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Charlotte Bronte poem: $47,000 an inch
A tiny poem written by a teenage Charlotte Bronte has sold for more than $140,000, the Guardian reports. Called "I've Been Wandering in the Greenwoods," the poem, composed when Bronte was 13 years old, is handwritten on a piece of paper just three...
Tags: Auction Service, Arts and Culture, Nobel Prize Awards, Literature, Entertainment Events
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I went down to the crossroads, with books about L.A.
It isn’t every day that you can read from a book and feel the words come to life before your eyes. That happened to me Wednesday morning, at Union Station, at an event designed to make passing L.A. commuters hip to the upcoming Los Angeles Times...
Tags: Mexico City, Mexico, Electronics, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles International Airport
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Review: 'New and Selected Poems: 1962-2012' by Charles Simic
How to write a Charles Simic poem: Go to a café. Wait for something weird to happen. Record mouse activity. Repeat as necessary. (For "mouse," feel free to substitute "cat," "roach," "rat," "chicken," "donkey," etc.) Born in Belgrade, Simic emigrated to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chicago Tribune, Literature
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Somerset County Where to Go for April 11
Chicken and biscuit The County Line Church of the Brethren, Champion, chicken and biscuit dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. April 20. Chicken and biscuits, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, cake and drink. Sponsored by the Spiritual Renewal Team to benefit the...Tags: Museums, Broadway Theater, Lutheranism, Jon Pardi, Soups
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Authors R-Z
Nathan Rabin Nathan Rabin is the head writer for The A.V. Club. His books include “The Big Rewind” and “My Year of Flops.” He also collaborated on “Weird Al: The Book.” He has written for the Wall Street Journal,...Tags: The Huffington Post, Trudie Styler, Food Network (tv network), Mary Schmich, Northwestern University
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'Amazing Race,' In Scotland, whiskey barrels, poetry and haggis
This episode includes poetry and haggis. Actually, poetry and haggis together! A little haggis always makes the poetry go down easier, don’t you think? Let’s kick things off with ... Airport Shenanigans of Mistaken Euphoria You know that...
Tags: Robert Burns, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, The Amazing Race (tv program), Downton Abbey (tv program)
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Conversation with Virginia's Poet Laureate
Williamsburg resident Sofia Starnes, writing/critique editor with Creative Writing Critiques and co-host of the monthly Poetry at the Crossing reading in Williamsburg, has won a number of prestigious poetry awards and has authored five poetry collections....
Tags: Book, Social Media
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Norbert Blei, 1935-2013
Though much of his writing — gritty, urban and urbane, filled with humanity and lively characters — ranks with the best ever published about Chicago, Norbert Blei spent the last four decades in the relative peace and calm of Door County,...
Tags: Cicero, Human Interest, Clearing, The Washington Post, Book
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Finally home, Beach House delivers triumphant set at the Lyric
“Hello Baltimore, it’s been too long,” said Beach House singer Victoria Legrand from the Lyric Opera House stage on Friday night. It was an understatement: The city’s most-known indie-rock duo hadn’t played the area since...
Tags: Yeah Yeah Yeahs (music group), Landforms, Entertainment, Kanye West, Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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Bob Dylan is again delightfully freewheelin' at Stabler Arena
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGSomething is happening, and I don’t know what it is, Mr. Jones. In a career that certainly has seen great heights, Bob Dylan had seemed in long decline, even as recently as his 2009 show at Allentown’s Coca-Cola Park. But...... -
Caroline Kennedy talks 'Poems to Learn by Heart'
During Caroline Kennedy's childhood, poetry was a family affair. Her father, President John F. Kennedy, had admired Robert Frost enough to give him a prominent place at his inauguration, and her mother, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, had loved poetry since...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Painting, Teaching and Learning, New York City, HIV
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George Jones dies at 81; country music icon
Three decades ago, an east Texas singer named George Jones took on an impossibly melodramatic, shamelessly sentimental song about a man who desperately clutched at lost love until his dying breath. His 1980 recording of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"...Tags: Bankruptcy, Merle Haggard, Awards and Prizes, Laws, Entertainment Events
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