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- Verses by a Scot dubbed the world's worst poet sell for £6K - Mirror.co.uk
Verses by a Scot dubbed the world's worst poet sell for £6KMirror.co.uk, UK - May 17, 2008William McGonagall had food thrown at him during public readings and was mocked for his awful verse including a poem about the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster. ...
- In a word, solid - London Free Press
In a word, solidLondon Free Press, Canada - 3 hours agoSurprisingly, this synth-washed slow-burner about African-American identity isn't nearly as provocative as its title suggests. ...
- Issue Project Room Moves Again - Village Voice
Village VoiceIssue Project Room Moves AgainVillage Voice, NY - 1 hour ago"A place like Issue is essential, and not just for musicians, but for literature, poetry, film—for all artists, really." The new space will provide the ...
- A Dirty job ... but somebody's got to do it (Colorado State Collegian)
No one takes the day-to-day upkeep of campus more seriously than Roy Pundt and "a.m. team three." "We're on the front line," the CSU building services manager says as he unlocks a few buildings for his custodian team. "We provide health and safety of the buildings."
- More of today's best (Detroit Free Press)
Anthony Hamilton: With Anthony David, 8 p.m. Chene Park Amphitheatre, 2600 E. Atwater, Detroit. 313-393-7128. $20-$60.
- Edward Smith: Washington's True Car Lover - Seattlest
SeattlestEdward Smith: Washington's True Car LoverSeattlest, Seattle - 23 minutes ago"I'm a romantic. I write poetry about cars, I sing to them and talk to them just like a girlfriend." He says he has never had any romantic interest in men ...
- Twas the year 2008, when the world’s - Times Online
Times OnlineTwas the year 2008, when the world’sTimes Online, UK - May 1, 2008However, the authors of the McGonagall Online archive, one of a growing number of websites set up to celebrate the poet, do not believe the students did the ...
- Troutman Middle School eighth-graders nationally recognized for their ... - Statesville Record & Landmark
Two Troutman Middle School students won big in a national writing contest. Eight-graders De’Ann Perry, 15, and Amber Wells, 14, were among the students to win the 2008 National Council of Teachers of English Promising Young Writers Contest. The two ...
- BEDE THE VENERABLE, PRIEST, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH - Catholic News Agency
BEDE THE VENERABLE, PRIEST, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCHCatholic News Agency, CO - 18 hours agoHe also completed works on mathematics, poetry, astronomy, philosophy, and music – he was a composer of several important early works of Gregorian plain ...
- Eugene couple publishes book on perils of porn - The Register-Guard
Eugene couple publishes book on perils of pornThe Register-Guard, OR - 43 minutes agoIt weaves together the latest research about pornography with anecdotes from the lives of users — and their partners, friends and family — who have freed ...
- RI to host international 'pantun' competition - Jakarta Post
RI to host international 'pantun' competitionJakarta Post, Indonesia - 1 hour agoPantun, a type of recited poetry or rhyme, is an oral tradition rooted and preserved in many communities of Malay-speaking countries. ...
- situs & queers: "The Social Plague" (1972-1974) - Centre des Médias Alternatifs du Québec
The philosophy of the Situationist International[1] has been the philosophy of one of the most dynamic groups in the contemporary homosexual movement: Group 5 of the Homosexual Revolutionary Front (HFRA), which drew its thinking and language from the ...
- Will Spielberg take a walk on the wild side? (Los Angeles Times)
The director has said he's out to challenge himself in his 50s. The results could be fascinating -- if he's really willing to take the risks. Steven Spielberg, who at 22 was hired by Universal to a long-term contract, started out his career as the teacher's pet of the Movie Brat generation. With the unveiling of his first Indiana Jones escapade in 19 years today at Cannes, he's proffering yet ...
- Here Fredericton - [here]
Here Fredericton[here], Canada - 25 minutes agoOdd Sundays at Molly's is Fredericton's longest running semi-monthly poetry reading series. Just say yes to poetry! ...
- Check it Out: Bed and Breakfasts for the Booklover - TransWorldNews (press release)
Check it Out: Bed and Breakfasts for the BookloverTransWorldNews (press release), GA - 1 hour agoOther guest suites are named for literary themes: Romance, Modern Classics, Inspiration, Poetry and the Writer's Suite. Perched on a bluff overlooking the ...
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