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- Writer offered a young Barack Obama advice on life - Daily Chronicle
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. Frank Marshall Davis had his ...
- Kathleen Norris battles 'the demon of acedia' - Los Angeles Times
We have a vast palette of words that attempt to express our downcast moods -- "a funk," "the blues," "the doldrums." All of them abstractions, euphemisms we employ in an effort to pinpoint something elusive -- a sensation that might be a shade less ...
- Aspiring writiers get encouragement from Sylvia Rosen at ... - The Republican - MassLive.com
Aspiring writiers get encouragement from Sylvia Rosen at ...The Republican - MassLive.com, MA - 3 hours agoAll other creative writing styles and goals are welcome, such as poetry and short stories, yet memoirs are the key topic of discussion. ...
- A determined American tale - Iowa City Press-Citizen
On Monday, the great Canadian artist Alan Weinstein, 69, was sworn in as an American citizen at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. The new citizen studied fine art at Ecole du louver in Paris and received his art degree from Princeton in 1961 ...
- Principles to Live By - Associated Content
I have made scrapbooks for my grandson since his birth. They include photos of him, his friends, and of family; information about special occasions and events; poetry that I have written for him; and bits of wisdom I want to leave behind for him when ...
- High turnout at the polls for school board elections - Log Cabin Democrat
The start of today's school board election proved successful across Faulkner County as more residents than expected showed up to cast a ballot during the morning hours. In Greenbrier, where Jason Squires and Ken Rasure are vying against incumbent ...
- Goller, Baines Win 2008 Stott Arts Awards (East Aurora Advertiser)
In what is fast becoming an East Aurora tradition, the Salon of the Roycroft Inn came alive Saturday night with verse, song and music at the 12th annual Mary and Gil Stott Award ceremony and reception. With many of Elbert Hubbard's descendants joining in the celebration, poet and writer Gay Baines and singer, former Advertiser editor and current Town Historian Robert Lowell Goller were honored ...
- Pastie memories and glimpse of the future - WalesOnline
Pastie memories and glimpse of the futureWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 17 hours agoThere have been innumerable television programmes about the Welsh countryside, but it is only by reading Thomas’ poetry that one can truly get inside the ...
- McKown-Juniper Point - Boothbay Register
McKown-Juniper PointBoothbay Register, ME USA - 17 hours agoOther things to remember this wee are: Junior Activity Night on Tuesday, Bridge on Wednesday night, our special music and poetry event on Thursday night ...
- Simon Callow: My first love (Independent)
I was sixteen. I was always falling in love. This very natural state of affairs was rendered complicated by the fact that the year was 1965 and boys weren't suppose to fall in love with boys. I felt no guilt about the direction of my desires, but I was loth to express them, partly because I knew that if I picked the wrong person to make my declaration of love to, I could get punched on the ...
- A heartfelt 'Letter' - Baltimore Sun
A heartfelt 'Letter'Baltimore Sun, United States - 55 minutes agoAngelou begins with this part of her life and leads to her struggles to raise her son alone and her fears that a young black boy without a father would be ...
- Historians, poet feted - Nelson Mail
Nelson MailHistorians, poet fetedNelson Mail, New Zealand - 7 hours agoMs Le Bas won the New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay prize for the best first book of poetry, for Incognito. She received $2500. ...
- Capital project aids sufferers of self-harming - Scotsman
Capital project aids sufferers of self-harmingScotsman, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoPeople who have used the Edinburgh Self Harm Project also read poetry and displayed their artwork during an event in the Capital last week. ...
- Nightlife Calendar: 07/25/2008 - Traverse City Record Eagle
Nightlife Calendar: 07/25/2008Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - 3 hours ago30; Open-Mic Poetry 7 pm third Mon., (Sept.-May), followed by open mic, bring poems to read and share, writing exercises available, bring eight copies of a ...
- Pilgrims from around globe visit Cohen's city haunts - Edmonton Journal
Pilgrims from around globe visit Cohen's city hauntsEdmonton Journal, Canada - Jul 26, 2008In 1966, the famed poet, author and musician visited Edmonton on an early poetry reading tour, and left an indelible mark on our city. ...
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