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  • Calendar Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:02AMSubmissions for "Community Calendar" are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495.
  • Student poetry: Northeast Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 7:19PMIn April, Neighbors published some favorite poems from Midlands students as part of National Poetry Month. We received so many submissions — nearly 1,100 — that we pledged to publish as many more as we could, space allowing, through the end of summer. Some follow below; note that grade levels given here are for the 2009-10 academic year. Blythewood High
  • Memoir project a mixed bag Featured Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:43PMJudaculla Rock, in all of its ancient splendor, serves as a backdrop for a diverse collection of objects - a dulcimer, a collection of wild flowers in glass containers, an ancient (fossil) stone displayed on a blue towel, an electric guitar and a laptop computer.
  • Beat bard revelled as happy snapper Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 9:00AMALLEN Ginsberg once penned a few poignant words about his dying uncle, Abe Ginsberg, in 1986.
  • From the Inside Out: Not just a drop-in centre Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:04AMLast week, I got to see how the David Busby Street Centre goes above and beyond the role of a street centre. During the past few months volunteering at the drop-in centre, I have seen how the Busby centre supports our community in various ways through services and bonds of friendship.[...]
  • Poetry slam releases inner thoughts Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 1:01AMBRIDGEPORT -- Lined up the length of the Arnold Bernhard Center Art Gallery , more than two dozen pint-sized poets clutched wrinkled sheets of papers and looks of dread during the first go-round at the City's Second Annual District Poetry Slam this week.
  • Briefly: April 22 Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 5:26AMSee what's happening in and around Marion.
  • Community Calendar Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 4:30AMDeadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday noon two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake, Glenview IL 60026; fax (847) 486-7495; or e-mail to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for publication.
  • Citizen of the Year: Lessons learned early led to a life devoted to volunteering Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 2:21AMBarbara Cooley Thaw of Bell Acres admittedly is a "daddy's girl." The Sewickley Herald's 2009 Citizen of the Year learned a lot from the late Robert Cooley as she grew up in Regent Square and Wilkinsburg.  read more »
  • A fiesta of books and poems and music Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 6:21AMNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman ...
  • Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands - Sprite Guide Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 6:42PMHarvest Moon: Sunshine Islands (DS) Harvest Moon Sunshine Islands
  • Competition honors student poets Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 4:05PMThe winners of the 2010 Erma Drum Poetry Contest were announced April 13. Erma Drum worked as The Star’s women’s and society editor for 34 years and is now remembered each year as students carry on her legacy. The competition was open to all...
  • Kevin's dark tale to stretch youngsters' minds Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 11:07AMSTAMFORD's very own J K Rowling, 57-year-old Kevin Troop, says his latest children's book has been a 30-year labour of love.
  • Coming up at the Brookline Booksmith Writers and Readers Series Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 9:32AMAll events begin at 7 p.m., and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. All events are held at Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., 617-566-6660, unless otherwise noted.
  • Halevi: The Poet and the Man Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 7:06PM“Hopeless romantic” would probably be the last description on your mind were you to conjure the image of a 12th century rabbi. But Hillel Halkin’s “Yehuda Halevi” (Schocken Books, $25), the latest in Schocken’s “Jewish Encounters” series, provides just that image.
  • Ginny Dougary: Gordon Brown interview: the election, Blair and family life Saturday, April 10, 2010 @ 11:17AMFrom The Times April 10, 2010 - Ginny Dougary Gordon Brown talks candidly to Ginny Dougary By our third meeting, the Prime Minister's skill at...
  • Princeton Personality by Jean Stratton Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 10:06AM“Not fer the likes of us,” said Gwen Southgate’s mother when Gwen wanted to apply for a library card in London in the 1930s. “Why do yew say the Public Lib’ry ain’t for the likes of us?’ questioned Gwen.
  • Berry kindergartners say 'I do' to friendship Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:10PMMost brides fear rain on their wedding days, but fortunately for one young wedding party, the showers slowed shortly before the start of the Berry College Elementary and Middle School kindergarten ...
  • Poetry And Ruthless Careerism: How To Become The Most Famous Poet In America Overnight Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:11PMWhat's Your Reaction? [Editor's note: This talk was originally delivered in slightly different form at the St. Mark's Poetry Project on January 25, 2010.]
