50th birthday poems
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:14:48 GMT
Dorothea Tanning, artist and poet, dies at 101 - Washington Post
 The Guardian | Dorothea Tanning, artist and poet, dies at 101 Washington Post Among her best-known paintings is “Birthday,” her hyper-realist 1942 self-portrait. Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight described it as “an image of awakening power.” In “Birthday,” the artist presents herself as bare-breasted and ... Dorothea Tanning dies at 101; artist and poet married Max Ernst Dorothea Tanning, Surrealist Artist, Remembered |
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:44:42 GMT
Kids celebrate 200th birthday of Dickens - Aiken Standard
 Cambs Times | Kids celebrate 200th birthday of Dickens Aiken Standard The carefully preserved and stuffed raven named Grip - later the inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem - is perhaps the quirkiest part of the Philadelphia public library's valuable Dickens collection, now on display to celebrate his ... Wisbech museum loans priceless manuscript to London as world celebrates 200th ... |
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:52:12 GMT
Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 9 - Vernon Hills Review
Arts and entertainment calendar for Feb. 9 Vernon Hills Review Selected adult poets will be invited to read their poems April 8 at The Art Center of Highland Park. Selected student poets will be invited to read their poems April 20 at the Highland Park Public Library. Entry deadline is 5 pm March 5. |
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:58:53 GMT
Poetry contest winners at 'Berg - Tiffin Advertiser Tribune
 Tiffin Advertiser Tribune | Poetry contest winners at 'Berg Tiffin Advertiser Tribune ... Emma Markley (first place) and Mandy Stovicek (second place). The students read their Stafford-themed poetry as the university hosted a William Stafford birthday celebration to honor the memory of the late American poet. PHOTO BY DON GROFF. |
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:10:00 GMT
Crouch End Festival Chorus/ Temple, Barbican - The Independent
Crouch End Festival Chorus/ Temple, Barbican The Independent Sunday night heard them honouring Philip Glass just a few days after his 75th birthday, singing his Three Songs, along with “The Grid”, from Glass's early Eighties film Koyaanisqatsi, beloved of art houses everywhere. In fact you could see Glass's ... |
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:44:43 GMT
Consulting the Eye: Trusting Intuition - CoolAvenues
Consulting the Eye: Trusting Intuition CoolAvenues She has written five books - 'Unequal Equations', 'Learning with Tippy Tortoise: Tales for Kids', 'Happy Birthday: Poems for Kids' and a novel published by Dronequill Publishers, Bangalore. read more I liked Malcolm Gladwell's Blink. |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:50:04 GMT
Wislawa Szymborska, Nobel-Winning Polish Poet, Dies at 88 - New York Times
 CBC.ca | Wislawa Szymborska, Nobel-Winning Polish Poet, Dies at 88 New York Times Only about 200 of her poems had been published in periodicals and thin volumes over a half-century, and her lifetime total was something less than 400. The Nobel announcement surprised Ms. Szymborska, who had lived an intensely private life. Wislawa Szymborska: The Happiness of Wisdom Felt Polish poet spoke the inner thoughts of many people |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:44:18 GMT
National poetry competition in Marquette - UpperMichigansSource.com
National poetry competition in Marquette UpperMichigansSource.com Students recited two poems on state in front of a panel of judges from Northern Michigan University. The selected poems were not original works by the competitors. "There's an anthology of poems that you get to choose from, and there's judges that base ... |
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:53:42 GMT
Shall I compare thee to rock 'n' roll? - Evening Standard
 Evening Standard | Shall I compare thee to rock 'n' roll? Evening Standard Musician Robert Hollingworth, 45, decided to set some of the most famous love poems ever written to contemporary music. But the twist is that all the works will be performed on instruments popular at the time of Elizabeth I and her successor King James ... Shakespeare's sonnets set to music |
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:19:04 GMT
Abdullah Bin Zayed honours winners of Burda awards - Khaleej Times
Abdullah Bin Zayed honours winners of Burda awards Khaleej Times ... the birthday of Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him) Sunday. Burda Awards, named after the historical poem “Burda” written by Ka'ab Ibn Zuhair praising the Prophet, was launched by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development in 2004. |
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:17:19 -0800
Temeka Johnson blogs: A little fun in between the games
Manager's 50th birthday party, bowling highlights Read more
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:02:04 -0800
Woman Torn By Health Issues Yearns To Feel Whole Again
DEAR ABBY: I'm a 40-year-old female in the military who has been married for a few years. When I got married, I was slim, had a full head of beautiful, long hair and hardly any medical problems. Over the last couple of years I have developed a host of medical issues, all related to the harsh conditions of my deployments.My husband is shorter than I am, thin and three years younger. I have gained ... Read more
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:35:48 -0800
Literary events in 2012
More Dickens and even more Shakespeare, but also new novels from Toni Morrison, Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith, plus exciting new voices – 2012's literary highlights January 10 Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood , starring Matthew Rhys and Tamzin Merchant, begins – and, unlike the book, ends – on BBC2. 13 Michael Morpurgo's much-loved children's novel War Horse , a long-running favourite ... Read more
