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- Dirty Little Secret - Advocate
I was 15 when my sister asked me to help her find the money to get an abortion. And while she never regretted her decision, it became a part of her life she was scared to discuss. How would people react? Would they hate her, judge her, shun her? It ...
- Teen Read Week - Corbin Times-Tribune
Teen Read Week is a national literacy initiative aimed at teens, their parents, librarians, educators, booksellers and other concerned adults. It began in 1998 and is celebrated the third week in October — Oct. 12-18. The week is an adolescent ...
- 19th Century Dutch Landscapes, Ice Scenes and Town Views to be Sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam (Art Daily)
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, (Dutch 1803-1862), A winter landscape with a traveller on a path. Signed and dated 1834 oil on canvas 84 by 105 cm. Est €300,000-500,000. Sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam: 19th Century European Paintings, 15 October 2008 © Sotheby’s Amsterdam
- Show promotes spirit of giving: Opening reception slated for Sunday - Trading Markets (press release)
Show promotes spirit of giving: Opening reception slated for SundayTrading Markets (press release), CA - 3 hours agoThe call went out last spring to area artists to come up with their concept of the art of giving, in whatever medium they choose, from fine art to poetry. ...
- Coast Calendar - The Westerly
Coast CalendarThe Westerly, Canada - 3 hours agoMake it, Bake It, Grow It. CLAYOQUOT WRITERS' GROUP POETRY WORKSHOP, open to all, featuring poet Susan Stanson, cost $35 for full day, to register call ...
- The Flame Is Gone - mediabistro.com
mediabistro.comThe Flame Is Gonemediabistro.com, NY - 1 hour agoAs you ponder this sad moment of closure, reflect on this philosophical dispute submitted by one poetry-devoted reader: "The book was a collection of love ...
- Loveland set to celebrate Governor’s Arts Award | By Sarah Bultema Loveland Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
In June, Loveland received the 2008 Governor’s Arts Award and was named the No. 1 place in the state that uses the arts to enhance the quality of life and economic vitality of the community. Now it’s time to celebrate. Through the month of September, the city will host a series of art-related events, from dancing to sculptures tours to poetry readings, in honor of the award.
- Westfield: Shopping? Goodbye to mall that - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukWestfield: Shopping? Goodbye to mall thatTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 10 hours agoShall we be able to shop our way out of this black hole? Whatever happens to the economy, and to our disposable income, the very nature of shopping is ...
- Born of sin (The Star)
THE Book of Sins is Bernice Chauly’s second poetry collection, divided into eight sins – Pride, Greed, Wrath, War, Gluttony, Love, Betrayal, Lust – and two other sections, Contemplation and Virtues.
- Education commissioner to leave in June (The Post-Standard)
State Education commissioner Richard P. Mills will be stepping down in June after 14 years of overseeing 700 school districts and 3 million students.
- Festival to showcase NM wordsmiths - UNM Daily Lobo (subscription)
Festival to showcase NM wordsmithsUNM Daily Lobo (subscription), NM - 7 hours ago"We wanted to celebrate words, and poetry especially, from the state of New Mexico," festival founder and poet Lisa Gill said. "There are so many amazing ...
- Natural Poet - Weekly Standard
In a land where few poets can make more than a pittance off their verse, Mary Oliver stands as a commercially successful outlier. Although it will never show up in supermarket checkout lines, her work always tops the modern poetry bestseller lists at ...
- Brenda Shaughnessy's 'Human Dark With Sugar' (International Herald Tribune)
A wisecrack here and there can give life to a deadly serious agenda; a little wit adds dimension to a topic limited by its own darkness. And there isn't a single poem in "Human Dark With Sugar" that isn't funny.
- Ted Hughes and the Birthday Letters - First Post
First PostTed Hughes and the Birthday LettersFirst Post, UK - Oct 15, 2008While Plath wrote "confessional poetry", Hughes kept his feelings about her buried for half his life. Poignantly, he adds: "If only I had done the ...MASSIVE TED HUGHES ARCHIVE ACQUIRED BY BRITISH LIBRARY 24 Hour Museumall 105 news articles
- Mahmoud Darwish leaves behind legacy of political, nonpartisan poetry - Daily Star - Lebanon
Mahmoud Darwish leaves behind legacy of political, nonpartisan poetryDaily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 1 hour agoBy Inter Press Service It was a voice that carried into the hearts of Palestinians, and far across the world. His poems were translated into 22 languages, ...
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