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- I sing a song of myself (The Victoria Advocate)
As a highly decorated American poet, Mark Doty has a love for another highly regarded poet. As the October speaker for the American Book Review reading series, Doty discussed Walt Whitman's work and the impact "Leaves of Grass" still has today for readers.
- Local author wins award - Daily Gleaner
Local author wins awardDaily Gleaner, Canada - 1 hour agoBy The Daily Gleaner Fredericton's Sharon McCartney, author of The Love Song of Laura Ingalls Wilder, has won the Acorn-Plantos Award for People's Poetry. ...Local author wins award Daily Gleanerall 2 news articles
- For pro athletes, owning guns is a status symbol - Newsday
To honor Sean Taylor, who was gunned down a year ago in the prime of his football career, his family and the Redskins made an interesting song choice while his highlights played on the video screen before Sunday's game against the Giants. It was "Big ...
- Putting on the Veil: A Summer Spent on the Other Side of the World - New University Online
Putting on the Veil: A Summer Spent on the Other Side of the WorldNew University Online, CA - 5 hours agoClearly disturbed by the behavior of others on the road, our taxi driver, Ferydoon, began to recite his poetry to my grandmother and I, blending the ...
- Bands rock talents, receive cash prizes - Auburn Plainsman
Band members perform: at UPC’s Battle of the Bands Friday in hopes of taking home a cash prize. Austin Nelson / PHOTO STAFF A fairly new band showcased its diverse talents and took the first place title at the annual Battle of the Bands competition ...
- Learning roundup - Carson Times
Learning roundupCarson Times, NV - 5 hours ago... have through Friday to enter their works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry to be published in an online literary journal themed "At Second Glance. ...
- Jordan arrests poet for insulting Islam - guardian.co.uk
Jordan arrests poet for insulting Islamguardian.co.uk, UK - 18 hours agoAP Staff Jordanian police arrested a local writer on Tuesday for incorporating verses of the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book, into his love poetry, ...Calls To Release Jordanian Poet Booktrade.infoall 2 news articles
- Something to ponder on rough flight - Daily Oklahoman
I was crammed into a middle seat. The guy in front was practically in my lap and I had my arms drawn in tightly as I pecked furiously on the keyboard. God glanced over. "What are you working on?” He asked. "Well, not you per se,” I admitted. "It ...
- The Alley's Cyrano is an over-the-top period piece (Houston Press)
Though it's called a heroic comedy by the Alley Theatre, in truth, Brian Hooker's adaptation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac is most of all a melodrama, with all the gooey indulgences the genre implies. Secret love letters, gauzy ringleted women, war-loving men, clanking sword fights, swoonin ...
- Taliban leader killed by SAS was Pakistan officer (Times Online)
British officials covered up evidence that a Taliban commander killed by special forces in Helmand last year was in fact a Pakistani military officer, according to highly placed Afghan officials.
- Billy Bragg mellows with age but keeps the faith - Launch.com
Fatherhood and a 16-year relationship with his partner have mellowed singer Billy Bragg , lending his latest album a softer, more soulful sound than the rousing, sometimes angry, songs of politics and relationships that marked earlier work. Bragg is ...
- WKU Faculty Member's Poem To Be Read By Garrison Keillor - Amplifier
WKU Faculty Member's Poem To Be Read By Garrison KeillorAmplifier, KY - 15 minutes agoThe poem and program also will be available online at http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/. Hunley’s publishing house, Steel Toe Books, ...
- Seamus Heaney talks to his fellow Irish poet Dennis O'Driscoll (Guardian Unlimited)
Seamus Heaney talks about his early writing life, the Troubles and his public persona
- 'Looking death in the eye' - Broomfield Enterprise
'Looking death in the eye'Broomfield Enterprise, CO - 8 minutes agoAfter Small retired, he began to paint, carve wood and write poetry. His artwork and writing are often of haunting images from the Holocaust. ...
- Former city councilor squares off against 32-year incumbent - Budgeteer
Former city councilor squares off against 32-year incumbentBudgeteer, MN - 1 hour agoI like to walk, garden, read and write poetry. Visit www.keepkron.com for more information on this candidate’s campaign. Like Kron, former Duluth City ...
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