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- Posted By KELLY SMITH - Orillia Packet & Times
Posted By KELLY SMITHOrillia Packet & Times, Canada - 6 minutes agoIn August, there will be a poetry contest based on one of these themes: By My Own Hands; The Animal in Me; Bullying; Friends or Foes; Me and My Words; ...
- David Biespiel's poetry column addresses variations in Philip Whalen's 'Zenshinji' (The Oregonian)
L ast month I was visiting a cousin who showed off his framed broadside of the poem "Zenshinji" by his late friend, poet Philip Whalen. Whalen was born in 1923 in Oregon and grew up in The Dalles (he and my cousin attended Reed College during the Gary Snyder and Lew Welch era of the late 1940s).
- Authors visiting Borealis Books in Wadena - Wadena Pioneer Journal
Authors visiting Borealis Books in WadenaWadena Pioneer Journal, MN - 6 hours agoBorealis will host “Poetry and Chocolate†at 7:30 pm on Friday, June 20. Featured poets are Diana Lundell of Eagan, Minn., and LouAnn Muhm of Park Rapids. ...
- Isabella de'Medici, By Caroline P Murphy (Independent)
The spirited Renaissance beauty Isabella de' Medici (1542-1576) was the daughter of Cosimo, who established the Medicis as the pre-eminent political family in 16th-century Florence. She became the city's "First Lady" on her mother's death in 1562. Exuberant, profligate and hedonistic, she had an inordinate passion for hunting, music and poetry. In the womb she was so lively that her mother was ...
- Call of the wild: Britain's nature writers - The Independent
British nature writers have rambled out of the shadows and into the limelight. Boyd Tonkin explores the revival of their art A couple of weeks ago, I descended on a blazing Italian afternoon into a steep wooded ravine. Gnarled old trees hid overgrown ...
- Blast from the past (Arab News)
In a city where modern trends are the in thing, it is truly unique that people are still being swayed by voices from the past, something that bears mute testimony to the strong bond that people have with culture and tradition.
- News from the Pacific Northwest Email this page Print this page - Indian Country Today
Top photo courtesy April White -- Haida artist April White's works are published in a new book, ''Sgaana Jaad: Killer Whale Woman,'' published by Maradadi Pacific Publishing. The book features more than 40 of White's paintings and hand-pulled ...
- 'Lesbians' don't have to be from Lesbos - The Independent
A Greek court has dismissed a request by people living on the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women. Three residents of Lesbos, the birthplace of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho whose love poems inspired ...
- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sings of her 30 lovers and why Nicolas is like ... - Daily Telegraph
Le Figaro newspaper was given a sneak preview of Comme si de rien n'était (As if Nothing Happened), her first album since marrying Mr Sarkozy, ahead of its official release on 21 July. In lyrics playfully mocking her reputation as a man-eater, the ...
- Sezen Aksu redefines Turkish pop music once again with ‘Deniz Yıldızı’ - Today's Zaman
Today's ZamanSezen Aksu redefines Turkish pop music once again with ‘Deniz Yıldızı’Today's Zaman, Turkey - 39 minutes ago"Güvercin," another outstanding piece on the album, is a song written and composed by Aksu in memory of Hrant Dink and features beautiful poetry. ...
- He Caught The Dream - Newsweek
He Caught The DreamNewsweek - 2 hours agoSeeing the person you love more than anything in the world dead is one of those lose-lose situations. I figured I either would see him that last time and ...
- 'The Birthday Party' celebrates a perfect moment - Chicago Sun-Times
'The Birthday Party' celebrates a perfect momentChicago Sun-Times, United States - 20 hours agoAnd under Snook’s direction, the cast taps into the striking poetry and deftly expressive music of Pinter’s writing. The backdrop for this episode of terror ...
- It ain't The Sound of Music - Toronto Star
It ain't The Sound of MusicToronto Star, Canada - 4 hours ago"It's part of the poetry of these characters. They use words that we wouldn't hear in Sunday school." Valli still performs on a regular basis, ...
- Poet Bareilwi gets first Firaq Gorakhpuri award (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Agra, June 16 (IANS) Noted Urdu poet Wasim Bareilwi, a regular feature at poetry soirees since the 1960S, has been given the first Firaq Gorakhpuri International Award here.
- Religious retreats: Head to the Catskills (AP via Yahoo! News)
At the former Shaker village, where the Taconic Mountains roll into the Berkshires and New York touches Massachusetts, Yaqin Aubert read aloud Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Zoroastrian, Judaic, Christian and Islamic texts during the Sunday service at the Sufi religious retreat.
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