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- How a poetry-enhancing technique boosts memory (New Kerala)
Washington, July 31 : Whether it's a nursery rhyme or a Shakespearian sonnet, alliterations have always been an integral part of poetry. Now, a new study suggests that the literary technique is not only useful for poetry but also for memory.
- Ralph V. Heino Sr., 1918-2008: Violinist 'very passionate about ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Ralph V. Heino Sr., 1918-2008: Violinist 'very passionate about ...Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours agoHeino also wrote poetry, worked with wood sculptures and painted. Heino was born in Butte, Mont., and moved with his parents to Aberdeen where he graduated ...
- Why ban poems about knives? - Guardian Blogs
The decision by Britain's biggest exam board to pulp a collection of poems because it contained a poem with a reference to a bread knife risks sending me into stuck record territory . But bear with me for a moment as I groan at the stupidity of it ...
- Performer marks anniversary with music/poetry CD - Gresham Outlook
Performer marks anniversary with music/poetry CDGresham Outlook, OR - 2 hours agoOne of 14 children in a family growing up in Kentucky, Sinclair says she loved television shows such as “Hee Haw†and Dolly Parton and such acts as the Bay ...
- Tunkhannock studio exhibits hidden art treasure - Citizens Voice
Tunkhannock studio exhibits hidden art treasureCitizens Voice, PA - 6 hours ago27, will also feature Infante’s poetry. The art that will be shown was restored by Lizza Studios and painted by Infante in the 1990s, while his vision was ...
- Boulder Chorale brings Africa to Boulder - Daily Camera
Boulder Chorale brings Africa to BoulderDaily Camera, CO - 1 hour ago"It's a high-energy group that plays on African -- not American -- marimbas," says Snyder, who points out that the work is dedicated to the many in Africa ...
- A peek at the diary of ... Andrew Motion - guardian.co.uk
A peek at the diary of ... Andrew Motionguardian.co.uk, UK - 10 hours agoFrankly, I'm just working out my notice now - filing enough poetry not to land me in a laureate disciplinary hearing, but no overtime. Take today. ...
- Urban Music Week starts Friday (East York Mirror)
The best in Canadian and international urban music will be showcased during the 12th annual Urban Music Week Aug. 29 to Sept. 6. Formerly called Toronto Urban Music Festival, Canada's largest urban ...
- TBA '08: Lemon Andersen's "The Beautiful Struggle" (The Oregonian)
Poet and actor Lemon Andersen has had a pretty difficult life.
- Author, 93, uses profits from first novel to buy massive house to spare friends misery of care home (Daily Mail)
A 93-year-old woman has blown the proceeds of her first book on a large house so she could invite her friends - who are miserable in care homes - to move in with her.
- Students seek a better world by way of dance - Philadelphia Inquirer
Students seek a better world by way of dancePhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 29 minutes agoToday, Lockette has written two published books of poetry and is finishing her dissertation for a Ph.D. After earning her teacher certification, ...
- You can take the man out of Big Easy - Guardian Unlimited
When Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006 for what are, in essence, crime novels, it underscored the fact that the oft-asked question about whether crime fiction is 'literature' misses the point. The question should ...
- Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida delivers a poetic solo effort ... - Baltimore Sun
Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida delivers a poetic solo effort ...Baltimore Sun, United States - 26 minutes agoIt got me back to writing poetry again. It gave me a new approach to making music." Working independently after years under a major label with OLP, ...
- Steel vows to 'get better forever' (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Danielle Steel's 75th book is "Rogue," the tale of a sober-minded psychologist and her playboy ex-husband. The author doesn't need the fame that goes with all her books. She just wants to write.
- Featured Author: James Dickey - New York Times Blogs
Featured Author: James DickeyNew York Times Blogs, NY - 2 hours agoAudio Special: James Dickey reads from his poetry and 'Deliverance' at the 92nd St. Y, March 8, 1971 The Associated Press "His greatest danger is a certain ...
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