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- There's no rhyme or reason to this ban - Guardian Unlimited
Having been head of English at my school for some years now, I find it deeply disturbing that the exam board, AQA, should withdraw Carol Ann Duffy's amazing poem about knife crime from their anthology. If any poem should be studied as an antidote to ...
- A pure thrush word (Guardian Unlimited)
The shell blast that stopped Edward Thomas's heart on the battlefield at Arras stopped his pocket watch, too, at 24 minutes to eight on the morning of Easter Monday, 1917. That frozen timepiece is an appropriate image for a poet whose best work seems to still time, to suspend a moment of clear-sighted observation.
- Why not ban Shakespeare then? Poet strikes back after knife verse ... - Daily Mail
Daily MailWhy not ban Shakespeare then? Poet strikes back after knife verse ...Daily Mail, UK - 4 hours ago... at the hands of conspirators including his friend Brutus. The new poem, published in today's Guardian, also contains a passionate defence of poetry as a ...
- ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ (Gresham Outlook)
Sometimes it pays to be loudmouth. Especially when you’re trying to express the nuances of Shakespeare in a public park, where those unappreciative of the bard’s peerless poetry—like, say, dogs or children—tend to congregate.
- Annual journal puts focus on state's humor writers - Greenville Daily Reflector
Annual journal puts focus on state's humor writersGreenville Daily Reflector, NC - 1 hour agoReaders also will find reviews of novels and poetry collections, artwork and an interview with the state's poet laureate, Kathryn Stripling Byer. ...
- Senior Notes (Cape Cod Times)
Retired greyhounds will be "strutting their stuff" during a canine beauty show at 1:30 pm July 25 at the Dennis Senior Center, 1045 Route 134, South Dennis. The event is part of an attempt to educate the public about the plight of greyhounds.
- Noelle McCarthy: Press your shirt dear? Pass me the irony ... - New Zealand Herald
Noelle McCarthy: Press your shirt dear? Pass me the irony ...New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Aug 8, 2008... mots from de Beauvoir, my feminist credentials were as firmly established as my penchant for black velvet swing-coats and Rimmel Black Cherry lipstick. ...
- Societies Open Contest To East Texas Poets (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The Rusk County Poetry Society of Henderson and the Rose Garden Poetry of Tyler are sponsoring a contest with 38 categories and prize money of $1,480 total, awards chairman Bill G. Anderson said.
- Seattle Urban League calls for counseling to help curb gang violence (KOMO Seattle)
According to law enforcement officials, there are more than 5,000 active gang members in the city, 15 of whom have been killed this year. The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle has an answer: more counseling.
- Our 50 favorite magazines (Chicago Tribune)
Once again we've gathered around the magazine racks in our minds and pulled out our favorites. We are a mixed bag of folks, and the list reflects that, ranging from the inevitability of the New Yorker to the surprise of G-Fan, a magazine for Godzilla aficionados. We like magazines that instruct, entertain, take us places we'd otherwise never know. So here's our list. Let us know what we've ...
- Joe Brainard: If Nancy Was Opens at The Colby Museum of Art - Art Daily
Art DailyJoe Brainard: If Nancy Was Opens at The Colby Museum of ArtArt Daily - 2 hours ago... every art contest he entered. He even designed his mother's dresses. Artistic talent seemed to run in the family. His paternal grandfather wrote poetry, ...
- Poetry without motion - New Statesman
New StatesmanPoetry without motionNew Statesman, UK - 43 minutes ago"Vilhelm Hammershøi: the Poetry of Silence" is at the Royal Academy of Arts, London W1, from 28 June to 7 September. For more details, log on to: ...
- Bernard Haykel: Osama bin Laden gets poetic to draw in the faithful (Guardian Unlimited)
Bernard Haykel: In the battle to win Muslim hearts and minds al Qaida's leader is turning to poetry
- Williams sees the sights in Seattle - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs
While it's unknown what Robin Willliams was doing Monday for his 57th birthday, he was seen over his birthday weekend at the Seattle Art Museum. Robin Williams, 57, is in town on a 25-day film shoot (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) One employee of ...
- Andrew Davidson's $2.5-million voyage (The Globe and Mail)
This Canadian's literary odyssey began with a visit from an imaginary siren who insisted her story be put to paper. It evolved into a centuries-long saga of a porn star and his muse. It ended with publishing deals spanning the globe
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