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Articles related to "Laureate"
Ted Kooser: New Poet Laureate Nebraskan Ted Kooser appointed poet laureate. poet laureate • american poetry • library of congress
The American Poet Laureate This article gives an overview of the purpose and responsibilites of the position of the American Poet Laureate. It also offers the complete list of poets who have held that position, beginning in 1937. poet laureate • congress • poets
Canadian Nobel Winners Canada has contributed enough to get some nobels prizes. Here is a little view at these either Canadian Born or Canadian Citizens who have won the Nobel Prizes. pearson • polanyi • physics • chemistry • peace
George Porter - Nobel Laureate and Champion of Science Lord George Porter shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967 for his work in developing a way to see the various stages of chemical reactions. During his life, he encouraged students to study science and encouraged increased government funding for science. george porter • nobel • chemist • photolysis • norrish
Langston Hughes: Poet Laureate of Harlem A reflection on Langston Hughes contribution to history and a review of one of Hughes influential poems. langston hughes • review • poem • poet • nichel anderson
Mona Van Duyn: The First U.S. Woman Poet Laureate One of the most exciting facts about Mona Van Duyn is that she was the first woman Poet Laureate of the United States. mona van duyn • poet laureate • imagery • tone
Rita Dove: Seventh, Youngest and First African American Poet Laureate of the U.S. Brief history of Rita Dove, and a brief analysis of her poetry.,Brief history of Rita Dove, and a brief analysis of her poetry rita • dove • poet • laureate • first
Tennessee State Poet Laureate: Margaret Britton Vaughn Tennessee’s rich history, scenic beauty, and its down-to-earth people have always captured Margaret Britton Vaughn’s imagination, and since 1995 she has held the honor of Poet Laureate of the State of Tennessee. tennessee • margaret britton vaughn • state poet laureate • bicentennial • poem
Nemerov's 'Grace to Be Said at the Supermarket' Vegetarians appreciate Howard Nemerov's "Grace to Be Said at the Supermarket," even though the former poet laureate probably did not have them in mind in this poem. howard nemerov • former poet laureate • grace to be said at the supermarket • vegetarian • euclidian
Poet Laureate Loses Laureateship Amiri Baraka lost his New Jersey poet laureateship when the Anti-Defamation League denounced Baraka's anti-Semitism in "Somebody Blew Up America." amiri baraka • somebody blew up america • poet laureate • new jersey • new york city
Kooser and American Life in Poetry Poet Ted Kooser initiated the American Life in Poetry project during his term as U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006. The project is still going strong. ted kooser • american life in poetry • successfully supporting poetry • u.s. poet laureate • jame h. billington
Poetry at the Library of Congress If you love learning the history of poetry in America, you'll find lots of fascinating information on the Library of Congress poetry site, even a poem by President Tyler. library of congress • poetry web site • poet laureate • presidental poetry • featured poetry webcast
The Nobel Prize in Literature Authors such as Orhan Pamuk, Doris Lessing, Gunter Grass, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Pearl Buck, William Butler Yeats, and Boris Pasternak are recognized. the nobel prize in literature • nobel laureates • alfred nobel • literary award controversy and history • writer prize money
Paul Berg - Stanford's Molecular Biologist Paul Berg shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980 for his work on recombinant DNA. He has remained active in recombinant DNA research and encouraging students to study the sciences. berg • stanford • recombinant dna • gene splicing • stem cell research
Raymond Davis Jr - Tenacity and Solar Neutrinos Raymond Davis Jr. devoted his career to the little researched field of cosmic neutrinos, demonstrating that the energy of the sun is released during the fusion of hydrogen and helium. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 and helped start the field of neutrino-astronomy. raymond davis jr • neutrino-astronomy • cosmic neutrino • solar neutrino • brookhaven national laboratory
Langston Hughes Read The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain to understand the Harlem Renaissance writers. langston hughes • harlem renaissance • african american author • black writer • negro artist
