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- The power of Peter Piper: How alliteration enhances poetry, prose, and memory (PhysOrg)
From nursery rhymes to Shakespearian sonnets, alliterations have always been an important aspect of poetry whether as an interesting aesthetic touch or just as something fun to read. But a recent study suggests that this literary technique is useful not only for poetry but also for memory.
- Getting to know the high school authors of ‘He Said. She said.’ - San Mateo Daily Journal
Getting to know the high school authors of ‘He Said. She said.’San Mateo Daily Journal, CA - 23 hours agoWhile I know I dearly appreciate his poetry, it’s not my own. All I want is to go out of the box, that comfort zone that gets all too familiar (and really ...
- Performing arts groups converge in F/town - Republic of Botswana
Performing arts groups converge in F/townRepublic of Botswana, Botswana - 5 hours agoThe dreadlocked outfit stunned the crowd with their carefully arranged verses notably the stanzas from the free-styled poem Who Are You They combined Tswana ...
- Scots wha' hae the Burns badge will make the best of a Bard job - Scotsman
AULD acquaintance is not the only thing to be forgotten when it comes to Scots' knowledge of Robert Burns. Tourism chiefs, aghast at widespread ignorance of the life and works of the Bard, are offering crash courses on the national poet in a bid to ...
- Free parking isn’t the answer - La Crosse Tribune
I agree that La Crosse has a wonderful downtown, and I welcome LHI headquarters and all the jobs that are in its forecast. But to suggest, as one recent letter writer did, that all we need downtown is more free parking is incorrect. We do not need to ...
- I'll Take the Manhattan - Las Cruces Sun-News
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme ...
- Announcing the teams competing at the National Poetry Slam 2008 in ... - Isthmus Daily Page
Announcing the teams competing at the National Poetry Slam 2008 in ...Isthmus Daily Page, WI - 11 hours agoAltogether they will comprise 76 teams, the final selection of which was announced last Friday by the national organizers Poetry Slam Incorporated. ...
- Saluting a life in poetry - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
When Charles Guenther retired from writing poetry reviews for this newspaper, it was obvious that there would be no one waiting to take his place. Who else could draw on 50 years of experience in reviews, not to mention correspondence with some of ...
- On the dusty road to redemption (Prairie Public Broadcasting)
In Leif Enger's 'So Brave, Young, and Handsome,' an outlaw and an author hit the road on a quixotic quest.
- Stopped In My Tracks, It's A New World - NPR News
I live and breathe sports. My television career started in the sports department. I've covered five different Olympics. Leroy and I were hooked on watching the Beijing Games. In fact, his oncologist was over for the Opening Ceremonies and we had fish ...
- Siniora: Lebanese financier turned politician - Zawya
Siniora: Lebanese financier turned politicianZawya, United Arab Emirates - 12 hours agoHe was a friend of the late tycoon for some 45 years, benefiting from his meteoric rise from rags to riches. Critics have blamed him for the ...
- SCREEN SCENE: 'DARK KNIGHT' A GREAT ADVENTURE FILM - Niagarafallsreporter.com
ABC NewsSCREEN SCENE: 'DARK KNIGHT' A GREAT ADVENTURE FILMNiagarafallsreporter.com, NY - 1 hour agoAnd thanks to cinematographer Wally Pfister, there's a beautiful visual poetry to "The Dark Knight." You really could watch his images all day. ...Video: The Dark Knight's Gary Oldman CBSShowdown in Gotham New York Timesall 3,329 news articles
- Chicago's Tony haul - Chicago Sun-Times
It was an all but foregone conclusion that the 62nd annual Tony Awards ceremony from New York’s Radio City Music Hall Sunday night was going to be a grand affirmation of Chicago theater. Only two questions loomed: First, how many of the seven ...
- "100 Waiting Children:" This week meet Tyre & Laron - Bridgeton News
After years of living in separate foster homes on opposite ends of the state, brothers Tyre and Laron are ready to be "united as a family," according to their caseworker. Both brothers have been in foster care since they were small boys. Laron says ...
- Q&A with Brian Turner (Otago Daily Times)
What Otago poet, essayist and angler Brian Turner is reading and why. What book(s) are you reading? Murray Bail's novel Eucalyptus and Robert Hass' poetry collection Time and Materials: Poems 1997-2005 .
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