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April 29, 2008Pulitzer Prize-winning author H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger visited the Mansfield Public Library on April 26 and offered a lively discussion on life, the economy, the Olympics, and most of all, Friday Night Lights, the book he wrote that chronicles a season in the life of the Odessa Permian High School football team. He also brought along a friend, former Permian running back James "Boobie" Miles, whose story forms the emotional core of the book Sports Illustrated ranked as the fourth-greatest book ever written about sports. For photos from the Mansfield Reads! event, visit neighborsgo.com. For the neighborsgo story, take a look here.  Comments (0) Leave comment
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|  E-mail entryThe entry "The man behind those "Friday Night Lights"" is tagged: Bissinger , Friday Night Lights , Miles , Permian From The Associated Press: Gary Snyder, a poet known for his verse about nature and spirituality and a former member of the beat movement along with Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, has won the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, awarded annually by the Chicago-based Poetry Foundation.
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| E-mail entryThe entry "Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize winner" is tagged: gary snyder , ruth lilly poetry prize The weight of this sad time we must obey/Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. *This line was suggested by Dallas poet M.A.M. Redmond. Please share your favorite lines of poetry by submitting a comment or e-mailing me. Comments (0) Leave comment
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