Maggi Vaughn Maggi Vaughn has served as Tennessee's poet laureate since 1995; in 1999, the position became a lifetime appointment. maggi vaughn • margaret britton vaugh • tennessee's poet laureate • richard m. "pek" gunn • lifetime appointment
Saul Bellow, Novelist Brief biography of American novelist and teacher Saul Bellow, Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1976. Popular novels include 'Herzog' and 'Humboldt's Gift.' saul bellow • american novelist bellow • saul bellow biography • the adventures of augie march • bellow's herzog
Alexei Abrikosov - Type II Superconductors and the Abrikosov Vortex Lattice Alexei Abrikosov left the former Soviet Union to work at the Argonne National Laboratory in 1991. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003 for his work on type II superconductors. alexei abrikosov • nobel • physics • type ii superconductor • abrikosov vortex lattice
Court Circular, Windsor Castle. 9 April, 2002. Court Circular, Windsor Castle, 9 April, 2002 chronicling the Royal Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, together with an Elegy to Her Memory by Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate. queen prince • princess • royal • westminster • abbey
The Romantic Homes of William Wordsworth William Wordsworth was an influential English poet who was instrumental in launching the Romantic Period of literature. Three of the homes where he lived are now regularly open for public tours. william wordsworth • romantic period • poet laureate • william wordsworth's birthplace • wordsworth house
Nobel Peace Prize Race Heats Up Nominees are waiting for 12 October 2007 when this years Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced. Oprah Winfrey, Al Gore and Sheila Watt-Cloutier are in the running. nobel prize • nobel peace prize • alfred nobel • oprah winfrey • al gore
Author Snapshot Bio: Angelou A brief snapshot biography of the life and work of African-American author Maya Angelou. maya angelou • marguerite johnson • guy johnson • poet laureate • president clinton
Donald Hall on Ambition Compiled from two of his lectures, this essay appeared in Donald Hall's collection Poetry and Ambition: Essays 1982-88. donald hall • poet laureate • criticism • m.f.a • horace
Linda Pastan Linda Pastan has been lauded for her attention to detail and compared to Emily Dickinson, and her poetry readings are delightful. linda pastan • muse after reading rilke • the hudson review • emily dickinson • domestic scene
Top Ten Poems for College Students Students are not always naturally inclined to love poetry. In honor of National Poetry Month, check out these poems. top ten poems • poetry for college students • poems students love • creative writing courses • national poetry month
Louise Glück’s ‘The Pond’ The former poet laureate dramatizes the incest taboo in her poem "The Pond," which portrays a birdwing covering a pond and a disembodied spirit that stings her memory. louise glück’s ‘the pond’ • nightmares and blood • accidental rimes • slant rimes • metaphor
Christmas Reading A variety of Christmas books for all of those who love to curl up during the holidays for a great read. christmas • christmas books • canadian • canadian travel • canadian tourism
Bay Laurel, the Sacred Tree Bay laurel is an evergreen perennial that is known as The Sacred Tree of Apollo. This herb has a very rich history. evergreen perennial • herb • perennial • history of herbs • perennial herbs
George Andrew Olah - Carbocations and Chemistry George A Olah has dedicated his life to organic chemistry. Currently, Distinguished Professor and Loker Chair in Organic Chemistry at USC Los Angeles, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 for his work in carbocation chemistry. george olah • carbocation • nobel • hydrocarbons • organic chemistry
Sir Peter Mansfield - MRI Innovator Sir Peter Mansfield is a world-renowned physicist whose pioneerin work in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gained him a shared 2003 Nobel Prize in Medicine. sir peter mansfield • magnetic resonance imaging • mri • nobel • university of nottingham
Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a lively time in American History, an important period of growth for the African American community. harlem renaissance • poetry • literary growth
Alan MacDiarmid - Conducting Polymers Alan MacDiarmid shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 for his work with conducting polymers, or synthetic metals. alan macdiarmid • conducting polymer • synthetic metals • nobel • chemistry
