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- Finding their way (Newport News-Times)
Contributors to the 70-poet compilation, “Walking Bridges Using Poetry as a Compass,” will be featured at the Nye Beach Writers' Series, set to begin at 7 p.m. Saturday in the upstairs community hall of the Newport Visual Arts Center, located on the Nye Beach turnaround.
- Fla. man gets 30 years for fatal homeless beating - FOX News
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The final defendant in the 2006 attacks on three homeless men _ including one beaten to death with a baseball bat _ was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday, in a case that outraged homeless advocates nationwide ...
- More star power at Sundance - Variety
More star power at SundanceVariety, CA - 28 minutes ago"World’s Greatest Dad," directed and written by Bobcat Goldthwait, a dark satire about a high school poetry teacher (Robin Williams) realizing the things ...
- Ukrainian Jews honor Yiddish teacher - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Ukrainian Jews honor Yiddish teacherJewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - 7 hours agoKIEV, Ukraine (JTA) -- Jews in Kiev marked the 90th birthday of the oldest Jewish teacher of Yiddish in Ukraine. Leaders of Jewish organizations in Ukraine, ...
- Alex Rodriquez Sends Madonna 'Love Notes'? - Post Chronicle
Madonna says rumoured lover Alex Rodriguez "has the heart of a poet trapped inside an insanely gorgeous body." The 50-year-old singer - who was first romantically linked to the baseball player, nickname 'A-Rod', earlier this year before announcing ...
- John Challis: Yes We Can - Same Same
John Challis: Yes We CanSame Same, Australia - 2 hours agoSpeaking of high achievers, may I also pay tribute to a lesbian high achiever in poetry who died last week – Dorothy Porter. I would willingly give up my ...
- New Muscatine Community College drama director glad to be back in Iowa - Muscatine Journal
New Muscatine Community College drama director glad to be back in IowaMuscatine Journal, IA - 6 hours agoThe new director cites early experiences in musical theater for his love of the genre. “My earliest memory ... was in musical theater. ...
- An intimate evening with Rod McKuen - ArtslinkNews
An intimate evening with Rod McKuenArtslinkNews, South Africa - 8 hours agoHis three-dozen books of poetry have been published in eleven languages, sold 65 million copies and made him the most widely read poet of his time. ...
- On the sands of time - Pune Newsline
On the sands of timePune Newsline, India - 10 hours agoRandhir Khare is synonymous with an eclectic mix of writings — poetry, short fiction, travel, futuristic fable. The city-based writer, much awarded and ...
- A passion for the authentic Tuscany - International Herald Tribune
A passion for the authentic TuscanyInternational Herald Tribune, France - 11 hours ago"It's a sad situation," he said. "After 25 years of doing this, I have become very experienced. But now, ruins are either extremely expensive or not very ...
- In memory of Jim Lafky - La Crosse Tribune
Last Friday I was sorry to see the one-inch notice of Jim Lafky’s death and watched for a full obituary the next day, which didn’t appear. I worked in the Dean’s office at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse during Jim’s career at UW-L. I ...
- Publishers Ponder the Distribution Question - Publishers Weekly
Publishers Ponder the Distribution QuestionPublishers Weekly, NY - 1 hour agoFor example, industry reps told Raccah to anticipate sales of 1500 copies at most for a poetry book, but through self-distribution, Poetry Speaks has sold ...
- Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus - Poughkeepsie Journal
Editor's note: More than 100 years ago, a young girl named Virginia O'Hanlon sent a letter to the New York Sun asking whether there was a real Santa Claus. In 1897, shortly before Christmas, a tired veteran editor named Frank P. Church sat down to ...
- Oooooo, that's scary stuff: Music for your Halloween party - Lower Hudson Journal news
Oooooo, that's scary stuff: Music for your Halloween partyLower Hudson Journal news, NY - 1 hour ago("Ocean Rain," 1984) "People Are Strange," the Doors: To add sheer terror, place Morrison's howl of poetry reading "Horse Latitudes" just before it. ...
- Book It: Cakelove for all! - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Get yourself over to Daedalus tonight for a free cupcake and discussion with Cakelove founder and new author Warren Brown. And if you stop by the store at any point today, you also get a free gift. As if cupcakes weren't enough! Friday night, switch ...
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