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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  Herd Family Crest
The many generations of the Herd family can all place the beginning of their family name with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture.
The surname Herd is derived from the Old English word herde, which in turn comes from the Old English word heird, which means herd.
In the Herd coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/herd-family-crest.htm?a=54323-224   (602 words)

  
 Neil Astley : Stanza lecture
Schmidt, Potts and Herd all believe that readers should respond to the critical consensus they are helping to foster, but that so-called consensus is a convenient fiction which serves their interests.
His editing of Poetry Review with David Herd was based on this assertion: 'We think of poetry as an art, in a critical relation to society and capitalism; we don't see it as a hobby or a therapeutic device.' Another Potts review, this time covering bereavement anthologies, was headlined 'Concentration, not consolation' (24 April 2004).
David Constantine put this in perspective in an article in Magma, in which he noted in reviews of recent anthologies 'a large dose of disgust that so much poetry was being "marketed" (that is, made available) to a general public.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk /standrews/stanza/lecture.htm   (9847 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of the Celts : Broceliande - Bwlch Y Saethu
The older is from the first half of the sixteenth century and was committed to writing by the scribe Gilla Riabhach O'Cleirigh, Son of Tuathal, Son of Tadhg Cam O'Cleirigh, and is in the Old Irish language.
The second manuscript was written between 1651 and 1652 by David Duigenan, and is in Middle Irish.
Both, however, are believed to have come from a text which was known in the ninth century, and which in turn was based on oral traditions of immeasurable antiquity.
www.celticgrounds.com /chapters/encyclopedia/b.html   (18441 words)

  
 THE GOSPEL OF MARK
It seems trustworthy, because it is an old tradition quoted by a usually reliable anthologist and it agrees with the internal evidence.
He uses the example of David's eating consecrated bread to prove that their actions were warranted.
Jesus asks how the Messiah can be David's son when in Ps 110:1 Yahweh says to David's lord, the Messiah, to sit at his right hand.
www.abu.nb.ca /courses/NTIntro/Mark.htm   (9524 words)

  
 State of the Art?
This would appear to be a personal prejudice on the anthologist's part, since he has glumly acknowledged his inability to include any truly long poems in the volume.
It may be, however, that some of the editorial problems noted are caused by the difficulty of maintaining definite attitudes to the poets in question.
Fitzgerald is certainly not alone; the poetry of David Donnell, Erin Mouré and Bronwen Wallace could benefit from a rigorous pruning of this diaristic tone.
www.uwo.ca /english/canadianpoetry/cpjrn/vol18/Trehearne2.htm   (2732 words)

  
 Acoustic Routes Gallery
Johnny Coppin is a singer/songwriter, composer and poetry anthologist.
Derrin and David are from Australia and have now firmly established their unique soundscape of roots, folk, blues and country styles.
David Hughes is an acoustic guitarist and songwriter with four solo albums to his credit including, "Active In The Parish", which in 1997 was named by Q magazine as one of their albums of the year.
www.acousticroutes.co.uk /gallery.html   (9893 words)

  
 Cleveland Public Library: The Reading Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Tarantula, mockingbird, and horned toad won't help Armadilly make a pot of chili; but, when it comes time to eat it, they are 'a clamoring' at her doorstep with plates in their hands.
Acclaimed anthologist, Fiona Waters, has compiled a collection of delightful Giant stories for readers who are fans of Giants.
poodle named Foofy who is afraid of the cow herd and is terrified to chase away mountain lions that stalk the cattle.
www.cpl.org /readingroom.asp?key={DA29D8B6-5931-4CAD-97E6-C073BCD9A437}   (750 words)

  
 Book of the Week Archive for 2005 at Embracing The Child
In poems and quilts she captures each heartening glow and flicker, from the moon and aurora borealis to the holiday lights of Santa Lucia, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year to one lone candle and a hidden flashlight in the deep, dark night.
Join award-winning author, critic, and anthologist Michael Rosen for a spirited tour of the life and work of one of our greatest novelists.
With stunning illustrations by Robert Ingpen, this accessible, child-friendly book vividly re-creates the world of Charles Dickens, from the author’s childhood in London to his early career, his performances, and, of course, the great social and political upheavals of the time, which inspired so much of his work.
www.embracingthechild.org /bookofweek05.html   (3878 words)

  
 The United Pro Choice Smokers Rights Newsletter: Issue # 230   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
It's certainly easier to pass a local no-smoking law than to challenge a federal government that is steadily retreating from air-pollution-control standards.
David Teather explains how frustrated New Yorkers are finding ways around the city's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants
CO: Denver's smoking ban appears to be dead.
193.78.190.200 /smokersclub/new230.htm   (817 words)

