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- Poetry, Underground - Huffingtonpost.com
Spreading an appreciation for poetry isn't easy in a country that doesn't read as much as it used to and doesn't value the arts as much it should. Let's face it: unless Maya Angelou is on Oprah, we poets don't tend to register on the national ...
- Rushdie traces the roots of his latest award-winning tale (The Star)
Fatehpur Sikri, the old, abandoned capital of India's Mughal King Akbar, is a somewhat deserted place these days, a bit off the beaten tourist path, outdone by the popularity of the Taj Mahal about an hour away.
- Anti-Aging Rx: Lifelong Learning (ThirdAge)
No longer content to "retire" their minds, people aged 50+ are demanding learning opportunities. They're onto something: Staying engaged and trying stimulating new things may actually help keep their brains healthy and fit.
- Barker retires as volunteer at G.W. Carver - Neosho Daily News
In woods deep and dark at the George Washington Carver National Monument is a statue of the famous scientist as a boy. The bronzed boy sits upon a rock, a plant in his hand, staring contemplatively into the trees, chin at a slight upward tilt. But ...
- Turkish Press Scanner - Turkish Daily News (subscription)
Turkish Press ScannerTurkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 1 hour agoAn American psychologist and a former UN representative to Afghanistan has translated into English the famous poems of Jelaleddin Rumi (Mevlana), ...
- Hundreds march for knife victim Darren, 14 - guardian.co.uk
BBC NewsHundreds march for knife victim Darren, 14guardian.co.uk, UK - 37 minutes agoThe demonstration was organised by family and friends of teenager Darren Pyper who was fatally stabbed in an argument at a party last September. ...Thousands expected at knife march BBC Newsall 18 news articles
- Poetess Victoria L. McColley from Indiana Has Released Her First ... - PR.com
May The Shadows in Your Heart Find You in Peace Within Any Captured Darkness.... 115 pages, 8.5" x 11", perfect binding, white interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (100# weight), full-color exterior ink ...
- Nutria NN - Brooklyn protest rock (New York Daily News)
Few sights are stranger in the hipster haven neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, than a performance by Latin American protest-rockers Nutria N.N.
- The Classical Music Network - ConcertoNet
The Classical Music NetworkConcertoNet, France - 2 hours ago... which traces the poetry of James Joyce, William Blake, Harrison Smith Morris and a concluding setting of a Shoshone love song, quite expressively. ...
- Writer aims to bridge cultural gap (The Beacon-Villager)
 Local appearance Xujun Eberlein will be speaking at the Maynard Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m., to discuss her book and growing up in China under Mao’s regime. Visit Eberlein’s author Web site at www.xujuneberlein.com and her blog at www.insideoutchina.com.
- Kristina Goikoetxea Langarika - Radio Netherlands
Kristina Goikoetxea LangarikaRadio Netherlands, Netherlands - 2 hours ago"Basque is the language in which I read poetry before I go to sleep," says Kristina Goikoetxea Langarika. "Basque verses inspire me to dream. ...
- Seiberling's legacy still poignant at memorial - Akron Beacon Journal
Seiberling's legacy still poignant at memorialAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 2 hours agoHe conjured sounds of whistling tunes, quoting poetry — small things that the boy said he will never forget as he carries on the Seiberling name. ...
- Day 32: Modern art continues to elude me. - Boston Globe
I'm Adam Sell and I have two months left before I leave Boston. My challenge? Do something in the city every day. Have ideas for my adventure? Send me an email . I just don't get it. I've tried to on several occasions, but "modern" art just doesn't ...
- The way Britain wages war - Mail & Guardian Online
The way Britain wages warMail & Guardian Online, South Africa - 2 hours agoThey had been hit by Nato bombs, American or British, and nurses are trying to peel away their roasted skin with tweezers. On the night of June 10, ...
- Ferret out the ferrets - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Ferret out the ferretsPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 9 minutes ago... the festival will be presentations by school-age poets and artists who are winners of the library's River of Words environmental art and poetry contest. ...
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