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- Progressive Poetry - Center For American Progress
Progressive PoetryCenter For American Progress, DC - 3 hours agoPlease join the Center for American Progress for a discussion on the influence of poetry on the progressive movement. Copies of Wild Animals on the Moon, ...
- O'Shaughnessy: Prisoners' last words haunt writer (New York Daily News)
James McSherry vaguely remembers his stepgrandfather pushing him on the swings in the playground 40 years ago. That was his image of the old man, Michael O'Rourke, who had come from County Cork to the Bronx after the Irish warred with the British and then with each other in the 1920s.
- Festival builds a bridge between art and entertainment - The Age
Festival builds a bridge between art and entertainmentThe Age, Australia - 4 hours ago"It's culturally threatening in a way, not a lot of poetry in it. But you're sitting in a culture that is one of the most travelled," she says. ...
- Definitive Gonzo (Louisville Courier-Journal)
A lot has been — and will be — written about Hunter S. Thompson, the accidental genius behind Gonzo journalism (drunk, covering the Kentucky Derby for Scanlon's magazine, he mashed his notes into an envelope and the editor published them as they were). With the present volume, only three years after Thompson's suicide, we have what can be called a definitive biography.
- “Gate of the Orient†opens in Spain - MehrNews.com
“Gate of the Orient†opens in SpainMehrNews.com, Iran - 4 hours agoVisitors can learn about religion, art, customs and cuisine of Iranians through workshops, exhibitions, poetry recitals, concerts, film festivals, ...
- Poetry en Mass. - Boston Globe
Poetry en Mass.Boston Globe, United States - 1 hour agoThe first Massachusetts Poetry Festival will be held Oct. 10-12 in various venues around the city of Lowell. Readers will include Robert Pinsky, ...
- DVDs: Jason Statham steals the scene in 'The Bank Job' - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"The Bank Job" is a leap upward for both star Jason Statham and his cagey character. The elaborate 2008 crime thriller, based on a true story, steals onto DVD Tuesday, July 15. In 1971, some small-time London crooks got a tip that a bank's alarm ...
- Youth project to offer hope to people of Darfur (New Hampshire Union Leader)
The Exeter tent will be among hundreds from around the world displayed on the National Mall in November.
- Law excels in bringing political system to kids (Galveston County Daily News)
Janice Law's book introduces our country’s political system and little-known facts to middle school-age children.
- C-Street classes create hope through artwork - News-Leader.com
C-Street classes create hope through artworkNews-Leader.com, MO - 1 hour agoDozens of community members, including members of the Springfield City Council and Greene County Commission, attended the show to read poetry, ...
- Ard Ollamh presented to Dáithi O hÓgain - Offaly Express
Ard Ollamh presented to Dáithi O hÓgainOffaly Express, Ireland - 7 hours agoHe is a professor at the University College Dublin for the last ten years and the author of many books including poetry, short stories, collections of ...
- Roudaki int'l meeting due in Tehran in October - Mathaba.Net
Roudaki int'l meeting due in Tehran in OctoberMathaba.Net, UK - 6 hours agoMost of his biographers assert that he was completely blind, but his accurate knowledge of colors, as evident in his poetry, renders this assertion very ...
- The Edge Of Love (Evening Standard)
"I sleep with other women because I'm a poet, and poets feed off life," says Matthew Rhys as Dylan Thomas in John Maybury's four-cornered love story. That's a pretty glib statement, even from the not yet totally alcoholic young Thomas, and there's quite a lot of glibness in the film too.
- Orange County Calendar - Los Angeles Times
Book signing: Author of "The Devil Wears Prada," Laura Weisberger discusses and signs her new book, "Chasing Harry Winston." Reservation recommended. 7 p.m. Free. Newport Beach Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 548-2411 or www.city.newport ...
- In Memoriam: Tom Disch, science-fiction master and poet - Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment WeeklyIn Memoriam: Tom Disch, science-fiction master and poetEntertainment Weekly - 1 hour ago... The Castle of Indolence: On Poetry, Poets, and Poetasters, that was positively inspirational in its glowing appreciation and ruthless criticism of what ...
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