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- Wanda’s Picks for Dec. 19 - San Francisco Bay View
Wanda’s Picks for Dec. 19San Francisco Bay View, CA - 3 hours agoLast week we got a sneak preview of Chanaka Hodge’s play about a white girl born into a Black family. How does this physical pigment displace or make this ...
- Kennedy Center Honors: Pete Townshend Riffs! (And Riffs. [And Riffs.]) - Washington Post Blogs
Kennedy Center Honors: Pete Townshend Riffs! (And Riffs. [And Riffs.])Washington Post Blogs, DC - 4 hours agoThis is poetry, this is high [expletive] art. "Oh, you're an artist now, are you? An artist, pretentious [anatomical reference]. ...
- Harold Pinter dead at 78 (Radio Netherlands)
The British playwright and anti-war activist Harold Pinter died on Wednesday from liver cancer at the age of 78. Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005. He wrote 32 plays and 24 screenplays, as well as poetry.
- Hip-hop's Ithaca connection - Elmira Star-Gazette
Hip-hop's Ithaca connectionElmira Star-Gazette, NY - 14 hours agoThe public can attend all or part of it, for free, if they register. While hip-hop first became part of mainstream music in the early '80s, ...
- Taming arm candy cravings - The Canberra Times
Taming arm candy cravingsThe Canberra Times, Australia - 2 hours agoNew owners of a Prada or a Gucci all but compose love poetry to their new arm candy. Once you get over the oddness of the level of these women’s fondness of ...
- Writing no longer an overlooked art locally (New Bern Sun Journal)
Phyllis Worrad spent only 11 days in her hometown on Long Island just after World War II. Her father's Air Force career took the family on an odyssey that ranged from California, Arizona, Kansas, and New York to England, France and the Aleutian Islands.
- Dutch Sinterklaas retains popularity despite racism claims - Feature - Earthtimes (press release)
Dutch Sinterklaas retains popularity despite racism claims - FeatureEarthtimes (press release), UK - 2 hours agoBetween Sinterklaas' arrival mid-November and the big Dutch celebration on December 5, which marks the eve of the bishop's birthday, children meet him at ...
- 'I never thought that I would see this day' - Barre Montpelier Times Argus
'I never thought that I would see this day'Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 27 minutes agoMajor Jackson is a prominent African-American poet teaching English at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Watching election results at his home ...
- Across the Wabash Valley: Oct. 22, 2008 - Terre Haute Tribune Star
Across the Wabash Valley: Oct. 22, 2008Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN - 16 minutes agoThe pumpkins were a part of the decorations for their presentation of fall poetry at the October FESCO (Fayette Elementary School Community Organization) ...
- Students express deep thoughts at Poetry Tea - Frederick News Post (subscription)
Students express deep thoughts at Poetry TeaFrederick News Post (subscription), MD - 27 minutes ago... Poetry Tea. The room was transformed Thursday into a performance area for the young writers, who entertained their fellow classmates and invited family ...
- Kevin Rudd's speech at Matt Price book launch - The Australian
Kevin Rudd's speech at Matt Price book launchThe Australian, Australia - 50 minutes agoIf you think about it, it is an observation of the human condition, rendered in almost exquisite poetry and that is why it’s memorable. ...
- Britain's Language Police - Forbes
Britain's Language PoliceForbes, NY - 25 minutes agoOne wonders how children will make sense of the language in British novels and poetry that freely use these words. Similarly, language that refers to the ...
- Nominees for Costa Book of the Year announced - In the News
The five nominees for the Costa Book of the Year prize have been announced and include 91-year-old Diana Athill. Athill's Somewhere Towards the End is shortlisted among efforts from Sadie Jones, Sebastian Barry, Adam Foulds and Michelle Magorian. The ...
- DeMATTEO: Susan Davis lends a little perspective to all our problems - New Haven Register (subscription)
DeMATTEO: Susan Davis lends a little perspective to all our problemsNew Haven Register (subscription), CT - 14 hours agoHappy Birthday, Krisanne. We all miss you. A crowd assembled at the New Haven Country Club on Nov. 7 to pay tribute Edward Petraiuolo Jr., who posthumously ...
- Daniel Torday: The Publishing Bailout: A Plea (HuffingtonPost)
President-Elect Obama, here's a plea for you to bail out the publishing industry. Bail out Random House, Houghton, Simon & Schuster, and stipulate they need to spend on poetry and fiction. Or why not find a bailout for the writers directly?
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