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- 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 ...
- Venue hosts poetry contest (The Daily Texan)
"Ideas are money," Akeem Lawrence said Wednesday night as he waited for his turn to compete for $1,000 at the American-Idol-style spoken word and vocal competition at the Parish Room. Sponsored by BTG Records, "Expressions of the Mind" and "The Showcase" have local talents competing for a $1,000 spoken word prize and a $5,000 vocal performance prize.
- Plot captures JonBenet Ramsay murder case - London Free Press
Plot captures JonBenet Ramsay murder caseLondon Free Press, Canada - 15 minutes agoThe way to handle broken narrators, perhaps, is to try to find poetry in their plain speech. But Oates has already done that -- her "Zombie" is a brilliant ...
- Hill means a Lott to Columbia's Critical Encounters - Windy City Times
Hill means a Lott to Columbia's Critical EncountersWindy City Times, IL - 4 hours agoOne of his jobs was as the Director of the Writing Program at the Duncan YMCA Chernin Center for the Arts. He continues to write, having shifted from poetry ...
- Darwish: 'Identity and humanity' - BBC News
BBC NewsDarwish: 'Identity and humanity'BBC News, UK - Aug 13, 2008You rarely find a poet that can bring out thousands of people to his poetry readings. His lyrics were set to music, people sang his poems, ...
- Nightlife, Sept. 12-18 - Canton Repository (subscription)
Nightlife, Sept. 12-18Canton Repository (subscription), OH - 21 hours agoMuggswigz: Christian Wenger, 9-11 pm Saturday; poetry/comedy/spoken word open mic night, 8-11 pm Monday; open mic, 7:30 pm Tuesday; 137 Walnut Ave. ...
- Timeless appeal - Screen India
Frankly, it does not. Whenever I listen to a script, I try and understand its wave-length. Every decent film has a specific texture and sur. I gauge the intellectual level and sensibility of the characters. This is done at a conscious level in part ...
- The Power of Political Theater - Brooklyn Rail
The Power of Political TheaterBrooklyn Rail, NY - 1 hour agoAs a producer of political poetry shows, I’ve encountered this notion several times. People ask, “How do you keep the work from being didactic? ...
- History in the making: a dream becomes reality (The La Ronge Northerner)
For years educators with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) hoped for and worked towards a Cree Immersion program. Kindergarten students and their teacher, Flora Ratte, are pioneering the fi rst Cree Immersion program within LLRIB schools at Bell’s Point.
- Communication is key (Owen Sound Sun Times)
By Don Crosby Sun Times correspondent Organizers of this year’s Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film in Durham are honouring one of their own. Geoffrey Shea has created five installations that emphasize the written and the spoken word — a theme that he says runs through his [...]
- Auburn A&E Calendar | Sept. 3 - PNW Local News
Auburn A&E Calendar | Sept. 3PNW Local News, WA - 52 minutes agoFree poetry reading with Elizabeth Austen and Timothy Kelly. • Study Zone: 4 pm Sept. 18 and 25. Students in grades K-12 can drop in for free homework help ...
- Cowboy For A Day - CattleNetwork.com
Cowboy For A DayCattleNetwork.com, KS - 5 hours agoAttendees were treated to a ride in a stretch Hummer, CAB ® steak lunch and cowboy poetry by Norma Fox. The job is still a challenge, but after being a ...
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Induct Five Exemplary Latinos Into Its Prestigious Alumni Hall of Fame (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Five extraordinary Latinos will be inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni Hall of Fame at its seventh annual gala September 17, 2008 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
- The Week in Preview: September 29 - Nashua Telegraph
The Week in Preview: September 29Nashua Telegraph, NH - 6 hours agoSit in on a poetry reading with live musical accompaniment by longtime Kerouac collaborator David Amram, tour the neighborhoods Kerouac referenced in his ...
- The 411 Music Top 5 07.29.08 Top Prog Rock Bands - 411mania.com
The 411 Music Top 5 07.29.08 Top Prog Rock Bands411mania.com, TX - 1 hour agoYou want musical recreation of poetry – "Xanadu". Political statements – "Manhattan Project" and "Territories". Tales of individual isolation – Pick up ...
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