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- Need a Dickens expert? He's the man (Mankato Free Press)
What started out as a nudge from mom turned into a full-scale passion to studying and understanding Charles Dickens.
- Obituary: Elizabeth Bartlett (Guardian Unlimited)
Obituary: Compassionate and innovative poet of the fractured self
- Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, star of Spike Lee's 'When the Levees Broke,' puts her unique spin on Katrina in a raw new book. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
"I truly believe that home is where the heart is and when you say 'New Orleans,' you might as well say 'my heart,' " said Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, leaning forward with characteristic intensity. "This city is for people who really love it, really want to see it come back.
- Palestinians mourn passing of Mahmud Darwish - Al Arab Online
Palestinians mourned the passing of Mahmud Darwish, who gave voice to their decades-old struggle and is widely considered one of the Arab world's greatest modern poets. In a televised address after Darwish died on Saturday in a US hospital from ...
- Arts Calendar: Your Weekly Arts Picks (Cleveland Scene)
By Michael Gill TALK THE LINE Bi-Lingual at SPACES, Friday, September 5 Artists who aren't tagged with a racial identity have the freedom to pursue expression without the burden or guidance of tradition. Those for whom a specific culture is a defining factor, though, walk a line between tradition and the freedom of expression without bounds. Ceramic artist Angelica Pozo, born in New York to ...
- At writing camp, hopefuls get tips from legends (CNN.com)
It's billed as the oldest writers' conference in the nation, a gathering at a picturesque mountaintop retreat where literary giants, book editors and up-and-coming novelists have been coming together once a year since the 1920s.
- Late night Solo Slams build community at National Poetry Slam 2008 - Isthmus Daily Page
Late night Solo Slams build community at National Poetry Slam 2008Isthmus Daily Page, WI - 9 hours agoRather, it is about generating a supportive community where people are free to express themselves without fearing scorn. The hosts of the slams prompted the ...
- Remember When: Memories of injustice and justice in World War II - TCPalm
Remember When: Memories of injustice and justice in World War IITCPalm, FL - 3 hours agoNo poetry, please. The event can have taken place anywhere. • Send to yesdesk@scripps.com. Put "Remember When" in the subject line. Include name, city, age, ...
- Singing about faith - The Sun
Pop singer-songwriter Zuriani "Ani' Zonneveld has won music awards both in Malaysia and the United States for her work with different artistes. As a Muslim minority living in Los Angeles, the 43-year-old Malaysian decided after 9/11 to use her music ...
- Man Charged With MLK Community Center Shooting Appears In Court (KTVU 2 San Francisco)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- A man charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting another man during a barbecue at the Martin Luther King Community Center in San Mateo Aug. 23 appeared in San Mateo County Superior Court Tuesday and will return next week for further arraignment.
- ‘Phelps fatigue’ isn't about the swimmer, but about perfection itself (Jewish World Review)
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Perfection is a lonely virtue. You can't sidle up to perfection, sling an arm around its shoulder, take it out for a beer. Perfection doesn't drink. Or smoke. Or gamble. Or stop working - ever.
- FBI Paints Chilling Portrait Of Anthrax-Attack Suspect - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- In a series of court documents that were at turns chilling and bizarre, federal investigators said U.S. Army microbiologist Bruce E. Ivins misled government agents investigating the 2001 anthrax mailings, sent emails with language ...
- Grahamstown Festival broader than ever - The South African
Grahamstown Festival broader than everThe South African, UK - 4 hours agoEach has drawn from her or his own linguistic memory bank – Setswana, Xhosa and North American poetry are among the words that are entwined in the work. ...
- 'Xanadu' Special Edition: Let the Good Times Roll - Washington Post
Olivia Newton-John on skates plus Gene Kelly equal a "magical music edition" of "Xanadu." (Universal Studios Home Entertainment Photos) What I am about to write will undoubtedly elicit mockery and ridicule for weeks, if not months, to come. But I ...
- Boston Phoenix Critic Hits Back on Ethics Question (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN))
"I'm surprised that some people think that artists shouldn't write criticism," says Phoenix classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz, who last week faced questions about his ethics from the Boston Globe because an orchestra he covers was setting his poetry to music.
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