the weeklong workshops was a Friday-morning poetry cafe at the high school, where students performed their readings and songs in an open ...
- The art of therapy: Painting program aids seniors with dementia - Burlington Times News
The art of therapy: Painting program aids seniors with dementiaBurlington Times News, NC - 1 hour agoBY VIEWING THEIR artwork, Porter said, participants have been able to write poetry or discuss memories from their past that otherwise would not have ...
- Nelson Algren Photos on Exhibit At MCA - Broadway World
Nelson Algren Photos on Exhibit At MCABroadway World, NY - 1 hour agoNelson Algren: For Keeps and a Single Day, an intimate multimedia portrait, sets Algren's backstreet poetry to the pulse of a live, on-stage jazz combo, ...
- Ibbetson Street Press announces annual poetry contest - Somerville News
Ibbetson Street Press announces annual poetry contestSomerville News, MA - 1 hour agoRecently Ibbetson Street has been included in the prestigious “Index of American Periodical Verse,†along with many other top small press literary journals. ...
- Small in stature, huge in heart (Journal Inquirer)
Kiriakos “Keith†Papapanos spent his life overcoming the odds, beating death so many times doctors began to refer to him as “Lazarus.†Now, two weeks after succumbing to liver failure, his family and friends are still finding gifts he left behind for him as they prepare for a life without Keith.
- Dictatorship taking last breath: Shahbaz - Nation
LAHORE - Newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said that though he did not believe in political victimisation, but a fair accountability of those who had indulged in massive corruption in the past eight years would be ...
- ‘Lorca’ explores martyred poet’s many aspects - Sacramento State University
Sacramento State University‘Lorca’ explores martyred poet’s many aspectsSacramento State University, CA - 7 hours ago“Lorca’s poetry was somewhat political, but he was basically writing for the poor. And they also killed him because he was gay. ...
- Trial set for former teacher's aide - Globe Gazette
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Trial is scheduled for June 16 for a former Iowa City West High School teacher's aide accused of having sex with a student. Thirty-eight-year-old Colleen Solberg is charged with lascivious conduct with a minor. She pleaded ...
- Burned Iraqi refugee rebuilds life in Houston (w/video) (Houston Chronicle)
Four years and 10 surgeries later, Ameera Shahmani is now in Houston to see whether specialists here can help her regain the use of her scar-warped fingers as she prepares to build a new life in America.
- Granite City High School student wins essay contest - Granite City Press Record
Granite City High School student wins essay contestGranite City Press Record, IL - 7 hours agoRoy said winning the her first essay contest "was a confidence booster." "I don't write stories, I write poetry," she said. "I might have found something ...
- Senior Living - Arlington Connection
Senior LivingArlington Connection, VA - 58 minutes agoPoetry writing workshop, 10:30 am, Lee Senior Center, 5722 Lee Highway., Arlington. No fee; newcomers welcome. Call for details, 703-228-0555. Fast Walkers. ...
- The evolution and songcraft of Phantom Vibration - Flagstaff Live
The evolution and songcraft of Phantom VibrationFlagstaff Live, arizona - 13 hours agoAfter reciting the poetry, Miller continues, “Great poem right? But turns out, one, there was already a band called What Rough Beast, and two, ...
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