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- Gadanayak remembered - The Statesman
Gadanayak rememberedThe Statesman, India - 12 hours agoSpeaking on the occasion, Governor Mr MC Bhandare said: “Poetry has the power to lead us from darkness to light, from falsehood to truth and from death to ...
- Poetry, Hip-Hop and the Palestinian Experience (Middle East Online)
At a time when conditions for Palestinians have become increasingly devastating, Poets For Palestine seeks to give humanity its proper voice and attempts to further demonstrate the role art takes in transmitting and projecting the enormous weight of compassion, says Remi Kanazi .
- Britain's Gordon Brown Fights for His Political Life (Time Magazine)
As the ruling Labour Party struggles to appear united behind him, the Wall Street meltdown offers the Prime Minister his best hopes for a political revival
- Words of Wisdom: A journey of the imagination (Collier Citizen)
Poetry is a journey of the imagination that we experience in words. It is the creative expression of imagery in verse and imagery is what gives poetry its soul. The pen of the poet shapes imaginative language into a vivid picture, which creates powerful energy and thus appeals to the reader’s senses.
- Notable books to look for (The Indiana Gazette)
To mark this past week's third anniversary, Aug. 29, 2005, of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, three new books of poetry reflect the storm and its aftermath.
- Remembering Mahmoud Darwish: An Appreciation - The Media Line
Remembering Mahmoud Darwish: An AppreciationThe Media Line, NY - Aug 13, 2008Through his poetry at that time, Darwish rewrote Palestinian-ness and gave a voice to a people under military rule. For us, as adolescents, it was hard to ...
- Thicke reflects on race and ‘Something Else’ - MSNBC
Thicke reflects on race and ‘Something Else’MSNBC - 13 hours agoThicke is also penning a screenplay (“a spy thriller love thing like ‘The Bourne Supremacyâ€â€™) and writing a book of poetry. He’ll tour with Mary J. Blige in ...
- Arts calendar for 7/6-7/12/08 - Daily News Tribune
Arts calendar for 7/6-7/12/08Daily News Tribune, MA - Jul 5, 2008Tonight at 8, it's "Men & Masculinity Revisited: An Exploration in Poetry and Song," featuring Franklin Abbott, Steven Riel, Rick Goldin and Willie Sordillo ...
- Dreams of Obama - San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco Bay GuardianDreams of ObamaSan Francisco Bay Guardian, CA - 14 hours agoHe is transformational not only by his charisma and brilliance, but by embodying the possibility of an African American being chosen president in the ...
- The great seducers - Independent
The great seducersIndependent, UK - 13 minutes agoHe was a radical MP, journalist and later Lord Mayor of London who wrote pornographic poetry. And he was described as the ugliest man in England. ...
- Dark days for macho men - Financial Times
Night has fallen on Mexico City, it is getting chilly and raindrops are starting to trickle down the windowpane of room 407 of the Hospital Angeles where Alejandro Juarez is visiting Jorge, his boyfriend. Jorge, a 24-year-old Mexican journalist, is ...
- Poetry prize submissions sought - Leelanau Enterprise
Poetry prize submissions soughtLeelanau Enterprise, MI - 19 minutes agoThe Dunes Review literary journal is seeking submissions for its annual William J. Shaw Memorial Prize for Poetry. The contest is open to all Michigan poets ...
- Kathleen Norris battles 'the demon of acedia' - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesKathleen Norris battles 'the demon of acedia'Los Angeles Times, CA - 22 minutes ago"The Psalms are just poetry. There is much more room in them," she says -- metaphor to lift the spirit or simply to lean on. "But really it's trying to find ...
- Emory Professor Natasha Trethewey Named Georgia Woman of the Year - Duluth Weekly
Emory Professor Natasha Trethewey Named Georgia Woman of the YearDuluth Weekly, GA - 52 minutes ago... for Poetry and the Lillian Smith Award for her book Native Guard, which chronicles the story of a black Union Regiment guarding Confederate prisoners at ...
- Dick Hensman - The Island (subscription)
Dick HensmanThe Island (subscription), Sri Lanka - 43 minutes agoHe had weekly programmes on poetry and international relations on Radio Ceylon. He established the Shakespeare Society to enable drama performances by an ...
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