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- Antelope Valley adds two more to list of war dead - Antelope Valley Press
PALMDALE - Two more names and faces have been added to the Antelope Valley's roster of Iraq war dead in the 12 months since the last Memorial Day. Micah Shaw, 32, a father of three and a former sheriff's deputy from Palmdale, was working as a private ...
- A pure thrush word (Guardian Unlimited)
The shell blast that stopped Edward Thomas's heart on the battlefield at Arras stopped his pocket watch, too, at 24 minutes to eight on the morning of Easter Monday, 1917. That frozen timepiece is an appropriate image for a poet whose best work seems to still time, to suspend a moment of clear-sighted observation.
- High marks - The Patriot Ledger
High marksThe Patriot Ledger, MA - 18 hours agoColonna is outrageous but never foolish as he imbues his students with the love of WH Auden’s poetry, as well as the music hall songs of Gracie Fields, ...
- Family asks help with daughter's medical expenses - Eagle-Tribune
If you've been to the 99 Restaurant on River Street, you may have met hostess Wendy Woznicki. She's the daughter of 99 bartender Don "Crackers" McGrath and his wife, Sharon McGrath. On March 21, while at home, Woznicki suffered a brain aneurysm. She ...
- Chris Abani Wins Beyond Margins Award - UC Riverside
Chris Abani Wins Beyond Margins AwardUC Riverside, CA - 11 hours ago“As usual, Abani’s prose is haunting and unforgettable,†he said. A native of Nigeria, Abani is the author of “The Virgin of Flames,†“GraceLand,†“Masters ...
- Keith Carter, Wings exhibit puts poetry in motion (Port Arthur News)
A bevy of large format, framed black and white photos clutter the floor of the McFaddin Ward Gallery at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas in Beaumont.
- Ode to Lisbon - Sunday Herald
Ode to LisbonSunday Herald, UK - 12 hours agoHis love affair with his native Lisbon is legendary. Pessoa died in 1935 aged 47. His legacy was a collection of poetry that made him, in the words of the ...
- Dolly parade will be on May next year (The Mountain Press)
PIGEON FORGE - The rain poured during the 2008 Dolly Parade, but that didn't stop thousands of tourists and locals from coming out to see the event's leading lady, Dolly Parton.
- For adoptive family in Chester, love abounds (New Hampshire Union Leader)
Chuck Myette will serve as grill master today for his family, including six adopted children.
- Artist’s illuminations inspired by text - Cleveland Jewish News
Artist’s illuminations inspired by textCleveland Jewish News, OH - 7 hours agoOlenick says the impetus to make Judaic art may be rooted in her experience as an impressionable child. “When I was very young, my mother housed Auschwitz ...
- A feast of culture! - Stockport Express
A feast of culture!Stockport Express, UK - 3 hours agoOn Saturday a combination of dance, literature, poetry, comedy, visual arts, community performances and street theatre exploded on to the streets. ...
- L.B. poetry series July 23, 30 (Atlanticville)
The Long Branch Summer Poetry Series continues Wednesday, July 23, with an appearance by one of the founders of the Language Poetry movement.
- Journaling workshop offered - The Daily Advertiser
Journaling workshop offeredThe Daily Advertiser, LA - 22 hours agoPatrice Melnick will show workshop participants techniques for working past writer’s block and writing freely. The class will work on both observational and ...
- A tribute to mothers - Connellsville Daily Courier
A tribute to mothersConnellsville Daily Courier, PA - 24 minutes agoNow comes the question, how or what do you write about mothers when everything you can possibly say has been already penned in prose, poetry and song? ...
- Local authors attend book-signing in Roswell (Revue & News)
Six local authors will gather May 17 to sign their books and meet the public.
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