Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- Day to remember for Orient fans - BBC Sport
The hype surrounding football these days makes heroes of players all too easily. But the Leyton Orient team of 1914/15 were exactly that. Clapton Orient, as they were then known, were the first Football League team to enlist en masse to serve King ...
- RAW Deal Looms for Taxpayers Unless Terminator and Lawmakers Act Fast - The Santa Barbara Independent
RAW Deal Looms for Taxpayers Unless Terminator and Lawmakers Act FastThe Santa Barbara Independent, CA - 4 hours agoThe governor, meanwhile, keeps flogging his proposal to sell off shares of the lottery, a strategy that so far has had as much effect as publishing poetry. ...
- Study: Social networks may subvert 'digital divide' - CNET News
Social networks like Facebook and MySpace have reputations as time-sucking procrastination tools, but a new study from the University of Minnesota says au contraire . Social networks build beneficial technological, creative, and communication skills ...
- Concord > { a vagabond's verses } - Concord Monitor
The book is slim and softbound and completely unembellished. No introduction, no author's note, no explanation except for the briefest summary on the back cover. Whether by intent or (more likely) budget, the plainness only adds to the rich flavor ...
- Read the Original Review - Time
Announcement of the U. S. publication of Tropic of Cancer was surprising literary news not only because of its underground reputation. It revealed the recent revival of interest in the neglected field of experimental writing—that cloudy area of ...
- Rushdie traces the roots of his latest award-winning tale - Malaysia Star
Rushdie traces the roots of his latest award-winning taleMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 1 hour agoHe found that a lot of poetry of that period used the image of black-eyed beauty. The beloved always had black eyes. He borrowed his hot-blooded heroine ...
- Lonely life as commoner for Nepal's former king (AFP via Yahoo! News)
With few friends coming to visit and his son and one-time heir now living in Singapore, the new life of Nepal's ousted king as a commoner is by all accounts a lonely, meditative one.
- Massachusetts Museums That Speak to Children (Boston Globe)
In the northwest part of the state, youthful passion for art is being kindled by visits to unique museums.
- Reading something into it (Sedalia Democrat)
Jonathan Biggs, 9, wanted to stay home with his sister and watch TV this summer. He did not want to read. When his mother told him he would attend a special reading camp at Heber Hunt Elementary School, he was unhappy.
- Lockyer out of Test - News.com.au
JUST IN: DARREN Lockyer's dream of leading Australia in the historic Centenary Test against New Zealand on Friday has been shattered as doctors ruled him out. Lockyer managed to play the full 80 minutes for Brisbane in Saturday night's triumph over ...
- What's On: Galleries (Toronto Star)
The Contact Photography Festival, running to May 31, looks "Between Memory & History" with the works of hundreds of artists on display at various venues around the city.
- The Rare Breed (Boise Weekly)
By Bill Cope.
- Star treatment for hometown guy (Boston Globe)
Michael Chiklis, the Andover native best known for his role as detective Vic Mackey on "The Shield," was honored in his hometown on June 27. The 44-year-old Andover High School graduate was recognized for his career accomplishments, which include an Emmy and a Golden Globe, awards he won for his work on the popular cable television series. In a ...
- Gay and lesbian film fest has several Bay Area connections - Contra Costa Times
A psychic (Zoe Tapper) does some time in prison in "Affinity." A Concord man emotionally recounts how he felt when his son became his daughter. A former Albany woman digs through numerous photos and letters while trying to figure out if her great ...
- Heroes of literacy at reading fest (The Desert Sun)
Chris Johnson believes in the power of books.
|
|
Get a Home Loan today and save!
Home Mortgage
Mortgage News Archives
|