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- Interview: Tim Winton (Guardian Unlimited)
Aida Edemariam talks to Tim Winton about his youth, Australia and why writing is like surfing
- ‘Carpetbagger’s Children’ is storytelling at its best (Cleveland Jewish News)
If you like a good story, you’ll enjoy “The Carpetbagger’s Children.” Written in 2002 by master playwright Horton Foote when he was 86, the drama revolves around three sisters who relive their family’s history in an era spanning post-Civil War Reconstruction to the present.
- At Your library: 'We the People' now on shelves (The York Weekly)
Every year since 2002, the National Endowment for the Humanities has invited libraries across the country to apply for a "We the People" bookshelf grant. Recipients of the grant are given a collection of classic American books on a particular theme.
- My favorite kitchen tool is a blow torch - Los Angeles Times
My favorite kitchen tool is a blow torchLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoScattergood grew up in Iowa, has degrees in theology, poetry and cooking, and, when she isn't writing about food, is trying to get her two young daughters ...
- Fall Preview: Poet John Ashbery Makes His Elliptical Way into ... - Village Voice
Fall Preview: Poet John Ashbery Makes His Elliptical Way into ...Village Voice, NY - 3 hours agoBy Giles Harvey For better or worse, John Ashbery looms overthe downtown of contemporary American poetry like a gaudy skyscraper: Wherever you wander, ...
- An Artist's Retrospective In Just the Right Setting - New York Sun
An Artist's Retrospective In Just the Right SettingNew York Sun, United States - Aug 15, 2008Mrs. Goldsmith is a supporter of the exhibit, and also a lender of two lithographs on paper from the Stones series, which both contain fragments of poetry ...
- A new tradition of outdoor theatre to Caledon - Caledon Citizen
A new tradition of outdoor theatre to CaledonCaledon Citizen, Canada - Jul 9, 2008The idea evolved from a love for the poetry and timeless relevance of the Bard's works, and, most importantly, from a passion and respect for the ...
- Miracle plant's monstrous potential - Eureka Street
Eureka StreetMiracle plant's monstrous potentialEureka Street, Australia - 2 hours agoThe planting and harvesting of rice is also celebrated in Thai art, music and poetry. Biofuel profits would only be spent on a new Toyota pick-up truck or ...
- Literary listings (Colorado Springs Independent)
discussing a wide variety of books in the second floor conference room. Second Thursday of every month, 6:45-9 p.m. Free. Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., 531-6333 ext. 1206, greatbooks.org .
- John Lichfield: Racy goings-on in la France profonde - Belfast Telegraph
The nearest town to our house in Normandy is a sad place which has never fully recovered from the summer of 1944. In June of that year, it was pointlessly bombed by the British. In August, it was partially burned by the SS. Sixty-four years later ...
- 2008 Wynn Award recipients hailed (Evanston Review)
The Justin Wynn Memorial Fund awards banquet is held annually to honor young leaders from District 65 schools. About 300 supporters attend the celebration each year.
- Cassandra Robertson – A breath of fresh air in these difficult times - Tacoma Weekly
Cassandra Robertson – A breath of fresh air in these difficult timesTacoma Weekly, WA - 57 minutes agoHer rich and unaffected singing voice can bring to mind visions of greats like Joan Baez, and her lyrical poetry reveals those who have influenced her like ...
- Mountain News: Park City considers peak power demand - Pique newsmagazine
Mountain News: Park City considers peak power demandPique newsmagazine, Canada - 2 hours agoShe is well known in Colorado mountain towns for her appearances at poetry festivals and for her writing workshops. But poetry, next to her family, ...
- Liberty Belle chimes in - The Canberra Times
Liberty Belle chimes inThe Canberra Times, Australia - 1 hour agoAs well as the race meet, pigeon poetry involves an online form guide and sweep, allowing people to pick a pigeon and a poem to win. ...
- Michael Jackson's latest inspiration: poet Robert Burns? - Paste Magazine
Paste MagazineMichael Jackson's latest inspiration: poet Robert Burns?Paste Magazine, GA - 21 minutes agoRobert Burns lived in the late eighteenth century and is most familiar to the American audience because he penned the New Years’ anthem "Auld Lang Syne," ...
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