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- Cambridge students examined on Amy Winehouse song (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - They might not be Shakespeare or Wordsworth but lyrics by soul singer Amy Winehouse have been included in a Cambridge University literature exam for the first time.
- Arguing the World: Standpoint, A New British Periodical - New York Sun
Arguing the World: Standpoint, A New British PeriodicalNew York Sun, United States - 3 hours agoEnlisting the poetry of Robert Conquest is surely one way to fashion a rampart. So too is having an advisory board that attests to such heady cosmopolitan ...
- The Shop tunes in to Valley teens (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
In a drafty warehouse under the tanker-sized night sky of Eighth Street East, Sonoma's teen entertainment venue has never seen a wine and cheese pairing or gourmet guest lecturer.
- In praise of ... bad lyrics - Guardian Unlimited
In praise of ... bad lyricsGuardian Unlimited, UK - 5 hours agoThere are also songs that sacrifice poetry for rhyme, such as the Supremes' tragic news: "Got a telegram / Momma passed away while making home-made jam. ...
- Helping kids discover poetry (Bucks County Courier Times)
FROM THE TEACHER'S DESK - Reading and writing poetry improves children's language, math, creative expression, critical thinking and social skills. Most children like to do poetry and, when they write their own, it is a delightful, satisfying experience.
- July Fourth events crowd weekend - Homer News
July Fourth events crowd weekendHomer News, AK - 1 hour agoAdmission to the rodeo is free for kids up to six years old, $6 for 7-12 year olds and $9 for 13 and older. Adding to the entertainment is cowboy poetry, ...
- Entertainment Highlights: June 26-July 2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
THURSDAY, JUNE 26 TOM WAITS 8 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard. $70-$102.50. 314-534-1111 or www.metrotix.com.
- Potions, casting spells in Ottoman times - Turkish Daily News (subscription)
Potions, casting spells in Ottoman timesTurkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 4 hours agoIf erotic books like the Perfumed Garden or explicit miniature paintings like those produced by the Indians existed, they likely have been suppressed, ...
- They put the words in the presidents? mouths - Boston Globe
Speechwriters, President Lyndon B. Johnson told one of his, need to have "a passion for anonymity." Yet the words they write, such as Ted Sorensen's lyrical speeches for President John F. Kennedy, can inspire millions and help transform soaring ...
- James Logan band to host fundraiser for Beijing trip - Inside Bay Area
The James Logan High School band and color guard teams will hold a gala next month to raise money to send nearly 200 students to Beijing to perform during the Summer Olympics. With airline prices up, the students need to raise more money than ...
- Espada presenting lecture on writing as a tool for democracy (The Easterner)
Fifteen Eastern students and faculty, who were the winners of an essay/poetry contest at EWU earlier this year, will be reading their works May 30 at the JFK Auditorium, where Martin Espada will be presenting his lecture on the idea of writing as a tool for democracy.
- Spaces of dissent - Hindu
HinduSpaces of dissentHindu, India - 3 hours ago... book as a repository of that expression is going to survive. The dominant mode of the 21st century is narrative; poetry, though the soul of literature, ...
- Al-Jazeera makes waves in Vermont - OpEdNews
Al-Jazeera makes waves in VermontOpEdNews, PA - 5 hours agoHe's also author of the collection of essays "Art and Machine: 95 theses" (2004) discussing his poetry vending machine project of the late 1990s. ...
- To better understand Shakespeare - Mail Tribune
To better understand ShakespeareMail Tribune, OR - 3 hours agoThe plays and poems don't show a consistent "style," (whatever that is) which is what you'd expect of a body of work ranging from prose to poetry, ...
- Jami Sieber's Unspoken - KUAR
Jami Sieber's UnspokenKUAR, AR - 1 hour agoUnspoken, her latest CD started out as a poetry and music project she released with Kim Rosen called Only Breath. I have to confess, when I hear the words ...
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