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7 hrs ago | New Straits Times

Call to spend equivalent amount to raise BM status

KUALA LUMPUR: The amount being spent to raise the status of Bahasa Malaysia should be equivalent to that of an allocation to strengthen the command of English, said national laureate Datuk A. Samad Said.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

A Circle of Quiet

Poetry in surprising places

May was the month of the Great Flooring Adventure. If you remember we yanked out, pulled up, sawed into, and basically dragged out the former carpet and linoleum to make room for laminate and tile.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Helium

Poets & Poetry : Biography: Langston Hughes

James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. He was the second child of Caroline Mercer Langston, who was a school teacher, and James Nathaniel Hughes, who was a shopkeeper.

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Related Topix: Arts, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO, Columbia University

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Pet Product News

APPA Names Pet Poetry Contest Winners

Five young students from California to New York were named the winners of the American Pet Products Association's first-ever National Children's Pet Poetry Contest.

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Related Topix: Hamsters, Pets, Arts, Sandy Valley, NV

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Hereford Times

Poetry scrubbed out

GRAFFITI poets saw their attempt at - direct communication' erased in Ledbury. Lines from Robert Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken, were painted across pavements early on Sunday morning - " then cleaned off by Herefordshire Council .

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Ledbury Reporter

Rap to feature at poetry festival

YOUNG people from Ledbury are expressing themselves at this yeara TMs Ledbury Poetry Festival by performing their own style of poetry a ' rap.

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Related Topix: Arts, World News, United Kingdom, Herefordshire County, England

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Cape May County Herald

County Students Well-Versed at - Back Porch" Poetry Reading

Students from Cape Educational COMPACT, Cape May County High School and Ocean Academy participated in a yearlong study of poetry.

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Related Topix: Arts, Cape May County, NJ

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The News

Tributes paid to Kaleem

Saturday, July 04, 2009 Schezee Zaidi Islamabad Eminent literati and journalists paid rich tributes to renowned journalist and poet Kaleem Omar during a reference organised in his memory by the Pakistan Academy of Letters here.

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Related Topix: Journalism, World News, Pakistan, Arts

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Metro Santa Cruz

Bard Under The Radar

W HEN SOMEONE close to you dies, it's always strange, even if they were old and in poor health and you knew it was coming.

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The Globe and Mail

Permanent Bedtime: poetry, sedative, or just a weather report?

Russell Smith Last updated on Friday, Jun. 26, 2009 05:59AM EDT S ome genius has put up a website that will please anglophiles and poetry lovers.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

CKNW News Talk 980

Edmonton's Cadence Weapon readies new album, begins gig as poet laureate

Whether it's in his newly adopted role as Edmonton's poet laureate or his day job as one of Canada's more innovative hip-hop artists, Roland Pemberton has never been particularly interested in tradition.

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Related Topix: Arts

Tue Jun 30, 2009

hosted Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor

After 19 years, Souter and the Supreme Court part, with poetry

Monday was the final day of the US Supreme Court's current term. It was also Justice David Souter's last day on the job after 19 years as a Supreme Court justice.

To mark the occasion, Chief Justice John Roberts prepared a letter to Justice Souter, signed by the eight other justices and former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor:

"We deeply value the times we have shared in judicial service," it says in part. "We understand your desire to trade white marble for White Mountains, and return to your land 'of easy wind and downy flake.'"

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Related Topix: US News, Arts, US Supreme Court

American Chronicle

Afghan Adabi Baheer: The Writers Association of Afghanistan

My name is Ameenullah Watanpal. I have just arrived from Kandahar,' announced the young enthusiastic poet, about 24, after he was invited to the stage to read his poem to the Afghan Adabi Baheer s weekly gathering at a local school.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Arts, Opinion

Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Capital-Journal

Kansas gets new poet laureate

LAWRENCE a ' Kansas will get a new poet laureate this week. The current holder of that position, Denise Low, ends her two-year term Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Kansas Government, Kansas, Arts

Associated Content

Use Words of Speed to Make Poetry Exciting

Hurry, hurry, you'll be late for your test If you don't hurry, you won't rest The results of your test, you'll detest Hurry for school, do it in haste If you don't hurry, time is awaste Run to school, do it swiftly Get there quickly, very quickly!! Velocity is important to be on time If you are late, it's almost a crime If you are driving, do not ...

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Times Online

Siegfried Sassoon: the poetry of strife without reason

Of all the First World War poets, Siegfried Sassoon is not only the most accessible but also the most pivotal, illustrating changing attitudes to the war as it unfolded.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Slog

Seattle Poetry Chain 29: Susan Skilling

A couple weeks back on the Seattle Poetry Chain, Michael Rust wrote about a traffic jam and a lightning storm.

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Related Topix: Arts, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Fri Jun 26, 2009

City of Saint Paul

Sidewalk Poetry Winners Announced

The Sidewalk Poetry project, conceived and managed by Saint Paul Artist in Residence, Marcus Young, kicks off its second year with today's announcement.

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Related Topix: St. Paul, MN, Arts, Grant, MN

Chichester Today

Burgess Hill student wins poetry prize

A POEM about a World War Two battle has won Burgess Hill school girl Sarah Lucas a top prize.

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Related Topix: West Sussex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Arts

PhillyBurbs.com

Poetry stars in New Hope

Four, a quartet of well-worded women, unleash expressive iambic pentameter at the New Hope Arts Center's Arts Cafe at 4 p.m. Sunday.

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Related Topix: New Hope, PA, Arts, Bucks County, PA

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