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January is a great time for big dreams, Agatha Christie
It’s nice to see so many people in the library this time of year. It makes perfect sense, though. The library is a great place to spend a chilly, wet afternoon in January. It’s traditional, or perhaps I should say habitual, with a lot of...
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Patriot poem pays homage to flag, vets
tkleffman@amnews.comJUNCTION CITY — It was a teachable moment, and being a retired teacher, Margaret Frisby not only recognized it but was inspired by it. Over Memorial Day Weekend, Frisby’s young grandsons made it known that they did not have any American flags...Tags: Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Labor Day, World War I (1914-1918), Holidays
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Epitaphs
Contributing columnistPerhaps we can tell a great deal about the “callings” or vocations of individuals from their epitaphs. What about our epitaphs? At the end of a life of calling, what assessment will we make of it all? How will your epitaph read? What will my...Tags: Emily Dickinson
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Poet Arthur Sze visits Centre College
jbrummett@amnews.comArthur Sze wasn’t on the path to becoming a poet when he entered university. He was good at math and science and was looking to follow in the steps of his chemical engineer father. He started at M.I.T. It was there he began to write — and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Walt Whitman, Library of Congress, Science and Technology, Education
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Pultizer-nominated poet Maurice Manning to speak at Boyle County Public Library
The first of three planned Friends of the Library programs for April will be a talk by Pulitzer-nominated poet Maurice Manning 12 p.m. Monday at the Boyle County Public Library community room. “Poetry and the Process of Imagination” is the...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events
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Kentucky Writers Day activities set for April 20-22
jbrummett@amnews.comGRAVEL SWITCH — Authors and entertainers from across the state will converge on this small hamlet to celebrate Kentucky Writers Day. Presented by Historic Penn’s Store since 1997, the weekend event celebrates the “written word,”...Tags: Entertainment, Sparrow (music group), Lebanon, Entertainment Events, Celebrities
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Louisville play based on book by Centre professor features Danville native
jenb@amnews.comLOUISVILLE — Looking for Lilith Theatre Company is celebrating Women’s History month with a theatrical adaptation of “Beyond the Blue Mountains.” It is based on Kentucky writer Jane Wilson Joyce’s book of poetry by the same...Tags: Arts and Culture, Rudyard Kipling, New York City
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From the Community Arts Center: Award-winning poet is next guest at Lunch with the Arts
bobbie@communityartscenter.netAn award-winning poet will appear Jan. 18 to read from his works and has hinted at offering a brief lesson during a special Lunch with the Arts presentation at the Boyle County Public Library. Maurice Manning, a Danville native and Yale Younger Poets...Tags: The New York Times, Awards and Prizes, Book, Awards and Prizes, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Danville High School grad to read from his newest poetry book
jbrummett@amnews.comLEXINGTON — A 2000 Danville High School graduate will read from his second book of poetry at a book launch Thursday in Lexington. Jude Lally will read from “I’m Fine, but Thanks for Asking.” The evening also is the five-year...Tags: Richard Taylor
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School briefs: Sept. 13, 2011
Trimble wins USTA¿scholarship
Winchester native Grace Trimble, a freshman on the University of Kentucky tennis team, recently received the Dwight F. Davis Memorial Scholarship from the United States Tennis Association of Kentucky.
The $7,500 Dwight F....Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Open (tennis), Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Author will speak at Centre College
jenb@amnews.comUniversity of Houston professor David Mikics will present a convocation focused on William Shakespeare Thursday at Centre College. In his lecture, Mikics will connect Shakespeare’s sonnets to his plays, showing how in the sonnets Shakespeare...Tags: Celebrities, Arts and Culture, Harvard University, William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Bishop
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Poetry walk set for Oct. 29 at Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
jenb@amnews.comPERRYVILLE — A “light bulb” moment led a regional writer to organize a poetry walk this month in Boyle County. “It was one of those ‘Wouldn’t it be great if?’ moments,” said Richmond resident and poet...Tags: Human Interest, Photography, Arts and Culture, Artists, Arts
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