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- Pop Superstar Phoebe Snow to Play Free - NewsBlaze
Pop Superstar Phoebe Snow to Play FreeNewsBlaze, CA - 1 hour agoThe record delighted audiences and critics, and spawned a top five hit, "Poetry Man," in 1975. Snow became one of pop music's biggest stars, ...
- Edie's husband is already a 'Desperate' man (MSNBC)
"Desperate Housewives" jumped right into the Edie's-new-husband-is-a-psycho plot in its second episode. Residents of Wisteria Lane, keep an eye on your pets. By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
- 'Tough, kind' professor dies - Cambridge Evening News
'Tough, kind' professor diesCambridge Evening News, UK - 19 hours agoProf Ian Jack, who held a chair in English Literature at Cambridge from 1976 to 1989, was best known for his expertise in 19th Century poetry, ...
- Novelist Michael Redhill named a judge for prestigious Griffin Poetry ... - Canada East
TORONTO - Michael Redhill, a noted Canadian novelist, poet, and playwright and publisher, will be among the judges for the prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize. The English-language award hands out $50,000 to the best book of Canadian poetry and $50,000 ...
- Writer Ha Jin says he wants to visit native China but is frustrated by censorship (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Award-winning author Ha Jin says he wants to visit his native China after being away for 23 years but is discouraged by the Communist government's censorship of his books.
- TREE House Children's Museum schedules programs for today and Aug. 16 - Alexandria Daily Town Talk
The TREE House Children's Museum will host a program on making Poetry Pebbles at 2 p.m. today. The children will hear some poems and learn a bit about poetry. They will make poetry pebbles that they can then use to create their own poems. The cost of ...
- Review: 'Waltzing' heartfelt, poignant - Kansas.com
Review: 'Waltzing' heartfelt, poignantKansas.com, KS - 6 hours agoDirected by Marie Allyn King, head of WSU's music theater and opera department, the world-premiere show is based on the healing poetry of cattle rancher ...
- At the Sherborn Library (July 31) - Wicked Local Sherborn
At the Sherborn Library (July 31)Wicked Local Sherborn, MA - 1 hour agoLearn new tricks for writing stories, journals and poetry. Have fun. This workshop takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 3 4:30 pm Recommended for children ...
- Review: The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes - Daily Telegraph
The apparent contradiction in the term "Romantic Science" is a curious artefact of history. The notion of a "Romantic movement" first took hold in the 1860s, when the poets, musicians and artists of the era had become cultural icons while the science ...
- Emmy winners: Bryan Cranston, 'Mad Men,' talking politics - Portsmouth Herald
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sleek '60s drama "Mad Men" made Emmy history Sunday as the first basic-cable show to win a top series award, while the sitcom "30 Rock" and its stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin also emerged as big winners. "We're all so very ...
- Gordon Brown searching for a new press officer - Telegraph.co.uk
Gordon Brown searching for a new press officerTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours agoIt is the final countdown for Mandrake’s Epitaph for Gordon Brown poetry competition. On Friday the shortlisted entries that we have published in this space ...
- Glass artists plan a friendly contest - Toledo Blade
Glass artists plan a friendly contestToledo Blade, OH - 43 minutes agoThe gallery is at 1811 Adams St. An after-party with poetry and music will be at 11:30 pm in the basement of Frankie's Inner City at 308 Main St. ...
- Book Review: Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul edited by Judith ... - Blogcritics.org
Book Review: Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul edited by Judith ...Blogcritics.org, OH - 5 hours agoIf reading poetry could be compared to walking through a garden, marveling at this flower or that, the shape of the hedge just beyond, the bee busily ...
- Wainwright woos Cambridge crowd - BBC News
BBC NewsWainwright woos Cambridge crowdBBC News, UK - 1 hour agoWainwright's latest album has won her new fans, and many of her lyrics stand up as poetry in their own right. Bleeding All Over You includes the lines: ...
- Iran's Mr Nice - satire on a tightrope (AFP via Yahoo! News)
In Iran, satirising the establishment can mean being slapped with a publication ban or even jail for an editor. Making fun of the president and senior leaders is not a task to be undertaken lightly.
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