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- The alluring alchemy of Dario Robleto - Seattle Times
The alluring alchemy of Dario RobletoSeattle Times, United States - 2 hours agoWhether those lists are real or pure poetry, it's powerful stuff. Yet at times Robleto's ideas seem overwrought and the objects start to feel way too ...
- Who got city arts grants - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs
The Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs has grants to declare, to the tune of $225,000, going to 38 artists in visual, literary, film and media arts. (Isn't film a media art?) The list looks good, but why does every artist have to have a ...
- New works of poetry inspired by Katrina - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
New works of poetry inspired by KatrinaThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 38 minutes agoThat spooky, mystical klezmer music is perfect for these poems, such acerbic and witty portraits of post-Katrina life. Codrescu is marvelously situated to ...
- Curious journey - Columbus Dispatch
More than a decade and a half ago, losing hope that her work would ever find an audience, Kay Ryan found herself writing a poem about a turtle. It was about as personal as a Kay Ryan poem gets. Her appointment on July 17 by Librarian of Congress ...
- Mahmoud Darwish: Palestinian 'poet of the resistance' - The Independent
The poet Mahmoud Darwish was the voice of the Palestinian odyssey, whose stark writing reflected the desperation and alienation of the Palestinian people. He published more than 20 collections of poetry, which have been translated into many languages ...
- Arts Center president says city funding could help revitalize downtown (The Lufkin Daily News)
Linda Poland, president of the First Street Arts Center board of directors, said the $18,000 the group is seeking from the Lufkin City Council is for operating costs and other plans.
- Young poets on parade... - Halifax Evening Courier
Young poets on parade...Halifax Evening Courier, UK - 1 hour ago"We are making sure that poetry is going on in the schools and that children are writing poetry. "I was a head teacher and I feel that expression through ...
- In search of new storytellers - The Daily Star
The Daily StarIn search of new storytellersThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - 4 hours agoToo many people here exhaust themselves wrestling with poetry. Or is it? Do they find composing poems easier than writing short stories or novels? ...
- Broadway and TV actor Fred Weller comes to Boston for Shakespeare ... - Watertown TAB & Press
Broadway and TV actor Fred Weller comes to Boston for Shakespeare ...Watertown TAB & Press, MA - 2 hours agoTo profess his love for Rosalind, he writes truly horrible poetry. It’s not until he escapes to the Forest of Arden, and he’s secretly schooled in the ways ...
- Bumbershoot's mighty literary lineup - Seattle Times
Step away from the loud music and swarming crowds of Bumbershoot, and you might find yourself in a dim theater, pondering heady literary questions. Such as: Can William Gibson's dystopian novels be made into good pop songs? Is the modern advertising ...
- Community Calendar (Northbrook Star)
Deadline for calendar items is 10 days in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to glenview@pioneerlocal.com.
- Gathering brings cowpokes together for poetry, tall tales - Arizona Republic
Gathering brings cowpokes together for poetry, tall talesArizona Republic, AZ - 1 hour ago"When I was a kid, I don't recall hearing cowboy poetry away from those settings." At evening sessions next Friday and Aug. ...
- Melange on the Mic - Gay and Lesbian Times
Melange on the MicGay and Lesbian Times, CA - 2 hours agoThen when I saw hip-hop was picking up and saw more images of it on TV and video, my best friend taught me how to put my poetry into rhymes, and rhymes over ...
- Schmidt composition to be showcased at State Fair (The New Ulm Journal)
The prairie winds weave among the cornfields, and the wild creatures dance all around the plains. there's a river bending through the valleys and people, tender more than you could know. Excerpt from "Prairie Song" by Brian Schmidt ST. PAUL - Brian Schmidt, a native of New Ulm, has written an original choral composition that will be showcased at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.
- The paper route - Boston Globe
BROCKTON - Origami artist Nishimura Yuko is young - she was born in 1978 - but already she has creased so many folds of paper with her fingers that she has worn away her fingerprints, according to staff at the Fuller Craft Museum. "Folded Light ...
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