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The Passion-Driven Writer and the Digital-Age Literary Marketplace
“Pens, pencils, keyboards, notebooks, and the eternally classic legal pad have long reigned over numerous writers’ passions whether or not said writers received payment for their finely-phrased ponderings.”– Aberjhani
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Bring on the Poets, Bring on the Jazz
A president and his horn–Bill Clinton shows his appreciation of jazz. (photo by the Smithsonian Institute) Having nothing at all to do with April Fool’s Day, events for both National Poetry and Jazz Appreciation Month got underway across the United States yesterday, April 1, 2010. In Chicago, Nobel Prize winning…
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The Furious Passage of Nina Simone
Nina Simone in concert. (AP file photo) Many modern audiences first became familiar with the name Nina Simone in 2005 after Canadian singer Michael Buble’ recorded her 1965 hit song, “Feeling Good,” and which finalists on the popular American Idol television show sang before world audiences in 2007. However, long…
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5 Notable women of the past and present (special series part 3): Nina Simone
5 Notable women of the past and present (special series part 3): Nina Simone Posted using ShareThis
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