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- 3 In 4 Minn. Sophomores Pass New Reading Tests (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)
Three-quarters of Minnesota sophomores can begin their summer break knowing they've performed well enough on a state reading exam to satisfy a requirement for high school graduation.
- • A true case of poetic justice - Guelph Mercury
• A true case of poetic justiceGuelph Mercury, Canada - 4 hours agoAs it happened, I had just finished a book called "Why Poetry Matters," a study on the role poetry can play in our daily lives that deals extensively with ...
- Alumnus receives 2008 Dibner Writing Fellowship - AU News
Alumnus receives 2008 Dibner Writing FellowshipAU News, NY - 47 minutes agoThe Dibner fellowship alternates between fiction and poetry. Next year’s deadline, for poets, is Jan. 15, 2009. Guidelines can be found at www.mainecf.org ...
- Jill Scott: 'There is a possibility I could make Atlanta home' - AccessAtlanta
Hours before her appearance with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Wednesday at Chastain Park Amphitheatre , the three-time Grammy Award winner Jill Scott talked about: "Golly, that was the first time I was in Poland, and it was in a beautiful theater ...
- Papers of acclaimed poet Anne Spencer moved from Lynchburg to UVA (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
Box by box, pieces of history are rolled out of Anne Spencer’s home in Lynchburg. The renowned Harlem Reanaissance poet died in 1975, leaving behind pictures, personal notes and of course, poetry. Now they will head to UVA.
- State library announces best books of Indiana awards (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Times Staff Report The 2008 Best Books of Indiana were named last week at an awards ceremony at the Indiana State Library. Â
- Changing world of commencement speakers (San Francisco Chronicle)
On Sunday morning, America's most famous media personality and philanthropist will take the podium at Stanford Stadium to deliver a commencement speech to the class of 2008. Oprah Winfrey's charge is nothing less than to inspire an elite segment of the next...
- City starts search 'parties' to recruit foster families - New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsCity starts search 'parties' to recruit foster familiesNew York Daily News, NY - 1 hour agoMichael likes poetry, dancing and reading. And Bianca is ready to settle down. The city is under pressure to find families willing to take teens as ACS ...
- Plenty of 'La Boheme' operas on DVD (The Star-Ledger)
New audio-only recordings of opera are perhaps going the way of the dinosaur, outnumbered by audiovisual productions captured on DVD. In the case of Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme," there are now more than a dozen contemporary and archival versions out on DVD.
- Review: Love Story 2050 - Sify
Why do films that rely heavily on the visual aspect inevitably lose out on the soul? The story, the core of the film, is forced to leave centre stage as filmmakers convince themselves that the audience will be as impressed by the gadget gimmickry as ...
- Showers failed to dampen music day fun - East Anglian Daily Times
CROWDS turned out in force yesterday despite the occasional shower for the annual Ipswich Music Day. Held in Ipswich's Christchurch Park, bands from across the county took to the event's stages and performing a variety of music. And from reggae to ...
- Father, child, water (Seattle Times)
We mammals are ferociously protective of our young, and we all know not to wander in between a sow bear and her cubs. Here Minnesota poet Gary...
- P.E.I. Book Awards jury releases shortlist of titles (The Guardian)
The jury for the 2008 P.E.I. Book Awards has released the shortlist of titles for the prestigious award.
- Welsh bard touched our hearts - The Australian
Welsh bard touched our heartsThe Australian, Australia - 1 hour agoRhys certainly gives a warts and all Thomas and he also recites the swaths of the poetry with a burnished magnificence (somewhere between Thomas and Richard ...
- Track star Jason Walton killed by train - Hopewell Valley News
Track star Jason Walton killed by trainHopewell Valley News, NJ - 1 hour agoJason was also part of the peer mentor program at the high school and enjoyed writing short stories and poetry. Surviving are his parents, Ernest and Linda ...
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