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- Grand slam (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
The Worcester Poets Asylum has been sending teams of bards to the National Poetry Slam Finals every year for more than a decade, and this year's no exception, with eight of the area's finest competing for four spots in the competition, at Madison, Wis. Stylistically varied, the poets range from vivacious and funny to political to literary, sometimes with the same poet exchanging one hat for ...
- IN MY LIBRARY: LAURIE ANDERSON - New York Post
Voracious! That's how Laurie Anderson - performance artist, love of Lou Reed's life - describes her reading habits. "I'm just a complete bookworm," the ethereal violinist/poet/composer tells The Post's Barbara Hoffman. "I love touring because I can ...
- Comic Dick Martin dies at 86 (NBC 10 Providence)
Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, passes away.
- Arts listings - Austin 360 (subscription)
Arts listingsAustin 360 (subscription), TX - Apr 9, 2008'The Austin International Poetry Festival.'The world's largest non-juried poetry festival with venues all over town and a choice of poets and slams. ...
- In d'Harnoncourt's death, city loses art-world treasure - Philadelphia Daily News
In d'Harnoncourt's death, city loses art-world treasurePhiladelphia Daily News, PA - 27 minutes ago"I don't know that I have inherited the talent, but I have inherited the love of working out ways to show objects that will let them make a case for ...
- Prose, poetry and wine tasting - Lompoc Record
Prose, poetry and wine tastingLompoc Record, CA - 9 hours agoBy Marell Brooks Retired educator and local author Rick Schmidt will discuss his young adult fiction at 6:30 pm Thursday, May 29, as part of the Village ...
- Misadventures in Atlanta - AccessAtlanta
Where you'll find me on a Friday night: cooking and playing cards with friends, dining at a new restaurant or hanging with the girls... Recently, someone asked me if it was difficult meeting men in Atlanta. I really don’t think there is because ...
- Dude, here's your ranch (The Standard-Times)
The heifers are acting surly, but my horse pushes forward. My young crew of 10 or so cowpunchers encircles about 30 head of cattle on a wide pasture in the shadow of a sawtooth mountain just west of Bridgeport, Calif. Our horses slowly lead the cattle...
- Dishing out knowledge - Sierra Sun
Dishing out knowledgeSierra Sun, CA - 46 minutes agoMeschery was particularly fond of poetry and essay writing, having already written and published “Over the Rim” in 1970 and “Caught in the Pivot: a Diary of ...
- Shirley MacLaine reflects on her life (MSNBC)
In her new book "Sage-ing While Age-ing," the actress and writer shares her experiences and personal insights she's learned over the years, particularly in the realm of spirituality. An excerpt.
- Tunisia launches 44th Carthage International Festival - magharebia.com
magharebia.comTunisia launches 44th Carthage International Festivalmagharebia.com - 3 hours agoSome in the audience, however, did not like the use of popular poetry in the performance. While it was probably meant to bridge the gap between the past and ...
- Houston & Texas News - Houston Chronicle
According to the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, 4.7 million Iraqis have been driven from their homes. Although more than half are still in Iraq, about 2 million have fled to neighboring countries, primarily Syria and Jordan. Five ...
- Gr8 way 2 bring poetry 2 life - Hereford Times
Gr8 way 2 bring poetry 2 lifeHereford Times, UK - 1 hour agoParticipants in the workshop will walk through the night, with writing stops along the way. The development of the festival, the UK’s premiere poetry ...
- Why English still matters - Detroit News
Oh, perdon . I was just tuning up for an interview with Baracko Obama and Juan McCain . Juan y Baracko have been busy lately wooing los que hablan espanol . That is, people who speak Spanish. With an estimated 9.2 million Hispanic votes in play this ...
- Lesbians pick fight with gay women - The Australian
ATHENS: A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women. Three islanders from Lesbos - home of the ancient poet Sappho, who praised love between women - have taken agay ...
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