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- Former US poet laureate Louise Glueck receives $100,000 prize - MetroMix
NEW YORK (AP) _ Former U.S. poet laureate Louise Glueck has been awarded the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 prize for "outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry," the Academy of American Poets announced Tuesday. Glueck, who served as ...
- Eager To Serve - Burke Connection
Eager To ServeBurke Connection, VA - 5 hours agoA self-described lover of literature, poetry and music, Sammler-Michael's path to the Accotink church and his Unitarian faith was a long and frustrating one ...
- Nerds nerd out for Nerd Slam at National Poetry Slam 2008 (Isthmus)
Despite the maps on the walls, the mid-afternoon hour, and the lack of beer and liquor, a lecture hall in the UW Humanities Building has the aura of a downtown bar after midnight. Throngs of poets enter through the double doors, and the result is cacophony as the Nerd Slam gets started at the National Poetry Slam on Thursday. Cheers of "Nerds Rock!" echo, and the blackboard at the front of the ...
- Uige: Young Writer to Launch Debut Literary Work - AngolaPress
Uige: Young Writer to Launch Debut Literary WorkAngolaPress, Angola - 26 minutes agoUige, 08/03 – The Angolan young writer Zé Ndunguilo will launch this Sunday, in the northern Uige Province, his first literary work, a poetry book entitled ...
- A Walk Across Space and Time - Washington Post
Washington PostA Walk Across Space and TimeWashington Post, United States - 7 hours agoThe documentary "Man on Wire" opens with a grainy black-and-white reenactment of the events of Aug. 7, 1974, when French high-wire artist Philippe Petit and ...On Balance, 'Man on Wire' Reflects a Gentler Time Washington Postall 76 news articles
- Truth-telling Solzhenitsyn remained great to the end (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
'Live Not By Lies!" thundered Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died Sunday at 89, in the uncannily wise, noble and thrilling statement he addressed to fellow Russians on Feb. 13, 1974.
- New freedom unleashes an unrestrained madness (Miami Herald)
Haven Kimmel knows, as all writers do, that successful authors must approach their craft with as many useful tools as possible: patience, stamina, exemplary research skills. But in her case, she jokes, a healthy dollop of something else is helpful.
- 'Wonderful Town': An understated trip back to the scene of a ... - Chicago Tribune
There's a folksy majesty to "Wonderful Town," born of its leisurely pace, pastoral views of idyllic scenery and a storytelling drive set only slightly faster than slow motion. It recalls a lot of rustic, independent English-language films of the '90s ...
- Purple Prose (San Diego Reader)
Thirty Years Ago My former colleague, Jonathan Saville, has the town abuzz with his “review†of Shange’s For Colored Girls.
- Book review: no piece of birthday cake - Daily Telegraph
Do we really need another travel book about the meanderings, literary or otherwise, of a slightly lost middle-aged man? Well, yes we do, if this finely written memoir is anything to go by. Christopher Somerville, whose work will be familiar to ...
- The poetry of college football - Charleston Post Courier
Charleston Post CourierThe poetry of college footballCharleston Post Courier, SC - 22 minutes ago... bank that loves the home team, and you, the faithful fan, whose family's needs are always met by a former field goal kicker turned insurance salesman. ...
- The battle of the Titians (Guardian Unlimited)
Comment is free: Jonathan Jones: Yes, it rankles to pay the Duke of Sutherland millions for two paintings. But these pristine marvels must stay in the UK
- Pollok Family Day (Socialist Worker)
A day long festival with four entertainment arenas showing live music as well as games, a craft fair and food stalls. Express yourself with workshops in poetry, street theatre and martial arts.
- Iran announces programs in commemorating Rudaki in Tajikistan (mehrnews.com)
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) -- Iran’s Cultural Office in Tajikistan announced the arranging Iran’s programs to commemorate the 1150th anniversary of the birth of Rudaki.
- Baxter Black thrills crowd (Elko Daily Free Press)
ELKO - With the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering still months away, locals were treated to a special performance by Baxter Black Friday as part of activities leading up to the Gathering's silver anniversary.
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