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- Washing line, not the noose, worried Saddam - News.com.au
FORMER Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or a venereal disease during his US-supervised captivity, according to his prison writings. London-based pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat published excerpts of what it described as Saddam's prison ...
- Literary festival to promote cultural understanding - Khaleej Times
DUBAI - Over a hundred million people across the Arab world are unable to read and write, says the Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALESCO). Not much has been done yet to resolve this situation. But lately, the UAE has ...
- Improvisation...Like The Weather (All About Jazz)
I thought I would talk about improvising and I should say that I'd try to talk about it because words are often difficult for me. My performance world is sonic; more poetry than prose, more like the weather than the forecast—more pliable and less specific—cloud-like and always shifting shape.
- Literary Calendar: May 31-June 6 - The Gazette (Montreal)
The Gazette (Montreal)Literary Calendar: May 31-June 6The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 4 hours agoSix short works of literature will be championed by two panels, one for poetry, with Stephanie Bolster, Geoffrey Cook and Catherine Kidd, and another for ...
- Qasmi’s death anniversary observed - The News - International
Qasmi’s death anniversary observedThe News - International, Pakistan - 2 hours agoHe was the publisher and editor of the prestigious literary journal "Funoon", which helped groom a whole generation of young writers. ...
- Entertainment Calendar: 06/20/2008 - Traverse City Record Eagle
Entertainment Calendar: 06/20/2008Traverse City Record Eagle, MI - 1 hour agoStone Circle 25th anniversary celebration, 9 pm, family-friendly poetry, storytelling and music around a fire, $4 adults, $2 children; US 31, 10 miles north ...
- First writer - Prague Post
Diminutive Margaret Atwood is a literary heavyweight, with numerous awards for her novels, poetry and short stories, many inspired by fairy tales and myths. Margaret Atwood was quite pleased with her hat. After sitting down to a bright courtyard ...
- Literary calendar for May 4-10 - Charlotte Observer
Literary calendar for May 4-10Charlotte Observer, NC - 1 hour agoPoetry: one previously unpublished poem no longer than 32 lines. Winners will be recognized at the Davidson County Writers' Guild's October meeting. ...
- The Week[end]: June 20-22, 2008 (Isthmus)
Summer officially begins this weekend, dawning with a multitude of tunes at the National Women's Music Festival, the Mad City Summer Hip-Hop Jam, MadCeltFest, the Madison Blues Picnic, and the Launchpad state finals. That's only the start, though, with the fun also including: productions of 'lt;i'gt;For What It's Worth'lt;/i'gt; and 'lt;i'gt;Ah, Wilderness!'lt;/i'gt;; Rooftop Cinema, Feast with ...
- This Day In History: May 22 Claude McKay and Langston Hughes - OUPblog
This Day In History: May 22 Claude McKay and Langston HughesOUPblog, New York - 12 minutes ago... several volumes of poetry, novels, plays, essays and a dozen children’s books. His work celebrated black life and culture infusing them with a strong ...
- Local author set to be published - Ironton Online
SOUTH POINT — A fascination for words and a desire to create something special for her two children were the dual motivations for a book by first-time author Rebecca Lesler. The English language has always captivated the South Point High School ...
- The icons that have defined a nation - The Herald
The icons that have defined a nationThe Herald, UK - 1 hour ago... emigration, daily life and the voice of the people. Poetry, audio-visual displays and the personal stories of 29 Scots, including singer Amy Macdonald's ...
- Francis Bacon's Triptych 1975 Sells for Record 86.3 Million at ... - Art Daily
Art DailyFrancis Bacon's Triptych 1975 Sells for Record 86.3 Million at ...Art Daily - 4 hours agoLike Eliot's poetry, Bacon's art is one of compression and fragmentation, a visual analogue to Eliot's assemblage style, with its fragmentary memories, ...
- Alsace wine growers looking for a cheesy boost (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The wine growers of the Alsace region in northeast France, close to the Rhine river on the border with Germany, are trying to boost sales by promoting the combination of their mostly white wines with cheese.
- American Indian artists will perform during Poetry Corner Presents - Cortez Journal
Cortez JournalAmerican Indian artists will perform during Poetry Corner PresentsCortez Journal, CO - 2 hours agoBy Stephanie Paige Ogburn | Journal Staff Writer High energy, performance poetry will come to the Cortez Library this Friday night in a show that will break ...
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