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- Anita Lahey: Cape Breton, east of Krakow - Cape Breton
“Last year, I was nervous because it was all of my father’s relatives,†Anita Lahey says about reading her poems in her father’s hometown of Main-a-Dieu. “But the minute it started, it went away becasue I saw everyone was genuinely ...
- Poets say goodbye to Melissa Gordon - Jamaica Gleaner
Last Wednesday's 'Evening of Contemporary Literature' at RedBones the Blues Café, New Kingston, was a departure from the normal format for the month-end poetry event. Held every last Wednesday, usually the guest poets are named beforehand. This time ...
- In the balance (Al-Ahram Weekly)
Normally, one would expect a national theatre festival to represent not only different artistic trends, styles and concerns, but also different generations.
- Book Marks - pride source.com
Book Markspride source.com, MI - Jul 17, 2008Sly cultural commentary, exuberant linguistic wordplay, potent racial commentary, even a few anti-romantic love poems - this is a tinderbox of inventive ...
- The History Boys: Bennett's lesson in life and love is an enduring ... - Daily Telegraph
Like a seedy repeat offender, I found myself creeping back to see The History Boys for the fourth time, the only excuse being that this magnificent play has returned to the West End for what is firmly billed as its last season. Desmond Barrit as ...
- Jamaican launches poetry book on US terror attacks - Jamaica Observer
Jamaican launches poetry book on US terror attacksJamaica Observer, Jamaica - 3 hours agoWriter Mel Cooke did not hear deejays blasting Bush on Iraq or Afghanistan, so in response he wrote 11/9 a collection of poetry, launched Tuesday. The book ...
- Laureate bemoans 'thankless' job (BBC News)
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion says the task of writing verse for the Royal Family is "entirely thankless" and gave him a case of writer's block.
- Norman Dello Joio Pulitzer and Emmy Award-Winning Composer - All About Jazz
Norman Dello Joio Pulitzer and Emmy Award-Winning ComposerAll About Jazz, PA - 4 hours agoMuch of Norman Dello Joio's repertoire was inspired by sacred scripture, religious poetry and the lives of Christian saints. He sometimes worked medieval ...
- Review by Tony O'Brien - Metapsychology
Review by Tony O'BrienMetapsychology, NY - 2 hours agoEditor Tom Palmer credits Harrison's poetry with sparking his (Palmer's) interest in writing about Leeds, something he didn't believe possible until he ...
- Learning made fun: Uni camp gives taste of high school life (The Champaign News-Gazette)
URBANA – In an echoing dance studio at the University of Illinois, children are kicking and screaming. And in this case, it's a good thing. The kicking comes when the kids, mostly ages 9-11, practice their moves at University Laboratory High School's summer camp, where sessions range from a week learning how to program a robot to another week creating spoken-word poetry.
- Taking time to honor the written word - Petaluma Argus-Courier
Taking time to honor the written wordPetaluma Argus-Courier, CA - 3 hours agoAdmission to the Poetry Walk is free. The full program and schedule is available at http://geri-digiorno.petaluma 360.com.
- CD Review: Jamey Johnson's 'That Lonesome Song' gutty, gritty thrill (Tucson Citizen)
Jamey Johnson's "That Lonesome Song" delivers a salt-of-the-earth antidote for those who consider contemporary country music too slick and sentimental.
- Riverfront park with a view and poetry, too - Edmonton Journal
Edmonton JournalRiverfront park with a view and poetry, tooEdmonton Journal, Canada - 2 hours agoBlodgett, a prolific poet with 18 books of poetry under his belt as of this fall, didn't want to write "just a series of nice little nature poems. ...
- 'VIP Mass Choir… Live in Miami…' lesson in praise - Frost Illustrated
Frost Illustrated'VIP Mass Choir… Live in Miami…' lesson in praiseFrost Illustrated, IN - 6 hours agoThat said, over the years I’ve found a lot of contemporary praise works musically creative and satisfying, but often lacking in the poetry of many of the ...
- My brother is lost at sea - Independent
Cathy and David Ostlere in Mull in Scotland, the last time they saw each other Cathy Ostlere vividly remembers clinging to the railing on an arched bridge at Mizen Head. The year was 1996 and she was making her way along the blustery coastline to ...
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