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- All Events for 7 July 2008 (My Hackney)
Until 10 Jul 2008 Frustrated shipyard worker and divorced father Slimane increasingly feels his life has amounted to little. In a desperate bid to escape his depression, Slimane decides to set up his own restaurant....
- David Yezzi and Adam Zagajewski: Songs of Innocence and Experience (The New York Sun)
April is National Poetry Month, the poetry world's annual effort to soothe its bad conscience about practicing a minority art in a democratic culture. Institutional attempts to make more people read poetry always have something forlorn about them, because they are based on a basic error in economics: They try to address a shortage in demand by creating a glut in supply. But if no one likes to ...
- Timely, or time-tested? - Globe and Mail
Timely, or time-tested?Globe and Mail, Canada - 43 minutes agoTo judge by their ages, most of the writers on the shortlists for this year's Griffin Poetry Prize look a tad geriatric. One is even deceased. ...
- Chatterous Gets You Laid, Spoken Word Promotes Healthcare, Starbucks Points Fingers, Acura Sucks Up (adrants)
- There's something about spoken word poetry that makes us clench our glutes. You know, like someone about to suffer something unavoidably bad.
- Africa: Futampaf 2008 A Living Cultural Experience - AllAfrica.com
Africa: Futampaf 2008 A Living Cultural ExperienceAllAfrica.com, Washington - 49 minutes agoThere, they are taught all the secrets of life like proverbs, riddles and other signs and symbols (passingolu and mansalingolu) which are to remain hidden ...
- Picking up the pieces after suicide - Clarksville Online
Picking up the pieces after suicideClarksville Online, TN - 5 hours agoWatch out for friends and family who seem preoccupied with death and dying such as writing songs or stories or poetry about such. ...
- Hip-hop comes alive in Yemen - Yemen Times
Yemen TimesHip-hop comes alive in YemenYemen Times, Yemen - 5 hours agoParticipating dancer Saif Al-Thamin, a 22-year-old Jordanian who lives in Sana’a, pointed out that although his family is conservative, they understand that ...
- A Cabinet of Soviet Curiosities - New York Sun
A Cabinet of Soviet CuriositiesNew York Sun, United States - 1 hour agoA fossil tells the story of massive planetary change, a line or two of poetry does more to explain trench warfare than a dozen history books, ...
- Travel: Shock and awe - Scotland on Sunday Online
It isn't top of the holiday hot-list, but get beyond the terror headlines and you will be stunned by the warm welcome and architectural treasures Iran has to offer IRAN is not an obvious holiday destination. Alcohol is banned and the opportunities to ...
- Renowned Children's Author to Visit all 11 Newark Public Library ... - Bridgeton News
Children's author Daniel Kirk is bringing his world in which "Dogs Rule!" cats have power and there's a book-writing mouse that lives in a library to the Newark Public Library in August. The author-illustrator will spend five days in Newark, visiting ...
- School Notes (4/18) (Ahwatukee Foothills News)
Corona del Sol High School students, teachers and parents spoke to the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board Wednesday on their concerns about the air quality situation at the school.
- Cinematic visions: Herzog's fab five flicks (Newsday)
Every few years, audiences rediscover Herzog's uncompromising cinematic visions. Here are five essential films:
- Speakers pay tribute to Hindko mystic poet - Daily Times
Speakers pay tribute to Hindko mystic poetDaily Times, Pakistan - 2 hours agoThe speakers hailed his poetry as an asset to humanity, saying Sain preached a message of love, peace and brotherhood, something urgently needed in this ...
- COMMUNITY ARTS EVENTS FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
COMMUNITY ARTS EVENTS FOR JULY-SEPTEMBERKalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, MI - 5 hours agoWriting Workshop for Teens -- Creative writing and poetry workshops led by local writers, 1-4 pm July 7, 14 and 21, Kalamazoo Public Library, ...
- 3 US-based poets to be crowned - Sun.Star
3 US-based poets to be crownedSun.Star, Philippines - 3 hours agoManiago, aside from writing poetry, is also a prominent portrait artist. His works include portraits of the governors of Pampanga on the walls of the ...
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