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- Speaking Volumes: Fathers and sons (The Star-Ledger)
In his second poetry collection, "Boy" (University of Georgia Press, $17), Drew University English professor Patrick Phillips explores the life-changing experience of fatherhood and the corresponding feeling of mortality as his father successfully battles cancer and his father-in-law dies at home, surrounded by loved ones.
- Tilda Swinton and Julien - Metro
MetroTilda Swinton and JulienMetro, UK - 1 hour ago'He was crucial in my thinking about film as a form of poetry rather than just conventional narrative,' says Julien. Wed, Jul 9 and Thu, Jul 10, ...
- Local doctors to rock for charity (Reno Gazette-Journal)
You expect your family doctor to know how to use a stethoscope, but there's a chance those same medically trained fingers play a mean guitar, too.
- Kennebunk area calendar of events - Portsmouth Herald News
Kennebunk area calendar of eventsPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 10 hours ago... at 6 pm Renaissance Voices is a 16-voice a capella choir that specializes in 17th-20th century music interspersed with prose and poetry readings. ...
- Raising Bob Costas: Is Memorizing Sports Trivia Good for the Brain? - Wall Street Journal
Now I know how Marv Albert's parents must have felt. Shooting hoops behind our house recently, my 9-year-old suggested that we pretend to be great basketball teams from the past. "I'll be the 1985-1986 Celtics," he said, "and you can be the '71-'72 ...
- Poet advised young Obama (The Washington Times)
HONOLULU | At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice on living in a world of black and white.
- Swansong of versatility and ambition (Sydney Morning Herald)
Kristy Edmunds's final Melbourne Festival features intriguing relationships and some musical luminaries, writes Bryce Hallett.
- Merely a fair summer affair (Detroit Free Press)
Christina Schwarz proved herself as one of our most intuitive and nuanced portrayers of relationships with her first two novels, "Drowning Ruth" and "All is Vanity." She's a master at revealing the turmoil lurking beneath the banality of everyday life, someone who can draw poetry from the murkiest linguistic well.
- After long ordeal, mother wins aid for son with behavior disorders - Buffalo News
WASHINGTON — Karen Furman and her son, Kelvin, had to wait four years — but a judge has decided Kelvin is disabled and, therefore, eligible for extra financial help from the federal government. Three weeks after Furman’s fight for Supplemental ...
- This week's gallery roundup - Cincinnati Enquirer
This week's gallery roundupCincinnati Enquirer, OH - 6 hours agoIt's accompanied by a slate of activities that includes poetry readings, film screenings and discussions. Art Academy of Cincinnati through Sunday. ...
- A defense lobbyist who favors an ax - Thehill.com
The leather cowboy boots should be the first hint. And then there’s the almost unnoticeable piercing in his left ear — not exactly a Washington staple. But the secret is out when David Morrison starts talking about his guitars: Music runs through ...
- Jeremy Denk's Labyrinthine Lyricism - New York Sun
Jeremy Denk's Labyrinthine LyricismNew York Sun, United States - 12 hours agoA delightful Scherzo followed, Mr. Denk lovingly intoning those unique Schubertian phrases with what in poetry we might call their feminine endings, ...
- Liz Mitten Ryan’s Herd in the Ribbons at Celebrate the Horse - Equestrianmag.com
Liz Mitten Ryan’s Herd in the Ribbons at Celebrate the HorseEquestrianmag.com, FL - 8 hours agoThe book's text is enriched by her original artwork, poetry, journal entries and stunning photographs. Sales of One with the Herd will benefit equine ...
- Poetry competition at FJWU - The News - International
Poetry competition at FJWUThe News - International, Pakistan - Jul 25, 2008A short story and poetry competition was held at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) in connection with the forthcoming Independence Day here on Friday. ...
- Syarhei Parsyukevich shares ward with mentally ill people - Charter 97
Syarhei Parsyukevich shares ward with mentally ill peopleCharter 97, Belarus - 13 hours agoOne writes poetry, and tells lots of interesting things. Sometimes he talks to himself. Another begins to worry when someone eats. He is always hungry. ...
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