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- US publisher pays $1.25 million for Winnipeg writer's debut novel - The Kingston Whig-Standard
US publisher pays $1.25 million for Winnipeg writer's debut novelThe Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada - 1 hour agoDavidson - who had written poetry, stories and plays since age 16, but "never had a story that deserved a novel" - was teaching English in Japan when the ...
- Bob Dylan's greatest inspiration was Robert Burns' poetry - Smash Hits
Bob Dylan's greatest inspiration was Robert Burns' poetrySmash Hits, India - Oct 6, 2008Dylan, who has written songs for five decades, revealed to HMV as a part of My Inspiration campaign, that the poet has been the greatest inspirational ...
- Muzzie and the boys harmonize again - Southern Idaho Business
Muzzie and the boys harmonize againSouthern Idaho Business, ID - 38 minutes agoMotley Crue co-founder Nikki Sixx, who grew up in Jerome and Twin Falls in the early 1970s as Frank Ferrana, has a new book out, called "The Heroin Diaries" ...
- PROM 70: Olivier Messiaen's St. Francis of Assisi - Musical Criticism
Musical CriticismPROM 70: Olivier Messiaen's St. Francis of AssisiMusical Criticism, UK - 2 hours agoMessiaen's music either creates its own drama in place of a narrative, or convinces its listeners through sheer force of poetry of the insignificance of ...
- If It Makes You Happy: Sheryl Crow and Lucinda Williams bring some big-stage estrogen to Bend (The Source Weekly)
Since the official beginning of the summer concert series at Les Schwab Amphitheater in May, nine male-lead bands have taken the stage in straight succession. It’s a similar story with the Athletic Club of Bend, which has featured two male acts, and Midtown Music Hall has featured a slew of testosterone-fronted acts from E-40 to the Gourds, Tiger Army and The Melvins. This weekend, two female ...
- Aspen Musicians Peace Project - Aspen Daily News
This summer we have begun an exciting new program at the Aspen Music Festival and School: The Aspen Musicians Peace Project. It is a program that advocates using the unifying power of music to help bring peace and compassion to this world. Among the ...
- Authors grieve over Wallace's death (MSNBC)
The literary world is in grief for David Foster Wallace, a writer who apparently killed himself last week. Readers are seeking out his work, including his 1,000-page novel "Infinite Jest" and the essay collection "Consider the Lobster."
- Poetry to Contemplate As We Pray For Our Country - Town Hall
Now would be a good time to pray for our country and for our leaders. After we do that, we might do well to contemplate this poem by Rudyard Kipling about the types of wisdom offered alternately by the copybook headings that (in his day) were used ...
- You can't miss these top Fringe picks - Edmonton Journal
You can't miss these top Fringe picksEdmonton Journal, Canada - 21 hours ago... happens in the Fringe's smallest venue, a vintage 1970 ETS bus (three sisters conjuring the passengers on their late driver dad's daily route). ...
- Potato madness has gripped at least one man - Anchorage Daily News
The phone rang rather late the other night. “Did you know this is the Year of the Potato?” the guy on the other end wanted to know. That voice. … That vegetable. … This had to be Palmer potato guru Bill Campbell, a guy with a head stuffed ...
- Poet helps kids see it's about more than rhyme - Arlington Heights Post
Educator and poet Bill Buczinsky says kids can write a three-page essay but if there's no poetry in it, or it's not interesting to them, it won't live on in their minds and they won't remember the subject matter. "Poetry helps kids learn not just ...
- Media-savvy Taliban hurting Afghan gov't - Edmonton Sun
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a ...
- St. Cloud Writer's Novel Is 'Spirits In The Grass' - WCCO
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) ― Author Bill Meissner's blue manuscript folder has seen years of use and abuse. Its seams are held together with various types of clear tape -- some packaging tape and some "magic" tape. But the real magical part of Meissner ...
- Erotic Books: September (RainbowNetwork.com)
This month's round-up of hot gay erotica is sure to raise more than just a smile... Cheating Chance Vice Detective Brandon Carr, despite his tattoos and bad-boy cool, lives in the closet with no intention of ever coming out.
- Write hook - Sacramento News & Review
Write hookSacramento News & Review, CA - Oct 2, 2008His lyrics utilize carefully crafted terminology—a far cry from Weezy’s “shorty wanna hump” version of poetry. He’s an emcee who lets his ideas simmer ...
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