  • Princeton Personality by Jean Stratton Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:51AM“Not fer the likes of us,” said Gwen Southgate’s mother when Gwen wanted to apply for a library card in London in the 1930s. “Why do yew say the Public Lib’ry ain’t for the likes of us?’ questioned Gwen.
  • Michelangelo's male muse go on show Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 4:49PMome of the most magnificent drawings ever executed – physical manifestations of Michelangelo's love and infatuation for a handsome and intelligent teenage boy – will on Thursday go on display as a group for the first time.
  • Dwayne Raymond: Food, Friendship and Writing, With Norman Mailer Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 12:01PMFew know Mailer deliberated, while lying in bed chasing an increasingly elusive capacity to sleep, how to intermingle flavors.
  • Free verse Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 3:50AMAcclaimed poet, author and "living legend" Nikki Giovanni will visit The Weinberg Center for the Arts on Sunday. Presented by Frederick Reads, Giovanni is the second guest artist to take part in the C. Burr Artz Trust Lecture Series.
  • Thoughts About Ralph McInernry Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 7:46PMAVE MARIA, Florida, FEB. 3, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- Aristotle famously remarks in the Eudemian ethics about friendship according to equality and friendship according to preeminence that "Both are friendships; those who are friends, however, are friends according to equality."
  • Almanac Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 12:52PMMEETINGS
  • Princeton Personality by Jean Stratton Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 10:06AM“Not fer the likes of us,” said Gwen Southgate’s mother when Gwen wanted to apply for a library card in London in the 1930s. “Why do yew say the Public Lib’ry ain’t for the likes of us?’ questioned Gwen.
  • Fire claims life of former Booches co-owner Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:33PMBob Rappold, a poet and one of three co-owners who helped create the current edition of Booches Billiard Hall in downtown Columbia, died Sunday night after a house fire at his home near Washington, Mo. He was 61.
  • Simon Armitage: 'I'm quite boyish in my outlook' Thursday, December 17, 2009 @ 6:10PMThere was a time when poetry was hailed as "the new rock'n'roll" and Simon Armitage was claimed as its star. It was marketing nonsense, of course. Poetry is, as it has always been, a passion that runs as deep as the human soul, one that costs little, and everything, one that can be as bad, or good, fashionable, or unfashionable, profound or superficial as any other art form, but mostly one that ...
  • Kathleen McCrae’s unending quest Thursday, December 17, 2009 @ 5:11PMIt’s been 37 years since Kathleen McCrae sustained life-threatening injuries in an accident on Smith Mountain, north of Wallowa. At that time the 18-year-old daughter of Jim and Margaret McCrae was doing what she most loved — riding her horse and moving cows.
  • Better to Have Loved and Lost? Don’t Be So Sure Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 6:53PMIn “verse” culled from Craigslist postings, lovelorn writers express the sad state of their affairs.
  • LAWRENCE: Community calendar Thursday, April 30, 2009 @ 9:12AMThursday, April 16 Blood Drive: Lawrenceville Elementary School Blood Drive, 40 Craven Lane, at Community Blood Council of New Jersey Bloodmobile. 2:30 to 7 p.m. Contact School Nurse Karen Sine by writing to ksine@ltps.org.
  • York Public Library celebrates National Poetry Month Wednesday, April 15, 2009 @ 5:10AMYORK and#8212; In recognition of "National Poetry Month," the York Public Library will host two events on April 21 and April 24, featuring local poets.
  • Iranian Films at Tiburon International Film Festival Friday, March 6, 2009 @ 11:11AMTiburon International Film Festival will present a selection of the latest films made by or about the Iranians from around the world. The festival will be held March 19-27, 2009 in Tiburon, California.
  • O-zone: Just let her be Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ 10:10PMHow do you know who is the right man for you, was the plaintive question a colleague, Ritu, just entering her 30’s asked the other day. Under pressure from her parents to get married within the year, she despaired of finding the right guy and dreaded ending up with the wrong one.
  • Cosmos in a Coffee Cup Saturday, February 21, 2009 @ 8:11PMThe latest offerings from a craftsman who has dedicated a long life to the service of poetry.