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- CPS Rally At Soldier Field Draws Thousands (NBC 5 Chicago)
An estimated 35,000 CPS students attended the "Shout-Out for Schools" rally at Soldier Field, not only celebrating the end of the year, but also putting forward some serious issues.
- Debut novel shortlisted for Montana (Stuff)
A Wellington writer's debut novel has been shortlisted in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.
- Group: Don't wait to honor fallen heroes - Asbury Park Press
Group: Don't wait to honor fallen heroesAsbury Park Press, NJ - 2 hours agoFamily members and friends gathered at the Toms River Armory on Whitesville Road to tell stories, read letters and recite poetry in honor of 100 loved ones ...
- Neuroscientist: Poetry Comes From Synesthesia, Tree-Climbing (Wired News)
A prominent neuroscientist told a crowd at the World Science Festival that the curious phenomenon of synesthesia -- in which some people "taste" colors or "hear" smells -- is simply a consequence of the aptitude humans evolved for abstraction.
- Toms River Library Events - TomRiver Times
Toms River Library EventsTomRiver Times, NJ - Jun 17, 2008Contact the teen librarian for more details. June 12, 2 to 4: 0 pm - Poetry Circle. Does poetry speak to you? Bring your favorite poem, and let's talk about ...
- D.C. Cousins, Swimming in Film's Big Pool (Washington Post)
CANNES, France, May 20 -- There are big films and little films here; documentary films and animated films; films with movie stars and films from Belgium. But by far the most numerous are the many, many films that no one will ever see. This is the story of Dan and Guy, who came to the Cannes Film ...
- Poetry read tonight - The Union of Grass Valley
Poetry read tonightThe Union of Grass Valley, CA - 1 hour agoHe organized the Marin Poetry Festival as a fund raiser for California Poets in the Schools and has published half a dozen chapbooks. ...
- Art | Showing This Month - Brick Weekly
Brick WeeklyArt | Showing This MonthBrick Weekly, VA - 4 hours ago... POETRY gallery for the member poets! REMEMBER, FIRST FRIDAY is THURSDAY JULY 3rd because of the holiday- of you come down Friday night- you’ll find dark ...
- The Reading Lady: Dump the summer reading slump - North Texas e-News
The Reading Lady: Dump the summer reading slumpNorth Texas e-News, TX - 35 minutes agoPoetry and Songs. I’ll never forget my mother introducing me to the limerick. She shared with me a limerick she had written as a schoolgirl in the 1920s: ...
- Leonard Cohen: Out of the monastery and back on the road - Independent
Leonard Cohen: Out of the monastery and back on the roadIndependent, UK - 17 minutes agoHis mother, Masha, was a Russian Jew from Lithuania, from whom Cohen inherited his love of song and poetry. His sister, Esther, still lives in Montreal. ...
- The 'lighght' of conceptual poetry (The Daily Utah Chronicle)
In 1965, 22-year-old Aram Saroyan shifted the gaze of poetry with his one word poem, "Lighght." "Lighght," written in the middle of a white sheet of typing paper, altered and even removed the conventional reading procedures of official verse culture: gone were rhyme, meter and versification.
- Writers pay homage to mom at Other Side - Utica Observer Dispatch
Writers pay homage to mom at Other SideUtica Observer Dispatch, NY - 4 hours agoIf time permits, audience members may be encouraged to read their own poetry. The Other Side is an nonprofit community gathering and performance space for ...
- POWA hosts benefit concert for Keva Margetson - AntiguaSun
POWA hosts benefit concert for Keva MargetsonAntiguaSun, Antigua and Barbuda - 2 hours agoThe tickets were donated by Sun Printing and Publishing Ltd. King’s Casino have donated the use of the venue and local media provided free advertisements.
- Institute provides enrichment programs for older adults - Inside Illinois
Institute provides enrichment programs for older adultsInside Illinois, IL - Jul 5, 2008Courses offered at Urbana this year have included poetry, African-American sacred music, Taiji (Tai Chi) and a course on brain function and brain health, ...
- in brief (The Glen Ellyn Sun)
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