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- The poet and his beer (Courier-Post)
More than a century after his death, Walt Whitman remains a resounding local figure, well known for his transcendental poetry, his sexuality and his advocacy of humanistic values.
- Dropping out didn't derail dreams (Post-Tribune)
When Jeffery Beal told his high school English teacher he was dropping out to care for his partially paralyzed mother, the teacher told him he would never accomplish anything.
- Rosh Hashanah, the world's birthday - Times Online
Tomorrow is the start of the peak season for rabbis. They know that many Jews who have rarely set foot in synagogue during the past year will be putting in an appearance, and over the past few days they will have been polishing their sermons in the ...
- On Sarah Britten’s “Jacob Zuma, Zapiro (bless his satirical name ... - Thought Leader
On Sarah Britten’s “Jacob Zuma, Zapiro (bless his satirical name ...Thought Leader, South Africa - 6 minutes agoRod has had one book of poetry published, Gathering Light (Snailpress), and has had numerous poems published in various magazines and reviewed poetry ...
- The Laureate's lament: Being poet to the Queen is thankless and ... - Daily Mail
Telegraph.co.ukThe Laureate's lament: Being poet to the Queen is thankless and ...Daily Mail, UK - 2 hours agoAfter his appointment, Motion helped launch the national Poetry Archive. Last night he told the Daily Mail that the Laureate post, which is believed to come ...Woe is me! Poet Laureate is suffering from writer's block and is ... Daily Mailall 6 news articles
- Kay Ryan is named U.S. poet laureate - Seattle Times
NEW YORK — Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the lifelong Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has ...
- MEMORABLE MOMENT: Goodwin, Buchanan engagement - Duluth News Tribune
MEMORABLE MOMENT: Goodwin, Buchanan engagementDuluth News Tribune, MN - 1 hour agoWe have been together every day since that night, and every day since that night has been the greatest day of my life. Life is like poetry and in my poem ...
- A Modern Mass With Notes of Messiaen (The New York Sun)
The Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's Church features an all-encompassing variety of mass settings, from High Renaissance polyphony to modern jazz. Hearing the same subject in the same words treated by composers of many countries, periods, and stylistic bents allows the regular attendee to develop a much clearer picture of the evolution of church music over time, and its ...
- Nice guys can still finish first - Detroit News
John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, have been doing so much to help Barack Obama's presidential campaign lately. I wondered, as I watched Obama's debate performance, why he was doing so little to give them a hand. His dry ...
- Teenage Jesus and Beirut Slump: Shut Up and Bleed (Pitchfork)
Atavastic assembles the most complete compilation to date of these two bands fronted by the no wave legend Lydia Lunch, offering an unrelentingly harsh and bleak portrait of the artist as a young woman. read more
- Nigeria: Osundare Wins Poetry Prize (AllAfrica.com)
Professor Niyi Osundare has won this year's Tchcaya U Tamsi Award for African Poetry. The prize, debuted in 1989, is named after Tchicaya U Tam'si, one of the continent's best poets.
- Creative writing conference covers 'mirror of words' - Desert Valley Times
Creative writing conference covers 'mirror of words'Desert Valley Times, UT - 1 hour agoDanielle Dubrasky, assistant professor of creative writing, organized the event and said the primary focus is to give educators ideas about teaching poetry, ...
- Quiet in the library? Shhh! - Chicago Tribune
Quiet in the library? Shhh!Chicago Tribune, United States - 23 minutes agoYoga and wine-tasting sessions supplement story hour, poetry readings and lectures. Some libraries have become de facto senior centers, resource labs for ...
- 33 actors in ‘Grapes of Wrath’ top elaborate special effects - Colorado Springs Gazette
33 actors in ‘Grapes of Wrath’ top elaborate special effectsColorado Springs Gazette, CO - 10 hours agoJim Casy, the former preacher who sees all too clearly, is played with heartfelt poetry by Sean Tarrant. But brilliantly underplayed, with simple dignity ...
- Harkishan singh Surjeet: The political sailor - Hindustan Times
Harkishan singh Surjeet: The political sailorHindustan Times, India - 1 hour agoHarkishan Singh Bassi changed his surname to ‘Surjeet’ while trying his hand writing poetry in his youth. The ‘poetic’ name would stick for the man who ...
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