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 Sydney Morning Herald | Milat poetry glorified murder: judge told Sydney Morning Herald AAP Poetry written by Matthew Milat after he murdered a teenager in the Belanglo State Forest "glorifies the offence", a judge has been told. The poems - including two titled Cold Life and Your Last Day - also indicated Milat "sees himself as a ... Judge says Milat poem glorify axe murder Milat poems glorify axe murder, judge told Milat poems show no remorse: psychiatrist |
 Kansas City Star | Paul Fussell, curmudgeonly essayist and scholar, dies at 88 Washington Post In the book, Mr. Fussell (rhymes with ?muscle?) wrote of how World War I caused a prevailing disillusionment in society, expressed through poetry, journalism and art. He described an ?essentially ironic? sensibility that emerged from the war and ... Literary scholar Paul Fussell dead at 88 Paul Fussell, the critic who fought the cant of military sacrifice Paul Fussell, 88, author and Penn professor emeritus |
Poetry Evening for Autism Southern Pines Pilot The Autism Society of NC-Moore County (ASNC-Moore) presented an evening of poetry readings by local student poets and information about autism awareness on April 26, at the Mellow Mushroom, in Southern Pines. April was National Poetry Month and Autism ... |
 NME.com | Damon Albarn to perform at poetry festival NME.com It is not yet clear what Albarn will perform at the event, which is organised by poet Michael Horovitz and will take place at the Queen Elzabeth Hall next month. "Damon's lyrics represent decent poetry, and he's becoming more poetic all the time," ... Blur star Damon Albarn is special guest at a poetry festival organised by ... |
 WND.com | Left swooning over Taliban poetry WND.com More ? The latest rage in poetry circles is being lauded as ?a remarkable and important book that reveals a hitherto concealed side? to its ?harshly perceived? authors. Just try telling that to family members of 9/11 attack victims, because the poetry ... |
 GPB | The Art Behind A Poet's Verses GPB Poet Kahlil Gibran is pictured in this self-portrait. The artist's work is the subject of an exhibit at Savannah's Telfair Museum of Art. (photo Telfair Museum of Art) One of history's most famous poets is getting an art exhibit on the Georgia coast. |
Poetry and Other Texts, Fitted for a Song (or Two) New York Times The poetry of Emily Dickinson has featured prominently in the ensemble's events; here it offered settings of four of her texts. Inspired by a trip to Sweden early in its career, the ensemble often programs Scandinavian songs in the original languages. |
 The Tennessean (blog) | Rodney Crowell takes Mary Karr from poetry to song The Tennessean (blog) Prose does not translate into poetry, and a sentence's graceful rhythm can be oafish when set to melody. Mary Karr knows this, and that's why she wrote poems and best-selling, brilliant memoirs and not country ballads. But she watched with interest as ... |
Artist in Residence: Justen Ahren Patch.com Prior to Ahren's appointment, poet Fan Ogilvie held the position for the maximum three-year term with distinction. Ahren, whose work has appeared most recently in Fulcrum and Borderlands, Texas Poetry Review has made a name for himself on the Island as ... |
 Reuters Blogs (blog) | Taliban poetry, mourn the dead boy, curse the naked ?daughter of the west? Reuters Blogs (blog) Those lines are from three poems in the newly published ?Poetry of the Taliban?, a collection that is as maddeningly confusing as it is revealing. The hatred of the west. The intimacy between the hunted and the hunter. The dirge for the dead boy. Taliban Reveal Their Human Side in a Controversial Collection of Afghanistan ... |