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- Tempted by the illusion of greatness (Asbury Park Press)
In a previous life, I remember wondering out loud about Mark McGwire's assault on one of our cultural treasures, baseball's single-season home-run record. Something didn't feel right to me. I wasn't alone, either. But the skeptical voices of 1998 were drowned out by an unrestrained celebration that was enthusiastically endorsed by Major League Baseball.
- Teenagers to represent state in poetry slam - Gazette
‘‘He might have took a bite of the apple from the forbidden tree, but haven’t we all,†she said, her voice and body moving to a steady rhythm. ‘‘Didn’t God forgive you and me when we made that fall?†Kenner, of Bowie, said the poem ...
- Anne d’Harnoncourt dies - Philadelphia Daily News
Anne d'Harnoncourt, 64, the leader of the Philadelphia Museum of Art since 1982, died unexpectedly this morning. The cause of death was not immediately available. Leading the prestigious museum for the last generation, d'Harnoncourt presided over a ...
- From bad to verse: Vandals get classroom penance (Las Vegas Sun)
Mon, Jun 2, 2008 (12:27 p.m.) Call it poetic justice: More than two dozen young people who broke into Robert Frost's former home for a beer party and trashed the place are being required to take classes in his poetry as part of their punishment.
- Restaurant chat - Boston Globe
Boston Globe restaurant critic Devra First was online March 7 to field your questions and comments about dining out in the Boston area. Miss the chat? Catch up here. The transcript follows. chatguest1: Greetings. It's that chat time again. Send your ...
- Church news - Laconia Citizen
Church newsLaconia Citizen, NH - 55 minutes agoBaumberger began writing poetry as a child growing up on a family farm in eastern South Dakota. Then, as now, themes and images from the natural word play ...
- Bond's thunder - it was a balls up - The Age
Bond's thunder - it was a balls upThe Age, Australia - 37 minutes agoThe June and July heats of Poetry Idol held at the St Kilda Library on the first Tuesday of each month are full, so entries are now open for the final heat ...
- Old man Indy still cuts it - The Australian
The AustralianOld man Indy still cuts itThe Australian, Australia - 2 hours agoIn the dark with the light behind him he could easily pass for 64. It's a dauntingly athletic performance. And it's so long since we saw him in The Last ...
- A Celebration of Sonnets... - St. Anselm Crier (subscription)
A Celebration of Sonnets...St. Anselm Crier (subscription), NH - 5 hours agoThis year, sonnets were read in both Spanish and Bulgarian, exhibiting the variety of ways to express poetry. In addition to sonnet readings, ...
- Writing students share their works - Daily Anaeum
Writing is a labor of love for 10 soon-to-be graduate students of West Virginia University’s creative writing program. Today at 7:30 p.m.. in room 130 of Colson Hall, those students will share their poems, short stories, essays and novels they have ...
- Bonekickers episode 3 review - Den Of Geek
Bonekickers episode 3 reviewDen Of Geek, UK - 8 hours agoBonekickers' cheesy script is also beginning to form its own unique kind of poetry. You've got to admire a show that can throw out lines such as 'Love is at ...
- Culture Under Imperial Absolutism - NewsMax.com
Culture Under Imperial AbsolutismNewsMax.com, FL - 44 minutes agoLet me take poetry as a sample of culture. When Nicholas I asked Pushkin, the best-known poet in Russia, what he would have done had he been in St. ...
- Shirley MacLaine reflects on her life (MSNBC)
In her new book "Sage-ing While Age-ing," the actress and writer shares her experiences and personal insights she's learned over the years, particularly in the realm of spirituality. An excerpt.
- Poetry, not prose, at KWH (Daily Pennsylvanian)
The living room of the Kelly Writers House was packed yesterday with Penn students and Philadelphia residents alike to hear a reading by the poet Jerome Rothenberg.
- Latiitude: Highlights and music line-up - Eastern Daily Press
There is more than enough to see and do at Latitude, so check out our essential guide to the not-to-be missed shows, complete with times. we have also listed the full music line-up on all four stages. Music highlights Scottish indie rockers Franz ...
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