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Songs and poems that make Rathdowney a special place welcomed for local contest Reporter: ); ); Poets and songwriters are being urged to get creative as entries are now open for the 2021 Rathdowney Song & Poem Contest. The contest, which is now in its second year, is dedicated to bringing the stories and tales of this parish to life. It’s a platform to celebrate the art of writing and music and all levels of skill are welcome. The organisers say it supports creative minds through the arts of songwriting and poetry whilst competing for over €600 in cash prizes. In its first year in 2020, those behind the project said it saw an amazing amount of songs and poems entered. ....
WASHINGTON, D.C. Wednesday s inauguration offered a lot of high-profile exposure to talented ArkLaTex groups spanning from Kilgore, Texas to Grambling. Many of the dancers and musicians are used to ....
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 by Danielle Prieur (WMFE) Photo: Jess Bailey Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. NEW YORK (AP) Inaugural poems aren’t only for grownups. A high school senior from Jacksonville, Florida, named Hallie Knight has some well formed ideas about where the country is and how she’d like to see it change. The 17-year-old has won a contest organized by the Academy of American Poets. Students under 18 wrote their own inaugural poems in anticipation of Wednesday’s swearing in of President-elect Joe Biden. The guidelines said applicants for the Inaugural Poem Project should submit work that reflects on the country’s challenges, strengths and hopes. Knight’s poem is called “To Rebuild.” It likens the U.S. to a house that has been severely but not hopelessly damaged. ....
Laois lockdown experience recorded in verse and pictures in new book Rathdowney poetry and photography from the lockdown Reporter: ); ); A book titled Rathdowney’s Own 2020 which is an anthology of poetry and photography gathered during the first lockdown has been published by Helen Campion of Dankirk Publishing on behalf of the Rathdowney Arts Group. In the midst of the first Lockdown a young man from Rathdowney in Co. Laois named Hugh Finn decided to raise the spirits of his community by creating The Rathdowney Song and Poem contest. Unknown to Hugh but at that very same time a young woman named Nicola Ryan who is a rigorous amateur photographer from Rathdowney had the very same idea. ....