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- When Poetry Got Difficult (Arts Journal)
"One has to wonder if poetry has any place in the 21st century, when music videos and satellite television offer daunting competition for poems, which demand a good deal of attention and considerable analytic skills, as well as some knowledge of the traditions of poetry.
- Magical, mystical, historical romp - Globe and Mail
Magical, mystical, historical rompGlobe and Mail, Canada - 28 minutes agoUcello, a lover of Petrarch's poetry, can dream in seven languages. "He picked up languages the way most soldiers picked up diseases," Rushdie writes, ...
- Propelled By Its Reputation, UB Poetry Collection Hits the Road - University at Buffalo Reporter
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Founded more than 70 years ago, the University at Buffalo Poetry Collection was the first to archive the manuscripts and artifacts of living writers, many of them largely unknown outside their field and some of whom were considered ...
- Dylan Thomas' daughter to appear at MPC - Monterey County Herald
Dylan Thomas' daughter to appear at MPCMonterey County Herald, CA - 35 minutes agoThe two will be reading their own poetry, as well as poems by Dylan Thomas, credited as a catalyst for the Beat movement. They will also talk about Thomas' ...
- Weekend Guide (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A list of things to do this weekend.
- Meet the 2007-08 teen LIP board - Inside Bay Area
Meet the 2007-08 teen LIP boardInside Bay Area, CA - 1 hour agoSamantha says that when she grows up, she would love to do something involving journalism. As a teen correspondent for CosmoGIRL!, she's getting a great ...
- Relive the '70s at Lord Hall exhibit - Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily NewsRelive the '70s at Lord Hall exhibitBangor Daily News, ME - 1 hour agoIt’s one of the images now on display in "Art of the ’70s," an impressive exhibition that is being held in conjunction with the National Poetry Foundation ...New UMMA director plans to strengthen community ties Bangor Daily Newsall 2 news articles
- Bassist and composer Christian McBride performs in a musical ... - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesBassist and composer Christian McBride performs in a musical ...Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoThe connection between jazz and spoken word reaches back at least as far as the beatnik poetry and jazz performances of the 1950s. ...
- Not everything is peachy in the Emerald City (Real Change News)
Real Change interviewed denizens of the Seattle Public Library about poetry in their lives. Here are a few of the responses. Dartagnon, Administration Favorite Poets: KRS-One, Mos Def “There are so many lyrics and words I’ve got in my head.
- Captivating Art from Inside - TIME
Captivating Art from InsideTIME - 6 hours agoLike many of the interned, 'Detainee B' also wrote poetry. His My Friend, the Highlandress, a tribute to a Scottish campaigner for terror suspects, ...
- With All Their Love - Hartford Courant
As we pay tribute to mothers this Sunday, consider for a moment the unsung heroes of Mother's Day : greeting-card writers. They toil away all day, trying to fit the maximum amount of emotion into a few well-chosen words, just so you can sign your ...
- St George And The Shakespearean Shindig - Londonist
London SE1St George And The Shakespearean ShindigLondonist, UK - 3 hours agoAlso, happy birthday to the bard as today marks Shakespeare's grand 400+ year and various venues around London celebrate approximately four and a half ...London On The Cheap Londonistall 4 news articles
- Promoting Anorexia and Bulimia - Tehechapi News
Being thin is pretty much the American female's top priority. And why not? We're taught from a young age that thin = beauty and beauty = happiness. If you don't fit in to that mold, you're not beautiful. TV, magazines, movies, and billboards. It's ...
- Saddam's neck - Eureka Street
Saddam's neckEureka Street, Australia - 3 hours agoHer essay on cancer, metaphor and poetry has just been published by colloquy. PS Cottier is a Canberra poet. Her poem 'The Terrace Next Door' won third ...
- Environment. What is it? - American Chronicle
American ChronicleEnvironment. What is it?American Chronicle, CA - 2 hours agoThis tactic is like the religionists that promise the future in a world better than life on this earth. Both promises are bogus and both profit and utilize ...
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