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Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy...
Writer Flew to New York and Met Her Future Wife
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(CNN) -- When Lindz McLeod stepped off the airplane at John F. Kennedy Airport, she felt an immediate jolt of excitement and anticipation. "I had never...
How to Make a Japanese Cocktail, the Cognac and Orgeat Classic With a Forgotten History
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Japanese Cocktail is not Japanese. It’s best to clear that up right away. It’s not even a little...
10 Famous Poets Who Left an Indelible Mark on Literature
Biography via Yahoo News· 8 months ago10 Famous PoetsGetty Images Starting in ancient times and continuing through the modern age, poetry...
10 Langston Hughes Poems That Capture the Heart of America
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“Harlem,” “I, Too,” and “Mother to Son” are among Langston Hughes’ most famous poems. His poetry’s...
Here are 2 things to do this weekend in Johnson County, including an Iowa City music festival
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s a busy weekend for Iowa City with Juneteenth celebrations, the 51st Iowa City Pride Festival and the return of Riverside Theatre’s Free Shakespeare to Lower City Park. On top of that, the ...
NYC Pride Guide, Week 3: Jazz, history, drag, Walt Whitman and more
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoYou’ve celebrated, you’ve danced, you’ve protested, and now you’re exhausted — and you’re only halfway through Pride Month! As the most colorful month of the year enters its third week, options ...
A new history of Fire Island looks at its literary, revolutionary and problematic past
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoJack Parlett’s history of Fire Island blends anecdotes from illustrious writers’ lives with personal...
'Paradise with a lobotomy' or 'just a big parking lot'? Pick your fave L.A. insult
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe freeways, the smog, the people, the culture, the intellect — nothing and no one is spared when...
Venice Symphony closes 50th season with plans for growth
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMusic Director Troy Quinn is leading The Venice Symphony to an explosive end to the orchestra’s 50th...