Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- Happy Families By Carolos Fuentes, trans. Edith Grossmann (Independent)
In Carlos Fuentes' new collection of stories, the famous quotation from Tolstoy that "All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" is both confirmed and elaborated by Fuentes' miserable, imprisoned, abused, abusive, fraught and fugitive cast of Mexicans. As they strive to make sense of their roles within families for whom dysfunctional is the ...
- Kristi's notebook: Supporters make a killing for library - HeraldNet
Kristi's notebook: Supporters make a killing for libraryHeraldNet, WA - 20 hours agoOur Legislature established a poet laureate program to build awareness and appreciation of poetry. Green will discuss his ties to Whidbey Island at the Oak ...
- Saskatchewan Book Awards nominees announced - Canada.com
Saskatchewan Book Awards nominees announcedCanada.com, Canada - 36 minutes agoWith 347 submissions in categories which include poetry, fiction, First Book, non-fiction and education, judges had a diverse variety of books for which to ...
- Azamgarh: The historic value gunned down by terror! - Mynews India
It is a matter of pity for Azamgarh that every time there is a terrorist attack in the country, the investigators immediately try to find out the links towards Azamgarh, which has emerged as the biggest terror hub in the country in present times only ...
- Jon Katz writes of dogs, death, healing (MSNBC)
"Izzy and Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me" examines Jon Katz's two exceptional dogs and their amazing ability to connect with humans. One healed his own soul and the other brought the author into some of the most gratifying work of his life: helping others.
- Is your financial plan on track? Is your life? - Biloxi Sun Herald
Q: Assume you've got all the money you need. What would you do with it? How would you live? Q: You learn you'll die in five years, but have your health until then. How will you live those five years? Q: You have 24 hours to live. What did you miss ...
- Black Film Festival returns to Parrish Art Musem - 27east.com
Black Film Festival returns to Parrish Art Musem27east.com, NY - 11 hours agoIt takes the strength and integrity of this African-American family to battle against generations of prejudice to try to achieve their piece of the American ...
- Hip-hop's Ithaca connection - Star-Gazette
That may change. Thanks to a one-of-a-kind donation, the foremost collection of hip-hop's birth -- a lodestone of primary materials -- is now housed at Cornell University's Rare Books and Manuscripts division. Hip-hop is a cultural movement that ...
- Fall Harvest of Jazz at the Artists Quarter in October - Jazz Police
Jazz PoliceFall Harvest of Jazz at the Artists Quarter in OctoberJazz Police, MN - 1 hour agoCarole knows how to make a ballad into a love poem, how to make mere lyrics an intimate conversation. And she can belt it out with a big band but a club ...
- Reeling: Notes From Japan - Business Mirror
Reeling: Notes From JapanBusiness Mirror, Philippines - 1 hour agoLeave it to the Japanese to make poetry out of the literal. v When I left Tokyo last week people were not talking about the film festival. ...
- ‘I Write Entirely for You’ - New York Times
‘I Write Entirely for You’New York Times, United States - 51 minutes ago... few weeks before his death of a heart attack 30 years later, a correspondence conducted across continents and oceans as their poetry drove them together ...
- The Earth in the Attic - Guardian Unlimited
This is an original and moving first collection from a poet who has been an acclaimed translator of Darwish. Joudah, a Palestinian-American medic, is also a member of Doctors Without Borders, and much of the writing here explores his experiences with ...
- community calendar - Farragutpress
community calendarFarragutpress, TN - 5 minutes agoChristian Poets guild will sponsor an open, free poetry contest through Oct. 18. Grand prize is $1000. To enter send one poem of 21 lines or less to: Free ...
- Washington State Book Awards (Seattle Weekly)
This year’s Washington State Book Awards are being bestowed to six writers in categories including poetry, fiction, and history. For once, Sherman Alexie ( The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian ) won’t be the biggest name in attendance.
- Praise for pre-K; harsher words for testing - Online Athens
Praise for pre-K; harsher words for testingOnline Athens, GA - 2 hours agoBenedek can tell right away which students have attended pre-K. Two months into the year, some are writing poetry and compound sentences. ...
|
|
Mortgage Refinance
Get your Online Degree today!
November 2007 Mortgage News
|