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- Books: "The Good Thief" (The New Yorker)
This striking début novel is an homage to old-fashioned boy’s-own adventure stories, and unfolds like a Robert Louis Stevenson tale retold amid the hardscrabble squalor of Colonial New England. The sheer strangeness of the story is beguiling: a one-handed boy, tainted by his upbringing in a Catholic . . .
- Palestinians prepare state funeral for poet Darwish - Lebanon Daily Star
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: Palestinians were making plans on Monday for a funeral of pomp and ceremony for their national poet Mahmoud Darwish, whose writings captured the spirit of the Palestinian struggle. Thousands of Palestinians including ...
- What good is the Bard to book-shunning boys? - Guardian Blogs
Yet again last week, the reading abilities of boys were up for discussion: "Sats results ... revealed a particular problem with boys' reading ability. One in five 14-year-old boys has a reading age below what's expected of an 11-year-old ." The Today ...
- Interfaith community seeks common ground (Ashland Daily Tidings)
A Christian, a Muslim, a Hindu and an atheist walk into a room on Sunday. It's a scene that could begin like a stereotypical joke about religion but instead of a punch line, there will be a message.
- Poetry reading Tuesday at library - San Jose Mercury News
Poetry reading Tuesday at librarySan Jose Mercury News, USA - 12 hours agoFormer Alameda poets will return to the Island Wednesday for a special poetry reading at the Alameda Main Library, corner of Oak and Lincoln. ...
- Eleanor O'Leary - prolific writer since her early days at Vassar - San Francisco Chronicle
Eleanor O'Leary - prolific writer since her early days at VassarSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 41 minutes agoThe voice itself, heard, with great poetry and feeling, yet with no straining to affect, and I suddenly understood the ecstatic, nostalgic praises of the ...
- Slammin' Two Twin Cities teams have a shot at glory at the ... - Pioneer Press
Slammin' Two Twin Cities teams have a shot at glory at the ...Pioneer Press, MN - 25 minutes agoBy Trisha Collopy For spoken-word poets, the National Poetry Slam is the big enchilada — their moment in the spotlight, their shot at glory, an event that's ...
- Fall Arts Guide: 5 questions for Felicia Gonzalez, Seattle Arts ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle Post IntelligencerFall Arts Guide: 5 questions for Felicia Gonzalez, Seattle Arts ...Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours ago... Fuse Poetry Workshop in Tieton (near Wenatchee, Oct. 31-Nov. 2). ... Lorna de Cervantes, a powerful Chicana poet whose work I love, is featured speaker.
- Condition of Zambian president worsens (Las Vegas Sun)
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 (3:39 a.m.) The condition of Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, hospitalized in France since suffering a stroke in June, has suddenly taken a turn for the worse, state media reported Tuesday.
- Farewell Faraz! - Zee News
Zee NewsFarewell Faraz!Zee News, India - 23 minutes agoAhmed Faraz, a giant of contemporary Urdu poetry, may have breathed his last in Islamabad on August 25, 2008, but his unforgettable verses shall remain ...
- Yank up the curtain: It's showtime, Iowa - Des Moines Register
While many Iowans were lounging around the backyard during Labor Day weekend, actors and stagehands around the state were hustling to prepare for the first wave of new shows in the fall theater season - and from the looks of the ambitious lineup ...
- Boxed set collects the astonishing works of neglected British composer ... - Dallas Morning News
Something about English-speaking countries gives them musical inferiority complexes. Intimidated by the likes of Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, our classical-music establishments and audiences seem to assume that all things good and great come from ...
- Obama factor and Iran - Persian Journal
Persian JournalObama factor and IranPersian Journal, Iran - 1 hour ago5000 years old cradle of civilisation need no nukes they have given culture, poetry and history to the nomads of the world, their cultural supremacy and ...
- JazzFest draws Saturday crowd - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
JazzFest draws Saturday crowdSioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - 10 hours agoThe Poetry Tent will open at 2 pm with an open reading, and the Sanford Children's JazzQuest will feature artist-in-residence Kelly Quamen beginning at 2 ...
- Northwestern University Chorale to present concert titled ‘Of War ... - Alva Review-Courier
Northwestern University Chorale to present concert titled ‘Of War ...Alva Review-Courier, OK - 3 hours ago... There will be Rest by Frank Techelli; and Moses Hogan’s dynamic arrangement of the traditional African-American spiritual The Battle of Jericho. ...
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