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- Bao Phi - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bao Phi has been a performance poet since 1991. A two-time Minnesota Grand Slam champion and a National Poetry Slam finalist, Bao Phi has appeared on HBO Presents Russell Simmons Def Poetry, and a poem of his appeared in the 2006 Best American Poetry ...
- Trying Harder to Live - Pacifican
Trying Harder to LivePacificanBy my age, Billy the Kid had already been charged with 12 murders, Edgar Allen Poe had already published his first poetry book, Pele had won the World Cup ...
- In the moment: Five Kiwis' special experiences - New Zealand Herald
In the moment: Five Kiwis' special experiencesNew Zealand HeraldAnd it was in Menton that I started to write poetry again. I hadn't gone there with the intention of writing poetry. It was extraordinary and truly ...and more »
- Betcha my mascot's tougher than yours - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Betcha my mascot's tougher than yoursDubuque Telegraph HeraldNotre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade immortalized in the poetry of ...and more »
- Lessons to be learned in enduring popularity of 'Cats' - Appleton Post Crescent
Lessons to be learned in enduring popularity of 'Cats'Appleton Post CrescentThe event features “Catsâ€-related crafts and other activities for youth, including coloring sheets, poetry writing and cat masks. ...
- BOB RUPLENAS - On the singing of hymns - Abington Mariner
About thirteen years ago, when I was writing for a local paper called the Weymouth Journal, I did a column on hymn singing. It got more reaction than anything else I had written for that now-defunct paper. It seemed like a good time to revisit the ...
- Church Gresley school girl wins David Wilson poetry competition - Easier (press release)
Church Gresley school girl wins David Wilson poetry competitionEasier (press release)An eight year old school girl from Church Gresley has beaten off stiff competition from fellow classmates to win a Mother's Day poem competition for local ...
- Six books you'll just simply enjoy - SunHerald.com (registration)
Six books you'll just simply enjoySunHerald.com (registration)Poet Bill Collins and artist David Allen Sibley have compiled a beautiful anthology that matches poems about birds with striking color paintings. ...
- Church 'needs to look to the desert' - Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn
Church 'needs to look to the desert'Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn"May the remaining days of Lent and the celebration of Easter be a time when we are touched more deeply by 'the essence of poetry and extreme life' which we ...
- courtesy of the Muscatine family - San Francisco Chronicle
... become perhaps the most influential Chaucerian scholar of his generation, with his first book, "Chaucer and the French Tradition," transforming the study of Chaucer's poetry. He died ... danger for yourself and your family." UC Berkeley fired ...
- Man kills ex-KGB father to avenge death of Russia's last tsar - RIA Novosti
RIA NovostiMan kills ex-KGB father to avenge death of Russia's last tsarRIA NovostiWhen discovered by police who were called to the east Moscow flat after a "suspicious noise" was heard, Alexander was reciting poetry proclaiming his royal ...
- On the Bright Side: 'Celebration of Winter' to highlight youth art - Oneonta Daily Star
On the Bright Side: 'Celebration of Winter' to highlight youth artOneonta Daily StarStudents attending the program wrote poetry, riddles and stories, and created masks and sculptures, many of which will be exhibited in the gallery. ...
- IBé and May Lee-Yang win Midwestern Voices and Visions Awards to fund ... - Twin Cities Planet
I didn't like traditional poetry at the beginning," says Kaba. His poems, he explains, "are short stories about myself. I want a dialogue with my audiences. How does what I write affect you? We all need to talk with one another. I especially like ...
- A heart-rending hard luck story and an impulsive act of kindness ... - Daily Mail
The fateful knock on my door came just six days before Christmas. I was curled up in front of the fire, reading poetry and enjoying a rare moment of calm when suddenly my peace was broken by the doorbell. When I opened the front door, I found a ...
- A Captivating Blend of a Medieval Play and Modern Poems -- Acclaimed Author ... - DMN Newswire (press release)
A Captivating Blend of a Medieval Play and Modern Poems -- Acclaimed Author ...DMN Newswire (press release)A noted writer, Sunwall's verses have been one of the stronger contenders in the poetry contest of the Writer's Digest magazine. ...and more »
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