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- Mystic Arts Cafe features poet Edward Hirsch (Westerly Sun)
The Arts Café~Mystic concludes its 14th season on Friday evening, May 16, with a reading by Edward Hirsch, widely regarded as one of the most important living American poets. Hirsch will read from "Special Orders," his just-published collection.
- Rochester International Jazz Festival enjoys eclectic opening - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester International Jazz Festival enjoys eclectic openingRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 1 hour agoDavid Prelewitz and Nan Bennett cycled in from Pittsford to listen to a little free music, then planned to bike back home for dinner. ...
- History, not repeating - Bonitanews (subscription)
History, not repeatingBonitanews (subscription), FL - 1 hour agoOne American in particular, a towering 6-foot, 4-inch African-American named Jason Calhoun, changed his life forever, sending him on a journey that would ...
- Local playwrights hear their own words and feedback from an audience (Southampton Press)
Writing a play typically involves making a lot of educated guesses. Characters are created, words are exchanged and a plot unfolds on paper. But until a play can spring to life through the interaction of players on a stage, primary assumptions remain just that.
- UMF Hosts poet/critic Chiasson tonight - MaineToday.com
UMF Hosts poet/critic Chiasson tonightMaineToday.com, ME - 1 hour agoHe teaches poetry workshops and courses on American poetry at Wellesley and received his Ph.D. in English from Harvard in 2002. The talk is presented by the ...
- COLUMN: Poetry still alive, relevant to youth - U-Wire.com
People rarely spark up conversation about the latest poet to hit the scene, especially during college years. We aren't running to hear poetry readings - we're running to the bars to let our hair down and relax. Who wants to spend spare time reading ...
- 5th Annual Negro Spirituals Heritage Day - PR-CANADA.net (press release)
5th Annual Negro Spirituals Heritage DayPR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - Jun 18, 2008Although the creators of folk Spirituals are unknown, scholars suspect they were folk poets, Black preachers, and slave communities. ...
- Seventh-day Adventist School salutes 'extraordinary' seniors - Virgin Islands Daily News
ST. CROIX - Twenty-seven seniors bid farewell to St. Croix Seventh-day Adventist School on Sunday during commencement exercises at Island Center. Commencement speakers praised the school for not only exposing them to a challenging academic schedule ...
- Region Roundup (The Bismarck Tribune)
Compiled by Lauren DonovanBismarck Tribune ADAMS HETTINGER - Dance classes will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. starting tonight and three subsequent Mondays at the Hettinger Eagles Club. Participants will learn the waltz, polka, jitterbug and foxtrot. Call 567-6180. Cost is $60 per couple.
- Father-son duo will 'sky dance' in Cherry Point Air Show - ENC Today
Father-son duo will 'sky dance' in Cherry Point Air ShowENC Today, NC - 13 hours agoHe said he used to take his family to the shows. "Eric didn't like an announcer at a show," Sean said. "He said he could do better. ...
- Tyler Junior College Forensic Team Wraps Up Year Of Successes - Tyler Morning Telegraph
Tyler Junior College forensics team members pictured front, from left, are: Alina Dolzhenko, Rachel Snyder; middle row, Bobby D. Anthony, J.P. Fugler; back row, Travis Smith and Jordan Innerarity. Not pictured is Christina Ivey. The Tyler Junior ...
- Use poetry in the workplace, says arts conference speaker - Salt Lake Tribune
Use poetry in the workplace, says arts conference speakerSalt Lake Tribune, United States - 16 hours ago... he began speechmaking and consulting. At his core, he considers it his job to invite people to explore poetry. "I think of it as a life saver," he said.
- TV star's heartbreak as son dies - Irish Independent
TV star's heartbreak as son diesIrish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour agoHe described Ian as a "very bright and multi-talented young man" who played guitar, wrote his own poetry and was also a "useful" actor. ...
- Theme: Price of freedom - Monroenews.com
Theme: Price of freedomMonroenews.com, MI - 1 hour agoThe speaker cited poetry from Will Carleton and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Scripture from the Gospel of John when Jesus said "greater love hath no man ...
- Twas the year 2008, when the world’s worst poet got his day - a ... - Times Online
He died penniless and blamed for some of the worst massacres perpetrated against the English language. But more than 100 years later, William Topaz McGonagall, otherwise known as the world’s worst poet, will achieve respectability of a sort when 35 ...
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