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- In two languages, Palabristas speak of love and loss - Twin Cities Planet
In two languages, Palabristas speak of love and lossTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota - 8 minutes agoWhen they formed in 2002 for the National Poetry Slam, they wanted to have a Latino name. Their original name was Palabreros, but later changed it to ...
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dies - San Francisco Chronicle
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish diesSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - Aug 11, 2008He joined the Israeli Communist Party after high school and began writing poems for leftist newspapers. Mr. Darwish left Israel in the early 1970s to study ...
- Modern passions and ancient legends in Ithaca - Turkish Daily News (subscription)
Modern passions and ancient legends in IthacaTurkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 10 hours agoBut until science closes the matter, poetry can keep us busy with its feelings. The palace may take long time to find but Ithaca is giving its modern ...
- Happy Birthday, Václav Havel - findingDulcinea
findingDulcineaHappy Birthday, Václav HavelfindingDulcinea, New York - 5 minutes agoAlthough he began to write poetry in 1956 when he was 20, it was not until after he had served his two required years in the Czech military that Havel’s ...
- Amir Khan's Former Trainer Harrison - "Rubio Is A Cuban Amateur!" (East Side Boxing)
by James Slater - Amir Khan's former trainer, Oliver Harrison, who was unexpectedly fired by Team-Khan earlier this year, has expressed his opinion on his replacement. And what Harrison has had to say about Jorge Rubio is not at all good.
- Adjusting the Theory of Just War: Gary Bass's 'Freedom's Battle' - New York Sun
Adjusting the Theory of Just War: Gary Bass's 'Freedom's Battle'New York Sun, United States - 1 hour agoYou cannot read much English Romantic poetry, for instance, without running into the Greek War of Independence, so large a part did it play in the ...
- Maya Angelou's collection of vignettes shows how much she has overcome - Baltimore Sun
Baltimore SunMaya Angelou's collection of vignettes shows how much she has overcomeBaltimore Sun, United States - 1 hour agoBy Victoria Brownworth | Special to The Baltimore Sun Maya Angelou, who had a son when she was a teen, wrote “Letter to My Daughter†to the daughters she ...
- Bruce Clements left legacy of environmental activism in Groton - Lowell Sun
GROTON -- Emil Rechsteiner still remembers the handmade political signs painted in blue that dotted across the town in spring of 2003 carrying just one word: "Bruce." The signs said it all about the selectman candidate, Bruce Clements, who made them ...
- Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's - Examiner.com
Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy'sExaminer.com - 3 hours agoObviously, my posts will be about about writing: about poetry, fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, Slam or “spoken word†poetry, perhaps even humor. ...
- Honest Engines are full steam ahead - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
According to Honest Engines' official creed (i.e. their online band bio); Marcus Maloney is the group's "final and youngest addition," the guitarist who capped off the outfit's still-blooming quintet with jazz-aficionado style. Over the phone ...
- [Best Bets] Thursday, August 7 (Jackson Free Press)
The Mississippi Permaculture Group gathers at High Noon Cafe (2807 Old Canton Rd.) at 6:30 p.m. to discuss urban farming and sustainability projects. Free; call 601-366-1513 for more information. … Club Total hosts an open-mic night of poetry, rap and comedy at 9 p.m.
- Letters: How to turn Obama doubters into racists - Philadelphia Daily News
AFL-CIO PRESIDENT Pat Eiding said that when he was talking to people about Barack Obama and people said they weren't voting for him because he's too young or inexperienced, what he was actually hearing is "he's black." How does he know what these ...
- Annual celebration of African-American art starts this weekend - Charleston Post & Courier
Even without money in your pocket, it's easy to enjoy MOJA. The annual African-American and Caribbean arts festival, which kicked off Wednesday and stretches through Oct. 5, will be serving up plenty of free entertainment. "This year, we have more ...
- Maher's mockery misses the point - Los Angeles Times
There are three problems with Bill Maher's new movie mocking faith: It misunderstands religion, misconceives God and gets human nature all wrong. I have a fantasy of a counter-movie. I would travel around the world and interview every scientist with ...
- Sharyland ISD Schools Celebrate Mission Centennial - Monitor
Sharyland ISD Schools Celebrate Mission CentennialMonitor, TX - 33 minutes agoJohn H. Shary Elementary held an art and poetry contest where students drew pictures representing important people and places of Mission and Sharyland. ...
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