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- Local college student wins writing competition (Livonia Observer)
Travel is the theme of Miles, the St. Andrews Presbyterian College 2008 Alan Bunn Memorial Chapbook competition winning entry for Cate Johnson of Livonia.
- Harkishan singh Surjeet: The political sailor (Hindustan Times)
A file picture of veteran Communist leader Jyoti Basu with late CPI-M General Secretary Harkishan Singh Surjit (R) at a Conference in Kolkata. Harkishan Singh Bassi changed his surname to ‘Surjeet’ while trying his hand writing poetry in his youth.
- 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 ...
- The List - this weekend - Portsmouth News
The List - this weekendPortsmouth News, UK - 5 hours agoGreat poetry and music. London poets Anna Robinson and Stephen Watts, with music from Nick Evans, The Elderly Brothers and Sue Apicella. ...
- Following in a poet's footsteps: Exploring Thomas' Wales (Contra Costa Times)
The unfashionable poet was heavy into the pub scene, but discovering his life in the Welsh countryside also takes visitors into charismatic towns.
- A nation ales as the common coldie epidemic strikes - The Australian
A nation ales as the common coldie epidemic strikesThe Australian, Australia - Jul 20, 2008The Belgians invented beer that inspires poetry yet goes off like a liquid depth charge. And the Czechs, who gave us the unparalleled gift of pilsner, ...
- Recently married lesbian activist dies - Chicago Sun-Times
SAN FRANCISCO---- Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her longtime partner in June on the first day that California's same-sex couples gained that right, died Wednesday. She was 87. Kate Kendell, executive director of the ...
- Peek at the Week - Rolling Meadows Review
Peek at the WeekRolling Meadows Review, IL - 2 hours ago"Life's Unique Journey" 2008 Juried International Visual Art/Poetry Exhibition. Nov. 18-Dec. 30. Seeking art in all media reflecting artist's impressions of ...
- True love: Wearing another's hair - Rutland Herald
During the mid-1860s, a teenage girl in Bridport undertook an arduous task. For countless hours, perhaps working well after dark by the light of an oil lamp, Emma Adele Myrick carefully crafted a beautifully detailed horseshoe-shaped wreath with a ...
- Man’s body found in hotel - Times & Star
Man’s body found in hotelTimes & Star, UK - 10 hours agoThe book, which features poetry and stories, was published in memory of Geoffrey Hunter who started and led the group for many years. ...
- Nature of woods exhibit is to stir action (Akron Beacon Journal)
Facts don't always move people to act. Feelings often do. That's why three local artists are using their talents to raise awareness of the need to protect Ohio's woodlands. They've collaborated on Three Women in the Woods: Words and Images, a traveling exhibit of photography, poetry and fine art that celebrates the beauty of nature and underscores its importance.
- The question of Carifesta and cultural emancipation - Stabroek News
The question of Carifesta and cultural emancipationStabroek News, Guyana - 1 hour agoI knew his narratives and later his poetry, especially his immortal’Old Higue’. Recently when he passed on I read tribute after tribute by outstanding ...
- Poet Laureate to give reading at Plymouth Library (The Patriot Ledger)
Robert Pinsky, who teaches in the graduate writing program at Boston University, will appear at the library on Oct. 1.
- Julian awarded Italian Riviera fellowship - Southern Daily Echo
Julian awarded Italian Riviera fellowshipSouthern Daily Echo, UK - 6 minutes agoThe lecturer in creative writing has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to spend a month writing poetry in a free villa on the Italian Riviera. ...
- 51 books for 51 years - Malaysia Star
Malaysia Star51 books for 51 yearsMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 6 hours agoThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth: I STOLE this book off my father’s shelf when I was a teen and could not put it down. The world of espionage has ...
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