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Ted Hughes - poet and eco warrior It's 10 years since Ted Hughes died. At his remembrance service in Westminster Abbey, Seamus Heaney talked of the former poet laureate as a guardian of the language and the land, and although many will be familiar with the image of Hughes as farmer and fisherman, it's only recently that the full extent of his engagement with environmental causes has become clear. This was a man whose environmentalism went well beyond the writing of nature poetry and the occasional contribution to fly-fishing anthologies.Hughes was in the US when the naturalist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1962. With its warnings of doom, it was a book that changed the attitudes of many, and it certainly struck a chord with Hughes. Letters in the Hughes archive now confirm just how far he was prepared to go, lobbying Michael Heseltine, John Gummer and Margaret Thatcher on the themes of pollution and poison. At a national level he was attempting to open a dialogue, warning Heseltine in particular that the cou GuardianBooks of The Times: Buddy, That Was No Lady, That Was My Pharaoh No self-respecting Elmore Leonard character avoids the occasional legal infraction, and this new book resurrects a few repeat offenders. New York TimesTheater agent Ruth Bowen dies Obituary: Agency founder repped Ray Charles, Aretha -- Ruth Bowen, the first black woman to establish a theatrical booking agency, the Bowen Agency , died April 21 in new york of a brain tumor. She was 84. VarietyHeroin, The Taliban And The `Seeds Of Terror` Journalist Gretchen Peters argues the U.S. should focus on the opium trade in Afghanistan as a way of combating Taliban. Her new book is Seeds of Terror. NPRSmear campaign dogs Derek Walcott`s bid for Oxford professor of poetry Anonymous letters to electors revive allegations of sexual harassment against Nobel laureateDocuments highlighting allegations of sexual harassment against Nobel laureate Derek Walcott have been sent anonymously to Oxford academics in an attempt to influence next weekend's election of Oxford's professor of poetry.Walcott is one of three candidates in the running for the position, the most influential in poetry behind the poet laureateship. Backed by Booker winner Alan Hollinghurst, fellow poet Jenny Joseph, Marina Warner, Graham Robb and Professor Hermione Lee, Walcott has been considered the front runner for the position, ahead of Ruth Padel (who is supported by names including Victoria Glendinning, AC Grayling and laureate Carol Ann Duffy) and the little-known Indian poet Arvind Krishna Mehrotra.With the position voted for by Oxford graduates on 16 May, the smear campaign - which saw between 50 and 100 Oxford academics sent photocopied pages from a book detailing an accusation of se GuardianAuthor Laufer On The Dark Side Of `Butterflies` Journalist and author Peter Laufer uncovered The Dangerous World of Butterflies for his new book. He discusses the history of criminality and intrigue that surrounds conservationists and collectors of a icon of innocence. NPRKristin Chenoweth Holds Book Signing During Bryant Park Reading Series 5/13 Wednesday, May 13, 2009; 12:30 - 1:45 pm Actress, singer, and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth shares her journey from Oklahoma beauty queen to Broadway leading lady at this outdoor discussion and booksigning. Broadwayworld.comIndia.Arie voices her soul and spirit When the freshness of neo-soul was sorrowfully souring - 2001 - India.Arie came to play. As she did then, she proved Saturday at the Keswick Theatre - in songs old and new, as vocalist and songwriter - that she can bring the quirk, the psych, and the sun; throw the Good Book at you in deeply felt words and groovy gospel sounds; and keep it all melodic and lyrically empowered. The Philadelphia InquirerTakehiko Inoue 1 Takehiko Inoue, manga artist and creator of Slam Dunk, Vagabond and Real, recently made an appearance at the Books Kinokuniya in NYC. In our interview with Inoue-sensei, we talked about his manga, his love of sports, and his relationship with his readers. AboutClose-up of Takehiko Inoue`s Vagabond muralAbout 1 2 |
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