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- Literary luminaries are yours for the meeting (Chicago Tribune)
This one wasn't as bad as the book-signing back in 1980, where actor Tim Reid—at the height of his Venus Flytrap fame—was promoting his book of poetry "As I Feel It." With his 12-year-old daughter at his side he waited—and waited—for fans. One showed up. Reid had to convince his girl that he was, indeed, a big star.
- Poetry battle - Halifax Evening Courier
Poetry battleHalifax Evening Courier, UK - 2 hours agoBy Cathy Neligan POETRY will take centre stage in primary schools as the BBC searches for the pupil who can best recite well-known poems. ...
- Looks Like Some People Need to Get Out More - RedOrbit
Looks Like Some People Need to Get Out MoreRedOrbit, TX - 1 hour agoYes, John Hannah looks vaguely like the Neanderthal-browed Noel Gallagher and, of course, this actor recited Auden's tear-jerking poetry in Four Weddings ...
- Music and humour - Malaysia Star
Malaysia StarMusic and humourMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 40 minutes agoIt is a love story told through poetry, with music for piano and violin composed and arranged by the artist and a “live-on-stage†painting performance by ...
- Football: Canny Fabio Capello reshuffles his England midfield to find winning combinations (Guardian Unlimited)
Fabio Capello's second half redeployment of Steven Gerrard enabled him to decisively combine with Wayne Rooney
- Poetry Roundup - Brooklyn Rail
Poetry RoundupBrooklyn Rail, NY - 42 minutes ago“I’ve come to you// … and lain down/ in your black body…†“The House of the Setting Sun†is a gut wail of human sorrow and outrage. ...
- The Art of Participation at SF MOMA - San Francisco Examiner
Some deem art to be an elitist practice with success reserved to those who are fortunate enough to have leisure time, money, or friends in high places. Art based upon the concept of participation, which flourished in the late 50's through the sixties ...
- 'No' vote for bailout easy, but not wrong - Daily Oklahoman
His name was George F. Babbitt. He was 46 years old now, in April 1920, and he made nothing in particular, neither butter nor shoes nor poetry, but he was nimble in the calling of selling houses for more than people could afford to pay. Senate to ...
- Asia's adventurous Fifth gets rousing premiere in Oro Valley - Arizona Daily Star
Asia's adventurous Fifth gets rousing premiere in Oro ValleyArizona Daily Star, AZ - 18 hours agoThe poetry was sung by guest soloists, tenor Robert Swensen, who teaches at the University of Arizona; and baritone Kelly Anderson, who has appeared with ...
- Poetry project flushed with success - Norwich Evening News
Poetry project flushed with successNorwich Evening News, UK - 2 hours agoIn addition up to 62 employees, from cleaners and catering staff to nurses and consultants, will take part in free poetry reading and writing workshops led ...
- Making a book with the Bone Folders Guild - Isthmus
Making a book with the Bone Folders GuildIsthmus, WI - 2 hours agoThe Bone Folders’ exhibit will be on display at the Kohler Art Library through October 30, and an online exhibit is offered through the University of ...
- Town tourism: Resident hopes Trails and Sails weekend brings new faces to North Andover (North Andover Citizen)
Karen Kline likes to walk the streets of the town’s Old Center, just like another poet who lived in North Andover did almost 400 years ago. North Andover poet and iconoclast Karen Kline has hatched some ideas for North Andover tourism built around poetry and historic places by watching the success of other communities in promoting the same things. She also came up with the idea of ...
- Art: Wordplay at Weisman; 'Freedom' -- the fiber of our nation at Textile Center (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Presidential State of the Union messages provide unexpected poetry at the Weisman Art Museum.
- Diverse groups gather at Multicultural Expo (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
Outside, Jimmas Bar-B-Que sizzled. Inside, American Indian dancers stepped in time to a drumbeat. Saturday's Multicultural Expo at Armory Arts Village included ethnic poetry, African dance, singers, speakers, raffles and multicultural fashion shows all in an effort to promote harmony...
- With Obama's election, Angelou feels a poem coming on (Winston-Salem Journal)
Upon his election as president in 1992, Bill Clinton -- affectionately referred to as the nation's first black president -- asked Maya Angelou to compose a poem and read it at his inauguration. Angelou now feels a new poem welling up inside her after Barack Obama's election, but she does not expect another command performance.
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