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- Kay Ryan named U.S. poet laureate - The Money Times
Washington -- U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named Kay Ryan as the library's 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-09. Ryan, a 63-year-old California native, is to begin her duties in the fall, opening the library's annual ...
- Revival for great Dane Vilhelm Hammershøi - Evening Standard
He may not be a household name in Britain but the obscure Danish artist Vilhelm Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) counts Michael Palin among his greatest fans. And the ex-Monty Python star is urging all art-lovers to snap up a ticket for what is ...
- Owning Serenity - The Ledger
Owning SerenityThe Ledger, FL - Jul 19, 2008Some of them refer to the prayer as if it were a proverb, while others appear to claim it as their own poetry. None of them attribute the prayer to a ...
- Making the Playhouse scene (Erie Times-News)
Quick. What do you picture when you read the word "nightspot"? A bar? Music? A place to connect with friends, hear a few stories, meet interesting characters, laugh your head off, and forget about the troubles of the day just past?
- Bahraini poet to star in TV show today - Khaleej Times
Bahraini poet to star in TV show todayKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 21 hours agoThe poetry competition aims at merging modern media concepts with a form of poetry that has been popular for centuries to the masses in order to revive this ...
- Celebs, politicians, best-selling authors at National Book Festival, Sept. 27 (Canoe Travel)
WASHINGTON - Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival.
- Report: Taliban using sophisticated media network (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a report released Thursday.
- David Baddiel on the dearth of great films about great writers - Times Online
David Baddiel on the dearth of great films about great writersTimes Online, UK - 32 minutes agoWithout his poetry, Thomas was just another selfish alcoholic boor. The Edge of Love is really just another love triangle movie, and interesting though love ...
- FBI Arrests NH Child-Sex Fugitive In Mexico - WLBZ 2
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A fugitive on the FBI's most-wanted list for an alleged child sexual assault in New Hampshire is being returned to the state after being arrested in Mexico. Prosecutors say Jon Savarino Schillaci sexually assaulted a 5-year-old ...
- Peachsicles are easy, delicious and nutritious (SouthtownStar)
- Positive view for BCO's 26th season - Baltimore Sun
Positive view for BCO's 26th seasonBaltimore Sun, United States - 2 hours agoStudents of any age with a valid student ID can get in for free, as in the past. The orchestra's 2008-2009 season is a typical Thakar mix of the known and ...
- Bridging the Gap (Modesto Bee)
TURLOCK -- Prisma Lisbeth Soria's high school friends didn't like that she wanted to take honors classes. They ignored her on campus for months and accused her of leaving them behind. So, the 17-year-old threw away her poetry collection and hunkered down in her basic classes to be accepted again.
- End-of-year school obligations drive parents batty (The Charlotte Observer)
My son's baseball teacher scheduled an end-of-year, mother-son game the other day, and it was a blast. The 5-year-old boys "won" (wink wink), but not before us moms got to hit a few grounders and run the bases in Central Park in the middle of a work day. Yup, that was the only problem - the middle-of-the-work-day part. Just like my daughter's ballet recital the day before that, and her upcoming ...
- Spelling, poetry contests keep these seniors sharp - Midwest City Sun
Spelling, poetry contests keep these seniors sharpMidwest City Sun, OK - 52 minutes agoShe said her husband has been writing poems for years. “He has really enjoyed his poetry,” Nina Kilgore said. “We’ve made a book of his poetry for our kids. ...
- ‘(Kashmiri) language is not moving at all, it has lost its dynamism’ - Etalaat
‘(Kashmiri) language is not moving at all, it has lost its dynamism’Etalaat, India - 1 hour ago... become a legend of Kashmiri Poetry. Amin Kamil gave a new direction to Kashmiri ghazal and made this romantic art to express the human anguish and pain. ...
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