  
 Poetry Society - News Archive 2001
November 2002 (from the Poetry Book Society's website): Shortlist for the T S Eliot Prize, to be awarded to the best collection of poetry published in 2002.
The winner of the overall prize, the £25,000 Whitbread Book of the Year, will be selected and announced on Tuesday 28th January 2003.
Second prize in the competition went to Belfast based Carolyn Jess and third prize was awarded to Canadian Linda Rogers.
www.poetrysociety.org.uk /news/news01.htm   (2710 words)

  
 SRFN Folk Directory - internet resources: traditional folk song: collections
The texts from volume I of Herd's collection, originally published in 1776.
Straight html conversion of Ms Preston's text files by David Stampe of the University of Hawaii.
Although a master anthologist, "Q" was a poet by inclination and saw ballads as anonymous folk-poetry; from his point of view, the associated music and the traditional sources were irrelevant.
www.folk-network.com /directory/links/song-collections_books.html   (2892 words)

  
 The Richmond Review, Feature article,The birth of the beatnik
A letter to the anthologist Gartenberg, who was compiling a collection of writing by both the Beats and the Angry Young Men, issued a warning to mind what he said in public about the Beat Generation.
The composer David Amram, well-known around the Village, was enlisted to write some music, but the technique and spirit of the film were improvisatory; it was a jazz movie, a boy-gang reunion, a homage to the still imprisoned Neal Cassady, and a jeer at his wife.
This evocation was illustrated by a picture of Burroughs sitting on a brass bed under a dim light at the Beat Hotel, contemplating his appalling life.
www.richmondreview.co.uk /features/campbe01.html   (8671 words)

  
 MBR: Children's Bookwatch, November 2005
Artist David Diaz takes the boy through a lively day of learning in a fine outreach program for Spanish speakers.
Matilda Harrison's drawings are lavish embellishments to the poems and stories gathered by anthologist Fiona Waters in The Book Of Christmas.
When danger hits the herd, only Charlotte is brave enough to go for help in this engaging story of courage.
www.midwestbookreview.com /cbw/nov_05.htm   (7094 words)

  
 A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John W. Cousin (h)
— Scottish anthologist, son of a farmer in Kincardineshire, was clerk to an accountant in Edinburgh, and devoted his leisure to collecting old Scottish poems and songs, which he first published in 1769 as Ancient Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, etc. Other and enlarged ed.
— Poet, and writer of tales, belonged to a race of shepherds, and began life by herding cows until he was old enough to be trusted with a flock of sheep.
His imagination was fed by his mother, who was possessed of an inexhaustible stock of ballads and folk-lore.
etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /c/cousin/john/biog/h.html   (16398 words)

  
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For instance, that _New York World_ critic who damned the book but praised its frontispiece of 1909, has now a uniquely pat opportunity to balance his ledger by praising the book and damning this foreword, which, more or less, replaces the frontispiece.
Similarly, the more renowned critic and anthologist who so well knows the "originals" of the verses in _From the Hidden Way_, can now render poetically perfect justice to all who will care by perceiving that both the earlier edition of this book and the author of this foreword are but figments of Mr.
There are a great many called up for this particular form of peccancy, you observe; even Master David has to lay aside his Psalm Book, and go forward with the others for chastisement.
www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/etext06/8cvan10.txt   (19380 words)

  
 WIST - A Collection of Quotations :: S
There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail.
You have been told that Real Life is not like college, and you have been correctly informed.
After finding no qualified candidates for the position of principal, the school board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele to the post.
www.wist.info /authors/s.html   (8364 words)

  
 Kathryn Cramer: On Lincoln Pond
Kathryn Cramer is a writer and anthologist who lives in Pleasantville, New York.
But I don't want to put it down because it is for my garden at home.
I herd Peter back in the direction of the car, but it takes a while.
kathryncramer.typepad.com /kathryn_cramer/2003/03/on_lincoln_pond.html   (2563 words)

  
 A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin - Full Text Free Book (Part 6/13)
HERD, DAVID (1732-1810).--Scottish anthologist, _s._ of a farmer in
tales, belonged to a race of shepherds, and began life by herding cows
three boys, one of whom was David Garrick (_q.v._), attending it.
www.fullbooks.com /A-Short-Biographical-Dictionary-of-English6.html   (15845 words)

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