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Poet Reid surprise winner of Britain's Costa book of year

Poet Reid surprise winner of Britain's Costa book of year - 2010-01-28

LONDON - Poet Christopher Reid was Tuesday announced as the surprise winner of a major British literary prize for a collection in memory of his late wife, hailed by judges as a "master work". The...
Byron letters sale breaks record

Byron letters sale breaks record - 2009-10-31

LONDON - A collection of correspondence by Lord Byron broke the world record price Thursday for a group of letters or manuscript by a British Romantic poet, auction house Sotheby's said. The...
Garcia Lorca's heirs oppose effort to exhume body

Garcia Lorca's heirs oppose effort to exhume body - 2009-10-05

MADRID - Relatives of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was killed during Spain's 1936-39 civil war, urged the government of Andalucia on Monday to stop efforts to exhume his remains. The...
Relatives of Spanish poet Lorca agree to exhume remains

Relatives of Spanish poet Lorca agree to exhume remains - 2009-08-27

MADRID - Relatives of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca, shot in 1936 by Franco supporters during the Spanish Civil War, will not try to block efforts to exhume his remains, a niece was quoted as saying...
Remember, a poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti

Remember, a poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti - 2009-08-18

Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-94) is one of the most important poets of the nineteenth century. She is also known as having been a member of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, her brother being the...
Love, Not so Innocent

Love, Not so Innocent - 2009-07-27

This new poem by Saudi poet Abir Zaki is an example of her latest work. She published her first book of poetry, 'Poetic Aroma', in 2004, and her second collection, 'Wings of Freedom', is to appear in...
'Love Songs in Age' by Philip Larkin

'Love Songs in Age' by Philip Larkin - 2009-07-12

Philip Larkin (1922-1985) is considered one of the greatest English poets of the later twentieth century. Throughout his remarkable career, he display a deep insight into the pain of the human...
UN adopts tougher NKorea sanctions

UN adopts tougher NKorea sanctions - 2009-06-13

UNITED NATIONS, Gerard Aziakou - The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Friday to slap tougher sanctions on North Korea to cripple its nuclear and ballistic missile programs....
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven

He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven - 2008-12-02

William Butler Yeats was born in 1865. An Irish poet and dramatist, he has become one of the most prominent figures in twentieth century literature. He studied...
John Betjeman's radio poems

John Betjeman's radio poems - 2008-11-14

Derwent May finds unpolished gems in a collection of the poet's previously unpublished religious verse Between 1954 and 1957, John Betjeman wrote a series of poems that he read on the radio in a...

'Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies after apparent overdose

'Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies after apparent overdose
LOS ANGELES- Corey Haim, a 1980's heartthrob whose Hollywood career was derailed by wild parties and drug abuse, died Wednesday aged 38 in Los Angeles after an apparent overdose, police said. The Canadian-born actor, as well known for his...