Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- A Conversation with Tan Twan Eng (Far Eastern Economic Review)
Tan Twan Eng is a Malaysian author whose 2007 debut novel, The Gift of Rain, was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. The book, which focuses on the Malaysian experience during World War II, unflinchingly examines this oft-neglected period of Malaysian history.
- Are You in Fray for the Million’s Poet? - Khaleej Times
Are You in Fray for the Million’s Poet?Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 1 hour agoIn its third season, the competition invites participants to send in a 20 verse poem in the style of Nabati poetry. Also called the “the people’s poetry†...
- PJ Johnson, Ovid Before Exile. Art and Punishment in the Metamorphoses - Fabula
PJ Johnson, Ovid Before Exile. Art and Punishment in the MetamorphosesFabula, France - 12 hours agoShe reveals that in the poem, as in late Augustan Rome, the overriding criterion for artistic success was not aesthetic beauty but satisfying the ...
- Teens show their artistic COLORS - Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription)
Teens show their artistic COLORSSpartanburg Herald Journal (subscription), SC - 13 hours ago"It's like writing poetry," Moore said of rapping. "It's saying what you feel but to a beat." Jeffery Harris, also a ninth-grader at Whitlock, said the blue ...
- Lovecraft by night - Daily Gazette
Randolph Carter and his pal, Harley Warren, explore an old, forgotten cemetery sometime during the 1920s. The expedition ends badly ... at least for poor Harley. His demise was part of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story, “The Statement of Randolph ...
- Helping wildlife - Payson Roundup
Helping wildlifePayson Roundup, AZ - 9 minutes agoHer children’s book is not Brabb’s first writing effort. She has a degree in journalism, has been an editor of “BirdTracks,†a quarterly publication for one ...
- 'La Naval' book is a multi-faceted feast (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines - This fabulous book, "The Saga of La Naval: Triumph of a People's Faith" (published by the Dominican Province of the Philippines, 357 pages, 2007), boasts of a working committee and editorial staff made up of some of the best historians, theologians, scholars and writers of the country.
- Curtain soon to fall on the Press Gang - North Norfolk News
Curtain soon to fall on the Press GangNorth Norfolk News, UK - Oct 10, 2008But the Press Gang's timeless mix of humour, music, poetry, prose and wry observation on country life has rocked village halls with laughter and applause. ...
- WOUNDED: A look at the Civil War and Walt Whitman (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
"War" takes a look at how the Civil War shaped Walt Whitman's life and poetry.
- Theater: Contemporary take on 'Twelfth Night' - Allentown Morning Call
Theater: Contemporary take on 'Twelfth Night'Allentown Morning Call, PA - 1 hour agoSo the evening was renamed ''Unveiled Truths'' and now includes poetry, monologues and diary entries written by female survivors of wars dating from ancient ...
- Reds, whites.... and greens - Adelaide Independent Weekly
Reds, whites.... and greensAdelaide Independent Weekly, Australia - 1 hour agoBoth go very well with poetry, as was evident at Albert and Nyra Bensimon’s recent soiree, where each diner was obliged to read or recite a poem. ...
- 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Remains One Of The Strangest, Most ... - Starpulse.com
'Nightmare Before Christmas' Remains One Of The Strangest, Most ...Starpulse.com, CT - Oct 15, 2008Original, bizarre, and absolutely gorgeous, this movie takes all of the Gothic beauty of Burton's particular style and marries it to Disney's positivity and ...
- MetaMetrics Launches Spanish Lexile Analyzer (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Connecting Spanish-speaking students with targeted reading materials just got easier. MetaMetrics®, Inc., developer of the widely adopted Lexile Framework® for Reading, today announced that it has launched a free Spanish version of its popular online Lexile Analyzer®.
- Don Newbury: A life of full measure - Burleson-Crowley Connection
Don Newbury: A life of full measureBurleson-Crowley Connection, TX - 3 hours agoA bold Christian who battled cancer for a dozen years, Kyle met the disease head-on with dogged determination, deep faith and a trademark smile. ...
- Young poets have club - Dearborn Press & Guide
DEARBORN HEIGHTS - In an effort to make learning more fun, elementary teachers in the Crestwood School District are continuing a poetry club that began last year. The club, suggested by elementary teachers Barry Manning and Susie Krupa, will allow ...
|
|
Get better Mortgage Rates today and save!
Florida Mortgage
|