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- 'Earth' takes a giant leap back to the space race (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
For all but a few select humans, the way to outer space -- the real outer space, not the one where the Cylons live -- has been through a TV screen. You can climb to the top of Mount Everest, or trek to the South Pole or go down under the sea and see it for yourself, but space is still the province of professionals: We know it only by the pictures they take.
- Behold, a happy poet (Independent)
"Sometimes", said the poet Sheena Pugh in a poem which was, for a while, plastered all over the London Underground, "things don't go, after all,/ from bad to worse." Sometimes, she adds, "green thrives", "crops don't fail", "a man aims high" and "all goes well". And sometimes, she didn't add, a poet can be happy. Yes, even a poet who has won the hearts and, more rarely, the wallets of hundreds ...
- Van Doren On Dickinson - Hartford Courant
Van Doren On DickinsonHartford Courant, United States - 11 minutes agoThe event, to be held Friday, also includes a poetry reading by Sally Van Doren, who has won awards for her work. Her poems have appeared in such ...
- Septuagenarian overcomes health hurdles to pen perceptions - Calcutta Telegraph
Calcutta TelegraphSeptuagenarian overcomes health hurdles to pen perceptionsCalcutta Telegraph, India - 12 minutes agoReciting a few lines from the poetry of Milton, who was also visually impaired, she said the great English poet was her source of inspiration. ...
- 'God' works in clever, mysterious ways - Newsday
What a remarkable new voice can be found in "God's Ear," the inconsolable-family drama and verbal style show that Jenny Schwartz clicks smartly together with an improbable combination of sorrow and exhilarating flair. In a tight, intense ...
- Local authors signing at Jesse Stuart Foundation - Herald-Dispatch
ASHLAND — Eight Tri-State authors will be signing copies of their respective books from noon to 2 p.m. today at the Jesse Stuart Foundation. John David Preston, an attorney from Paintsville, Ky., with a long and distinguished record of public ...
- Frederick metal! (The Frederick News-Post)
Last year, Jake White got a red school bus, full-size, from his friend's dad, who owns a used-car lot in Martinsburg, W.Va. The singer knew what he was doing.
- Stories that won't go away - Irish Times
Stories that won't go awayIrish Times, Ireland - 55 minutes agoHer trade unionist father, Jon, as he drove around Cork and Connemara, told stories of Ireland's struggles to become a Republic and recited the poetry of ...
- Pasternak’s Paths - Moscow News
Pasternak’s PathsMoscow News, Russia - 1 hour agoThe title poem of his 1943 collection, "On Early Trains," describes the journey from Moscow on the electric train and so, following in his footsteps, ...
- A Midsummer Night's Dream | Harvest Rain - Australian Stage Online
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Harvest RainAustralian Stage Online, Australia - 3 hours agoWhether it's the meddling fairies, the theatrical antics of Nick Bottom and Peta Quince, the lovers' haps and mishaps, or the astonishing poetry, ...
- Dorothy M. Schoenleber (Public Opinion)
Dorothy M. Schoenleber, 94, of 862 Rustic Hill Drive, Chambersburg, died at 5:45 PM Friday, May 30, 2008 in Menno Haven. Born September 13, 1913 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Otto and Leah Ulmer Heimert. Dorothy was a 1931 graduate of the Havertown High School.
- Young thespians: Students score an opera - Detroit News
DETROIT -- They don't have vocal music, drama or art programs at their school, but that didn't stop the third- and fourth-graders from Hanstein Elementary from writing and staging their own opera. Since October, Hanstein students have been working on ...
- Thomas' stark honesty is 'a punch to the heart' - Salt Lake Tribune
Thomas' stark honesty is 'a punch to the heart'Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 7 minutes agoMartha Rhodes: Author of three poetry collections and director of independent publishing house Four Way Books. * Rick Campbell: Florida A & M University ...
- Sheer poetry: The Regina Manifesto - Rabble.ca
Rabble.caSheer poetry: The Regina ManifestoRabble.ca, Canada - 5 hours agoOf particular interest is the detailed account of what needs to be done to build a country where people can be free. In order to warm up the audience for ...
- R. Kelly's fate in the hands of a jury; Britney Spears is trying for ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
After six years, the R. Kelly child pornography case is in the hands of the jury. Closing arguments were heard yesterday. The prosecution painted it as a slam-dunk case, not a "whodunit" but a "he-did-it." The defense, meanwhile, insisted it wasn't ...
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