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- Poetic passion: A biographer explores the friendship of a poet and a critic (Miami Herald)
WHITE HEAT: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Brenda Wineapple. Knopf. 432 pages. $27.95. On April 17, 1862, noted literary critic Thomas Wentworth Higginson received a packet of poems from a woman in Amherst, Mass. ''Are you too deeply occupied to say if my Verse is alive?'' was how Emily Dickinson opened the first of many letters to him.
- A call for young writers - Herald-Dispatch
Creative Communication is seeking young writers for the 2008 Essay and Poetry Contest. More than $3,000 in prizes and awards will be awarded to poets, writers and schools. Essay and poetry contest divisions are kindergarten through third grade ...
- China. Triumph of the Will once again - OpEdNews
China. Triumph of the Will once againOpEdNews, PA - 1 hour agoThe bad dream of deja vu of mine when I was a child and saluted the same way in the 1960s-70s. The bad dream. People under the stairs. ...
- A Choice of Kipling's Verse - TS Eliot - Tonight
A Choice of Kipling's Verse - TS EliotTonight, South Africa - 3 hours agoThen, from Eliot's Choice move on to enjoy, for instance, such gems of South African descriptive poetry as Lichtenberg and Bridge Guard in the Karroo ...
- Ventura County - Ventura County Star
Ventura CountyVentura County Star, CA - 5 hours agoOPEN-MIC POETRY: This open-mic poetry fundraiser will benefit "KEYS to the Heart," a book of art and poetry for young people sponsored by the KEYS Youth ...
- The fine art of Iranian political satire (The Daily Star Lebannon)
In Iran, satirizing the establishment can mean being slapped with a publication ban or even jail for an editor. Making fun of the president and senior leaders is not a task to be undertaken lightly. Tightrope-walking, as the publisher of the satirical bi-weekly Golagha (Mr. Nice) tends to refer to it, means having a keen sense of balance.
- Compiled by SHEELA CHANDRAN - Star-ecentral.com
THE Sunrise Jazz & Rhythm Fest 2008 returns for the ninth consecutive year featuring various sub-genres of jazz, such as neo jazz, folk jazz, modern, ethnic and blues, performed by established and new local artistes. The festival, traditionally held ...
- 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
- Leader sent to war crimes court (Sydney Morning Herald)
A SERBIAN judge has decided to hand over the arrested former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
- Pride, prejudice and punch-ups (Guardian Unlimited)
Culture: To mark the Booker prize's 40th anniversary, we ask a judge from every year for the inside story of how the winner was chosen
- Ex-wife's book shows Che's transformation - Milford Daily News
Ernesto "Che" Guevara's transformation from adventurer to revolutionary is chronicled by his first wife in the intimate portrait, "My Life With Che," picking up where his own book, "The Motorcycle Diaries" left off. This revised and updated version ...
- America Back on Track... for Wednesday, August 13th - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsAmerica Back on Track... for Wednesday, August 13thOpEdNews, PA - 4 hours agoIn addition he has published more than 1500 SetonnoteS commentaries, plus poetry and political essays in publications across the country. ...
- SEPTEMBER SONGS (9/2) - Commercial Dispatch
September is a month of promises. This month vows that cooler temperatures will soon be here. It is the beginning of a new year for scholars and for teachers. Forget about last semester. Now all is clean and bright, assuring learning and the ...
- Fresh Squeezed: Kevin Coval's EVERYDAY PEOPLE - Chicago Public Radio
Fresh Squeezed: Kevin Coval's EVERYDAY PEOPLEChicago Public Radio, IL - 19 hours agoTeen performers from Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Teen Poetry Festival will perform with Coval. A reception will follow the event, featuring music by the ...
- Change from A to Z (immer) - Bengals.com
Change from A to Z (immer)Bengals.com, OH - Jul 31, 2008Jones, who writes poetry, has no problems with Zimmer's outbursts. It's not exactly Haiku but Jones says "It's something we need as a defensive unit. ...
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