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- Celebrities, best-selling writers, politicians are set to appear at National Book Festival (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
WASHINGTON -- Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival. The Library of Congress is organizing the festival for Sept. 27 on the National Mall. The event was started by first lady Laura Bush as a way to celebrate reading and books. The recently named poet laureate Kay Ryan is among the participants.
- Literary party plan for Blackpool festival - Blackpool Citizen
Literary party plan for Blackpool festivalBlackpool Citizen, UK - 14 minutes agoThe week of events will conclude with a grand splash of poetry on National Poetry Day, Thursday, October 9, at a free event at the Little Marton Mill. ...
- Writer who prefers being a waiter is up for £60,000 prize - Evening Standard
A 28-year-old London waiter has been nominated for one of the world's most lucrative literary prizes for his first novel. Ross Raisin's debut God's Own Country is a contender for the £60,000 Dylan Thomas Prize for authors under the age of 30 ...
- Odessa Police Honor Three Officers Killed in the Line of Duty - NewsWest9.com
Odessa Police Honor Three Officers Killed in the Line of DutyNewsWest9.com, TX - 4 hours agoOn Saturday, the Permian Basin Poetry Society presented an anthology dedicated to the three officers who lost their lives last September. ...
- Calendar (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
ONGOING Alfred T. Hornbacks -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover. The Beer Joint -- Open Mic Night, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, no cover ...
- US Poet Laureate to kick off Burlington Book Festival - BurlingtonFreePress.com
US Poet Laureate to kick off Burlington Book FestivalBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 11 hours agoA poet, essayist and translator, he has also been honored with the Wallace Stevens Award, the International Griffin Poetry Prize, a MacArthur Fellowship and ...
- Former secondary school teacher Margaret Fieldhouse dies - Scarborough Today
Former secondary school teacher Margaret Fieldhouse diesScarborough Today, UK - 10 hours ago"She was a very creative person and enjoyed writing and art, and also did a lot of poetry." A copy of the book can be found at Scarborough Library. ...
- Exhibits: Sunday, August 24, 2008 (The Oklahoman)
Exhibits Dale Chihuly: "The Exhibition,†through Dec. 31 and "Roman Art from the Louvre,†Aug. 13-Oct. 12, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, 236-3100. "Reporting Terrorism,†through Dec. 31, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, 620 N Harvey Ave., 235-3313. Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale, through Sept. 7, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63, ...
- Question: What is your faith group's position on ethical eating ... - Ottawa Citizen
Question: What is your faith group's position on ethical eating ...Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 55 minutes ago259). Jack McLean is a Baha'i scholar, teacher, essayist and poet published in the fields of spirituality, Baha'i theology and poetry.
- Coffee with a conservative kick - Boston Herald
Coffee with a conservative kickBoston Herald, United States - 16 hours ago"I don’t have to worry about listening to beatnik poetry or some political ideology that makes me want to vomit." During his weekly visits, McPhee usually ...
- Stick with us, son, we’re gonna be big - Times Online
Stick with us, son, we’re gonna be bigTimes Online, UK - 39 minutes agoShe has been on television numerous times, had six books of poetry published and even appeared on Desert Island Discs. She has enjoyed a great deal of ...
- Consider Your Options (Baltimore City Paper)
For young creative types, updating a web comic or screen-printing a few hundred minicomics is now as common as self-publishing a poetry-filled chapbook or knitting an afghan (oh, wait) once was. Cartooning is just another option on the cultural menu.
- Recalling Solzhenitsyn, the genius of socialist realism - International Herald Tribune
Most of the recent tributes to Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died earlier this month, have concentrated on his titanic struggle against the Soviet regime, and rightly so. But what seems to have gotten lost is the reason he was listened to in the first ...
- Born of sin - Malaysia Star
Malaysia StarBorn of sinMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 24 minutes ago“Bad Chauly†doesn’t tempt; she chases you down and force-feeds you clichéd, vaguely Gothic imagery in a failed attempt to convey emotion. ...
- Tips for students writing African Poetry (WASSCE 2009) - Joy Online
Joy OnlineTips for students writing African Poetry (WASSCE 2009)Joy Online, Ghana - 1 hour agoIt’s all about the Poetry! Now, let’s explore the meaning of the title of Gabriel Okara’s Poem, ‘New Year’s Eve Midnightâ€. Let’s start from scratch, ...
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