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- Obituaries for August 13 (The Capital)
Retired Navy Capt. Earl Buckwalter, 87, of Austin, Texas, and formerly of Annapolis, died Aug. 6. Capt. Buckwalter was born Oct. 1, 1920, in West Chester, Pa., to the late Charles and Katherine Buckwalter. He attended West Chester High School and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1943.
- Yeats provides reliably glorious flourish - Independent
Yeats provides reliably glorious flourishIndependent, UK - 40 minutes agoIt really was poetry in motion, as Yeats danced seven lengths clear, though for what it is worth his owners apparently did not name him in honour of William ...
- Meet an Artist: Jacinta White - goTriad.com
Meet an Artist: Jacinta WhitegoTriad.com, NC - 29 minutes agoThere's no particular genre of poetry that I focus on. I started the WORD project a few years ago, and it's a poetry writing workshop company. ...
- A Look at the Work of a Pasta Artist - Hartford Courant
A Look at the Work of a Pasta ArtistHartford Courant, United States - 3 hours agoAlso in his studio are drawings he did, terracotta sculptures and Traci Marando said her father also liked writing poetry. "If anybody could pack as much as ...
- Speedy stories for short attention spans - Guardian Blogs
It is often said. Attention spans are getting shorter. 366 words for a story may just be the answer. Only one minute to read, these stories fit the bill. Take it on holiday, you'll have enough reading material for each day - and without having to ...
- Weekly FREE Valley events - AZCentral.com
6 p.m. Sept. 18. The mixer showcases local and nationally designed posters that promote the American public to vote in the 2008 general election. Registration required. Carly's Bistro, 128 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. Free. 602-262-2759. 5:30-8 p.m ...
- Weekend Picks -- Music, Beckett, and Edible Plants (About.com)
Here are our top event picks for the weekend of July 25-27, 2008: Central Park SummerStage -- See Israeli dance troupes perform on Saturday and hear legends of ska and...
- PAT RICE: Five secrets to a successful Spout Off - The Northwest Florida Daily News
PAT RICE: Five secrets to a successful Spout OffThe Northwest Florida Daily News, FL - 9 hours agoWe'll be glad to consider publishing it. - No personal attacks. It's OK to write a Spout Off that's critical of decisions made by public officials or ...
- A Van Cliburn anniversary (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
If cultural gods tell us more about us than about themselves, Van Cliburn holds a particularly warped and smoky mirror up to the classical-music world he intermittently dominated over the last half-century - one that shows much about the strange price of being a folk hero.
- Everything Is Preachy Keen In 'Resurrection' (Washington Post)
In "Resurrection," Daniel Beaty's perky new poetry slam of a play about the hardness and softness of life for African American men, a 10-year-old science wiz spends hours with his chemistry set, trying to perfect a formula for the world's best herbal iced tea.
- Tom Davis: Turning "Nothing" into Something (HuffingtonPost)
Robin Friedman has written a series of critically acclaimed children's and young-adult novels that explore the trivial -- though often humorous -- experiences of kids as they grow up.
- Slam poets not averse to quirky verse (Illawarra Mercury)
Poetry is in such a healthy state that it's given birth to new movements, according to a University of Wollongong lecturer.
- By the book; Local wordsmith c.vance finds satisfaction creating his handmade books (The Bulletin)
He never intended to become a publisher.Bend native c. vance (born Christopher Vance Pangle) was already busy delivering pizzas three days a week, which put him at “almost part time,” he jokes.But with writing and submitting poetry and short stories and hosting the Bend Poetry Slam, c.vance’s plate was already plenty full.
- Analysing Bin Laden's jihadi poetry - BBC News
The tapes show Osama Bin Laden to be 'an entertainer with an agenda' To many people Osama Bin Laden is the ultimate barbarian, to others an elusive Muslim warrior. Most know him simply as the world's most wanted man. Few would imagine him as a ...
- Brisbane Writers Festival - ABC Message Stick
Brisbane Writers FestivalABC Message Stick, Australia - 22 hours agoInteresting panel discussion sessions include: ‘The History of Indigenous Literature: longer than you think,’ ‘The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island,’ ...
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