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- Amnesty to make pinwheels for peace (The Daily Gamecock)
Sunday will mark the International Day of Peace, and to recognize the day Amnesty International of USC will be making pinwheels for peace on Monday.
- James Joyce family portraits restored at Buffalo State (The Buffalo News)
Nine family portraits that belonged to James Joyce, including two of the literary giant himself, have been restored by Buffalo State College art conservators and will be showcased for the first time during the 2009 North American James Joyce Conference in Buffalo.
- Poetry program offers scholarships, school funds - Gulf Coast Newspapers
Poetry program offers scholarships, school fundsGulf Coast Newspapers, AL - 2 hours agoThey also want to spark a love of reading and writing poetry since schools have many areas to cover in curriculums, she said. “They can learn free thinking ...
- New York Dinners With Dad - U-Wire.com
It wasn’t until after I unpacked into my dorm that I found my dad’s letter. Not until after I’d said to my mum, as we were driving up for my second year at Barnard, “I think this summer Dad talked to Penny more than to me.” Penny is the ...
- Student collecting children’s books - KC Community News
Student collecting children’s booksKC Community News, KS - 1 hour ago... a five-week Spanish theatre and poetry class. While there, she attended theater productions and other class assignments while living with a host family. ...
- Lit happens: Salem prepares for its first-ever literary festival - North Shore Sunday
Lit happens: Salem prepares for its first-ever literary festivalNorth Shore Sunday, MA - 3 hours agoTo be eligible for a free “date” writers must pre-register and submit their work — up to five pages of poetry or fiction — online at ...
- Nigeria: Kaine Agary, Jude Dibia Battle for Nlng Prize (AllAfrica.com)
At the media briefing held at Oceanview Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos, the literary committee, headed by literary critic and former Deputy VC, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Theo Vincent named 'Unbridled' by Jude Dibia and Kaine Agary's 'Yellow-Yellow' as finalists.
- The grandeur of blandeur - Boston Globe
IN THE fall, Kay Ryan will become the nation's next poet laureate. She has been called an outsider who writes in clear, Emily Dickinsonian proportions. Ryan has so often been called quiet and private that this has become her public image. But one ...
- Actor Paul Newman dies at 83 - Los Angeles Times
Paul Newman, the legendary movie star and irreverent cultural icon who created a model philanthropy fueled by profits from a salad dressing that became nearly as famous as he was, has died. He was 83. Newman died Friday at his home near Westport ...
- Nick Robinson (BBC News)
Cameron's speech - skilled but what of the substance?
- Dan Laxer - CJAD
There was a little kid in the park yesterday who was so rude to a grownup, I just wanted to put him over my knee. Do you think the arts in Canada are important enough to be publicly funded ? I'm torn. Your city explodes. You have to run for dear life ...
- Tim Young Releases Third Album 'The Cost' On Not Fade Away Records - Top40-Charts.com
Tim Young Releases Third Album 'The Cost' On Not Fade Away RecordsTop40-Charts.com, NY - 2 hours agoIt comes from a talent that has worked out in the "gym" to develop itself, and a maturity that reminds you just what personal rock and poetry are all about. ...
- Story ideas incubating in our schools - Indianapolis Star
The month of August means getting back into a school mode. Our youngest daughter is starting preschool at the Greenfield Parks Department, where her sisters attended before her. This week, my wife and I attended Back to School Night at Mount Comfort ...
- First Day of School Blues - New America Media
First Day of School BluesNew America Media, CA - 55 minutes agoBut the first day back in school also became one of the worst days in my life. It started when I got called into the principal's office. ...
- Living in downtown Flint is a mixed bag - MLive.com
Lately a lot of people have asked me how I like living in downtown Flint. I moved to a historic building a block from The Flint Journal last November. Those who don't frequent the city are increasingly curious about all the construction and changes ...
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