Martinus Veltman - Particle Physics and Gauge Theories Martinus Veltman shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1999 for his work in building the mathematical model that predicted the properties of sub-atomic particles. martinus veltman • particle physics • fermi • brookhaven • cern
Sir Alexander Fleming - The Gift of Pencillin Sir Alexander Fleming was one of many scientists whose work gave the world pencillin. In a serendipitous turn of events, the changing temperatures and a errant spore that landed in a culture dish produced a blue mold that filled the rest of the dish and created what Fleming described as a halo around the staphylococcus bacteria. Fleming corrected theorized that the substance had slowed the growth of the bacteria. alexander fleming • bacteriologist • nobel prize • penicillin • florey
Linus Pauling - Molecular Biologist and Orthomolecular Scientist Linus Pauling was the first person to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes, one in Chemistry for his molecular bonding research, and the Peace Prize for his work protesting atmospheric testing of nuclear bombs. pauling • nobel • activist • anti-nuclear • molecular bonding
Niels Bohr - Danish Physicist Extraordinaire Niels Bohr proposed a quantum structure for the atom, won a Nobel prize for physics, and worked on the Manhattan. niels bohr • quantum mechanics • physics • university of copenhagen • institute of theoretical physics
Robert Burns Woodward - The Harvard Chemist
Robert Burns Woodward was a noted chemist and educator. He had a lifelong professional association with Harvard University. He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1965. woodward • nobel • chemist • systhesis of organic compounds • harvard
Claude McKay Meet the young novelist from Jamaica who upset W.E.B. DuBois. claude mckay • harlem renaissance • home to harlem • banjo • banana bottom
Showdowns Showdowns in Myanmar and Cambodia force the audience to think about good guys and bad. aung san suu kyi • hun sen
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a missionary with his primary goal being equality for all. Teach your kids about this remarkable man with these lesson plan ideas. dr martin luther king jr • mlk day lessons • martin luther king lesson plan • mlk • martin luther king biography
King the Peaceful Martin Luther King urges peaceful sit-ins. He meets Gandhi. King leads a "nonviolent army" protesting discrimination in Georgia and is jailed in Birmingham Alabama. martin luther king • black history • american history • african american history • nonviolent protests
Museums in Stockholm Stockholm's museums cover a broad range of subjects, from art, history, Swedish culture, maritime history, and children's interest, to name but a few. skansen • kungliga slottet • skokloster castle • sweden museums • stockholm museums
John Denver: Poet and Singer The life and accomplishments of one of the world's most beloved folk singers. john denver • american singer • american recording artist • folk singer • gibson guitar
Nguyen Trai The life and times of Nguyen Trai, hero of the Vietnamese people, poet, soldier and diplomat. vietnamese culture • vietnamese poetry • chinese invasion of vietnam • vietnamese language poetry • battle of river bach dang
Sri Guru Granth Sahib: Holy Book Sri Guru Granth Sahib, holy book of Sikhs, carries a wondrous universal call for removing discrimination based upon religion. Teaches peace and love. sggs • sikhs • sri guru granth sahib • holy-book • gurmukhi
Vern Thiessen Vern Thiessen is a fascinating playwright, especially if you are a history buff. vern thiessen • einstein's gift • fritz haber • albert einstein • father of chemical warfare
Chilean Poet Gabriela Mistral Short biography of Lucila Godoy de Alcayaga (aka Gabriela Mistral), Chilean teacher, diplomat, and gifted poet. gabriela mistral • desolacion gabriela mistral • poet • writing poetry • poems
D.C. Festively Kicks Off National Poetry Month As National Poetry Month kicks off in April, Washington D.C. will feature a block party dedicated to the spoken and written word. On Saturday, April 3, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will block off the street outside for “Taking Poetry to the Street,” an all-day street festival featuring local poets, musicians and spoken word artists. poetry • d.c. • cherry blossom festival • cynthia lin • martin luther king jr. memorial library
J.M. Coetzee, Diary of a Bad Year The main character, based on author J.M. Coetzee, writes a series of scathing political essays for a German publisher while entertaining feelings for his young typist diary of a bad year • j.m. coetzee • nobel prize in literature • political essays • ingenious literary device |
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