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- Kay Ryan, outsider with sly style, named poet laureate (International Herald Tribune)
A reserved writer who has been compared to Emily Dickinson, Ryan has been chosen to succeed Charles Simic as the nation's 16th poet laureate
- Lesbian activist Del Martin dies at 87 (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her longtime partner in June on the first day that California's same-sex couples gained that right, died Wednesday.
- Ibbetson Street Press announces annual poetry contest - Somerville News
Ibbetson Street Press announces annual poetry contestSomerville News, MA - 1 hour agoRecently Ibbetson Street has been included in the prestigious “Index of American Periodical Verse,” along with many other top small press literary journals. ...
- Minority Scholars Program Changes Lives for Local Middle Schoolers - KSPR.com
Think college, minus the late-nights and sleeping til noon. That's what a group of 8th and 9th graders are experiencing this week at Drury University, a sample of higher learning. The kids are part of a first-time program created by three very driven ...
- Che’s wife picked up where Motorcycle Diaries ends - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Che’s wife picked up where Motorcycle Diaries endsTheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 58 minutes agoBut the pair’s friendship deepened as they discussed books on philosophy, politics and poetry. They also both supported the Guatemalan government of Jacobo ...
- Remember When: School salaries have changed — and yet they haven't (Stuart News)
Being a former Martin County teacher, I always read with great interest how the most recent teacher salaries are faring. I remember when I started, fresh from Florida State University, the beginning teacher salary was $6,825 a year in 1972. That translates in today's dollars to about $34,500.
- Arts&Culture Zombie Haiku This summer, zombies / feast on flesh and poetry / neither one survives. (Chico News & Review)
After Robert Kirkman’s super-powered zombie runs at Marvel Comics, Ryan Mecum shows that no art form is safe with his collection of poetry, Zombie...
- Mine is a peculiar job - Deccan Herald
Deccan HeraldMine is a peculiar jobDeccan Herald, India - 24 minutes agoKapil Sibal will be releasing his poetry. It’s good,” he says then adds, “I’d rather have ideas pumped into people’s head than bullets.”
- Feel the pulse - Malaysia Star
Malaysia StarFeel the pulseMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 35 minutes agoThe venue will also play host to a selection of performance arts events such as KL poetry slam by Dram Projects and WordForward, improv and sketches by ...
- Showing What They Know - Education Week News
Education Week NewsShowing What They KnowEducation Week News, MD - 6 hours agoSenior projects have included designing and implementing a poetry-writing course for adults, and building a snow machine and then using it to open a ...
- Teacher a fun and familiar role for Mountain (The Dexter Leader)
Michelle Mountain has several loves in her life. First and foremost comes family, followed by acting, the Purple Rose Theatre, kids, teaching and last but not least, enjoying life to the fullest.
- 2008 40 Under Forty: Tim Mammen - Worcester Business Journal
2008 40 Under Forty: Tim MammenWorcester Business Journal, MA - 4 hours agoThere are several inspirational people like this I have had the luck of working for. Two: “The Big Blue” and “The Gods Must Be Crazy. ...
- Brazilian Director Heads Towards Shakespeare - TheCelebrityCafe.com
Brazilian Director Heads Towards ShakespeareTheCelebrityCafe.com, NY - 14 hours agoEach line has poetry, philosophy, a deep understanding of what we are.” His movie adaptation is based on the Brazilian adaptation of Love’s Labour’s Lost, ...
- Dozier: Jacobson's alumni to host show - Lansing State Journal
Dozier: Jacobson's alumni to host showLansing State Journal, MI - 1 hour ago... a story for the contest and make it into a book. They can choose from four genres: expository, poetry, narrative, and narrative with illustrations. ...
- Walt Whitman - Baltimore Sun
A collection of news and information related to Walt Whitman published by Tribune Company sources. Roslyn and Jericho high schools led all Nassau County schools with four first-place winners in various categories in the 13th Annual Rohm and Haas ...
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