Young poets judged best in annual library contest
Nature sparked the creative juices of many of this year's Allen County Public Library poetry contest winners. The library celebrated the contest's 27th year with an awards ceremony Saturday...
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,
Sun Dec 06 00:17:18 PST 2009
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Garden club honors budding young poets
Students do not frequently follow a path to poetry but given the right incentive, the muse often stirs the inner bard of the young.
The Yuma Sun,
Sat Dec 05 14:19:58 PST 2009
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Hitting the Shelves
The Financial Lives of the Poets, by Jess Walter, $25.99. Unemployed suburban dad teetering on the brink comes up with a high-risk, recession-proof way to get out of debt. The American Drea...
Denver Post,
Sun Dec 06 00:18:08 PST 2009
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Obituary: Chawley P. Williams / Last surviving member of Centre Ave. Poets' worksh...
Chawley P. Williams, a poet, counselor and mentor to generations of younger Pittsburgh writers, died of cancer early Wednesday. He was 73.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Fri Dec 04 07:46:36 PST 2009
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Hispanic slur furor at Museo
El Museo del Barrio says it was attempting to redefine a Hispanic slur by employing it in the title of its spoken-word series. The evening program was initially titled "Spic Up/Speak Out!" ...
New York Post,
Sat Dec 05 03:43:48 PST 2009
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Entertainers jam for peace
THERE will be a fundraising event called Jam for Yer Peace at the Peace and Justice Centre in Princes Street on 13 December, featuring an array of singers and poets.
The Scotsman,
Sat Dec 05 03:17:23 PST 2009
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Poets' Corner call for Ted Hughes
"Visionary" poet Ted Hughes should have a plaque in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney says.
BBC News,
Tue Dec 01 09:30:40 PST 2009
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Put Ted Hughes in Poets' Corner, writers urge Westminster Abbey
As a Poet Laureate, advocate for children
Times Online,
Tue Dec 01 15:12:49 PST 2009
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Poetry with a hook
Poets in state for school residencies have gift of feeding or engaging students with words they can embrace. How does it feel to be (almost) famous?
The State,
Fri Dec 04 10:17:21 PST 2009
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Wrapping up the year in books
Celebrities are among the best-selling authors in the modern book world, but that doesn't mean their books are always superstars.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Sun Dec 06 01:10:46 PST 2009
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Celebrating Iranian Women Poets
December's Shab-e She'r (Poetry Night) in New York will celebrate Iranian Women Writers on December 9 from 6-7:30pm. This special evening will feature Farnoosh Fathi and Soraya Shalforoosh!
Payvand Iran News,
Thu Dec 03 09:00:36 PST 2009
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Local poet wins national competition
RACINE - Making it to the level of finalist in the 2010 FenceModern Poets Series competition was enough excitement for NickDemske. When Rebecca Wolff, editor and publisher of Fence press,ca...
The Journal Times,
Fri Dec 04 14:54:26 PST 2009
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Staycation Specials: Lake Tahoe resorts offer $25 Learn to Ski weekend
Nine North Lake Tahoe ski resorts will provide all-day beginner lift ticket, group lesson and gear rental for $25 on Dec. 12-13 as part of its annual Learn to Ski and Board Weekend.
San Jose Mercury News,
Sun Dec 06 00:05:43 PST 2009
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Novels offer a trip back in time through the historical streets of Detroit
Most American cities have a rich literary tradition going back centuries. Then there's Detroit. Crime fiction is well-represented by Elmore Leonard and Loren Estleman, and the city is known...
Detroit News,
Thu Dec 03 22:13:57 PST 2009
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The Bard of Mexico City
Mexican writer Jose Emilio Pacheco has won the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour. The 70-year-old poet, novelist, journalist, essayist and literary criti...
The New Zealand Herald,
Sat Dec 05 17:26:21 PST 2009
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Ted Hughes should be honoured in Poets' Corner, says Seamus Heaney
Ted Hughes should be honoured in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey, the Nobel Prize winning writer Seamus Heaney has said.
Daily Telegraph,
Tue Dec 01 08:46:05 PST 2009
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Poetry with your fries?
More companies, including McDonald's, are being moved to verse to advertise their products. Is this a welcome development? Robert Graves, the war poet, once remarked that, "There's no money...
Guardian Unlimited,
Fri Dec 04 03:52:00 PST 2009
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Bookbeat: Great reads that didn't make 2009's prize lists
One of the joys of reading is recommending something that's excited you to others. On a larger scale, this is what the end-of-the-year lists amount to, a way of tugging the sleeve of thousa...
Denver Post,
Sun Dec 06 00:17:47 PST 2009
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Autumn nights a time for change
In these days when darkness falls with a damp thud by five o
Centre Daily Times,
Sat Dec 05 20:41:10 PST 2009
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