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- Poster poems: autumn leaves - Guardian Unlimited
As I think I might have mentioned previously , May 1 is the official start of summer here in Ireland. And so, three months later August 1, Lughnasadh , is the first day of autumn. Lughnasadh, or Lammas, was the traditional start of the harvest and ...
- Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction: the shortlist - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukSamuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction: the shortlistguardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours agoOf the six, Mark Cocker's Crow Country is the shortest and, like poetry, it repays rereading in short bursts, so you can savour the lyricism of the writing. ...
- Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87 (Las Vegas Sun)
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 (12:33 p.m.) Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, has died. She was 87.
- Farm will always be with teen - LimaOhio.com
Farm will always be with teenLimaOhio.com, OH - 3 hours ago"I work on the farm and I really love cattle," Vogel said, "because they just stare at you like they're mystified by everything you do. ...
- Hammershoi's decade of brilliance, before banality set in (International Herald Tribune)
For 10 dazzling years, the Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershoi seemed possessed by some inner vision that made him see the world around him through a luminous haze. Some of his poetic portraits and interiors are now on view at the Royal Academy until Sept. 7.
- Lead actors save 'Sweeney Todd' from ruin - Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO -- The nonequity tour of "Sweeney Todd" that stopped at Miller Auditorium on Sunday night was unmistakably Steven Sondheim's musical about the "Demon Barber of Fleet Street," but up against the show's resurgence and Tim Burton's film ...
- Reading series - Chronicle
The University of Connecticut Creative Writing Program sponsors Long River Reading Series of poetry readings by students, faculty and community members at 7 p.m. in the Stern Room of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on the UConn campus in ...
- Hot spots: Coffee houses offer relaxing atmosphere (Asbury Park Press)
With music playing softly in the background and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee in the air, there are many coffee houses in Monmouth and Ocean counties where people can gather and chat, enjoy open mic nights and eat in a relaxing atmosphere.
- DJ Afrika Bambaataa at Nectar Sept. 6 with Seattle guest crew - Seattle Times
The godfather of hip-hop Afrika Bambaataa will be setting foot in Seattle Sept. 6. He performs at Nectar, on 412 N. 36th St. in Seattle, and will be joined by some of Seattle's own — MC/DJ/beatboxer Silver Shadow D, hip-hop crew Alpha P, hip-hop ...
- Wit, Alumnae Theatre Company’s 2008/09 season opener - TheBulletin.ca
Wit, Alumnae Theatre Company’s 2008/09 season openerTheBulletin.ca, Canada - 3 hours agoWhen a scholar whose life’s work has been attempting to instill an appreciation for the poetry of John Donne in her university students discovers that she ...
- There is little more perverse than the Mafia's sexual morality - Irish Times
There is little more perverse than the Mafia's sexual moralityIrish Times, Ireland - 6 hours agoGiovanni made the mistake of letting it be known that he likes to write poetry. Given also that the "men of honour" in his "family" noticed Giovanni's ...
- "Virtual Greats" Enters $1.5 Billion Virtual Goods Market (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
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- Helpless, Soucouyant nominated for Toronto Book Award (CBC)
Barbara Gowdy's novel Helpless, which earlier this year won the Trillium Book Award, and Soucouyant, a debut novel that also was nominated for the Governor General's Award for Literature, are both finalists for the Toronto Book Award.
- New George Washington club teaches students about America’s History - Brandeis Hoot
New George Washington club teaches students about America’s HistoryBrandeis Hoot, MA - 33 minutes ago... of prose,†Gold said. Open mic nights, featuring New England based poets as well as the original poetry of members, are a high priority for the club. ...
- Fronts sign two more draft picks (Kingston Whig-Standard)
The Kingston Frontenacs have signed two more players: second-round draft picks defenceman Ty Mort of Keswick and forward Charles Sarault of Mississauga. Mort and Sarault will join the Ontario Hockey League team for training camp on Monday, when new players will undergo physicals. "Ty is a [...]
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