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- The Poetry Of A Political Speech - Huffingtonpost.com
Presidential nomination acceptance speeches surely aim to create great quotes, not to repeat them. So I should have figured that when I went digging around in such speeches this past week looking for lines of poetry, I'd come up empty handed. Well ...
- Local students win Writer's Guild contest (Nevada Daily Mail)
Three area students won recognition for their superb writing abilities in a recent writing contest.
- Putting Antigone's World in Context - Wall Street Journal
Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992, is making his opera directing debut in London with "Burial at Thebes," which is the Antigone story retold by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney -- who himself won the Nobel prize in 1995. The ...
- Iranian Art Auction Records Spark Frenzy for Tanavoli, Moshiri - Bloomberg
Iranian Art Auction Records Spark Frenzy for Tanavoli, MoshiriBloomberg - 36 minutes agoIran, known for the intricacy of its tapestry and poetry, has a long history of skilled craftsmen who specialized in ceramics, architecture and painting. ...
- Day of Ukraine started at 21st Moscow International Book Fair - NRCU - Ukrainian Radio
NRCU - Ukrainian RadioDay of Ukraine started at 21st Moscow International Book FairNRCU - Ukrainian Radio, Ukraine - 3 hours agoPresentation of original and translated poetry collections of famous Ukrainian, Belarusian and Russian poets will be held, as well as formal reception of ...
- Kidnap suspect calls days with daughter ‘glorious’ - Las Vegas Sun
The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller and is accused of kidnapping his young daughter says he spent "six glorious and wonderful days" with the girl while evading authorities, but he still isn't talking about his life before 1993. Police say ...
- Elizabeth Bartlett: Poet of the lonely and vulnerable - The Independent
Although her poems were first published when she was only 19, in Tambimuttu's Poetry London, Elizabeth Bartlett did not publish again until her mid-fifties. However, she claimed that she was "not so much a neglected poet as neglectful of the kind of ...
- Perfect silver dress, show by Silver Jews pair for ideal weekend ... - Shreveport Times
Perfect silver dress, show by Silver Jews pair for ideal weekend ...Shreveport Times, LA - 6 hours agoLeader David Berman's songs read like poetry. The music balances between country and rock, but the lyrics pack in despair and depth. ...
- Trailers (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Second run "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" and "The Happening" will play in second run at the Byrd, starting Saturday. Special Byrd Lyric Ave presents its poetry-based variety show at the Byrd at 7 tonight. No movies will be shown. Leaving town "Sex and the City" and "Iron Man" leave in first-run today. Open caption "The Dark Knight" will be shown with open captions at Virginia ...
- Palestinians mourn poet Darwish's death (ArabicNews.com)
Palestinians yesterday mourned the death of Mahmoud Darwish, one of the Arab world's greatest modern poets.
- Using Stalin To Boost Russia Abroad - Der Spiegel
Moscow's international broadcaster, Russia Today, is raising eyebrows with a new ad campaign showing the former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's less-known softer side. Russia Today ad: "Stalin wrote romantic poetry. Did you know that?" There are ...
- Broken down buses a boon for one North Charleston company (The Post and Courier)
Don't let the gritty job and grimy work shirt fool you. Gene Sanders is no grease monkey. Over the past 18 years, he's built a family-owned, one-truck wrecker service into one of the Lowcountry's most recognizable heavy-duty towing companies.
- Even After a War With Russia, Many Georgians Revere Stalin - Lexington Dispatch
Even After a War With Russia, Many Georgians Revere StalinLexington Dispatch, NC - 2 hours agoHe wrote frequently to his mother here, vacationed in Abkhazian sea resorts and retained an abiding love of Georgian wine, food, poetry and folk music. ...
- An unhappy return (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
This sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Gilead" shines a whole new light on a prodigal son.
- And the winner is... - Boston Globe
The campaigns, not surprisingly, have both declared victory, while some early polls suggest that Barack Obama fared better. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. flash poll of debate viewers found that 54 percent thought Obama won, while 30 percent believed ...
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