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- Biblio File: CSUC's philosopher-poet writes new chapbook - Enterprise-Record
Biblio File: CSUC's philosopher-poet writes new chapbookEnterprise-Record, CA - 15 hours ago... Critics Circle Award in Poetry for "Tom Thomson in Purgatory." That book introduced a unique poetic persona, exuberant, unguarded and bigger than life, ...
- A movie fan and canonical poet - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
A movie fan and canonical poetDubuque Telegraph Herald, IA - 4 minutes ago"He has enlarged the vocabulary of American poetry," said critic Helen Vendler. "He does not let any conventions of expression stand in his way. ...
- Back to school tips to improve literacy - Williams Lake Tribune
Back to school tips to improve literacyWilliams Lake Tribune, Canada - 4 hours agoAsk your children questions and have them explain what they have just read. * Encourage your children to write stories and poetry. ...
- Jordanian arrested for Qur'an love poetry (Jam! Showbiz)
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordanian police arrested a local writer Tuesday for incorporating verses of the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book, into his love poetry, a judicial official said.
- What's happening - West Island Chronicle
What's happeningWest Island Chronicle, Canada - 1 hour agoCreative Writers’ Association is looking for members interested in expressing themselves through fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and prose. ...
- The Race to the Bottom - Washington Post
Economists are not generally known for their lyrical phrasing. But the other day, one told me something about the election that has stuck with me: He cautioned against succumbing to the "symmetry of sin." This unexpected snippet of political poetry ...
- South African author Es'kia Mphahlele dies (CBC)
Acclaimed South African writer Es'kia Mphahlele, best known for his apartheid-era autobiography Down Second Avenue, has died at the age of 88.
- Half a horse or baseball diamond in the sky? Your choice. - Newsday
Half a horse or baseball diamond in the sky? Your choice.Newsday, NY - 9 hours agoIt was said that drinking its water conferred on one the gift of poetry. Ever since, the figure Pegasus has been a symbol of poetry and the creative arts. ...
- Poet wins international award - ChesterChronicle.co.uk
Poet wins international awardChesterChronicle.co.uk, UK - 12 minutes agoClive’s poem One Place Twice won him first prize of £800 and two more of his poems were longlisted. Clive, 55, started writing poetry four years ago after ...
- In the Red and Brown Water - Stage
In the Red and Brown WaterStage, UK - 3 hours agoIts companion piece, also set in “Louisiana, a distant present”, has a similar intense poetry, but is looser in structure. Oya - played by Ony Uhiara, ...
- Great web tools - San Francisco Examiner
I had something really cool happen last week--a chance to appear on the rockin' Minnesota Public Radio show "In the Loop". (And I don't even have the Sarah Palin twang--but I do great covered dishes and I know how to talk Minnesotan, you bet. ) Host ...
- Blast from the past: Lincoln for youths (Asbury Park Press)
Kid-friendly biography aims to introduce Lincoln to youngsters.
- Zimbabwe: Tuku - 56 Years, 56 Albums (AllAfrica.com)
MUSIC superstar Oliver Mtukudzi celebrates his 56th birthday this month with the release of his 56th album.
- Rudy Can’t Fail: Rudy Ray Moore - (1927 - 2008) - PopMatters
PopMattersRudy Can’t Fail: Rudy Ray Moore - (1927 - 2008)PopMatters, IL - Oct 20, 2008But apart from Richard Pryor, whose genius usurps practically everything it touches — even Gene Wilder — the sad truth is that since one righteous brother ...
- Music's Recreation - Ithaca Journal
Music's RecreationIthaca Journal, NY - 1 hour ago... illuminating both the sense of the poem and also its rhythms and shape, and the intangible aspects of poetry that defy explanation with words. ...
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