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- Mas-salam Darwish : "History laughs at both victim and aggressor" (Malta Star)
Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry his fellow Palestinians embraced as the voice of their suffering, died on Saturday after heart surgery in Texas. A hospital spokeswoman in Houston said the 67-year-old poet died after an operation but did not specify the exact cause.
- Darwish paid last respects - Gulf Daily News
RAMALLAH: Palestinians gave their national poet Mahmoud Darwish what amounted to a state funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday, mourning a man who articulated their sense of loss, exile and defiance.More than 10,000 people joined the ...
- Naya Nagar keeps wary eye on its flock - Times of India
Naya Nagar keeps wary eye on its flockTimes of India, India - 4 hours agoPoetry and prosperity are hardly breeding grounds for disaffection let alone terror. But, now that it has been marked, the Social Combing Operation team is ...
- They Called Me Nobody's Child - Glasgow Daily Record
They Called Me Nobody's ChildGlasgow Daily Record, UK - 1 hour agoI'd always loved books and poetry and wanted to study English Literature. "Instead, I met and married Andy. I was severely damaged by my childhood and ...
- My brother is lost at sea - Independent
Cathy and David Ostlere in Mull in Scotland, the last time they saw each other Cathy Ostlere vividly remembers clinging to the railing on an arched bridge at Mizen Head. The year was 1996 and she was making her way along the blustery coastline to ...
- Broken down buses a boon for one N. Charleston company - Charleston Post Courier
Broken down buses a boon for one N. Charleston companyCharleston Post Courier, SC - 12 hours ago"It's almost like poetry in motion," Phillips said. "They know the angles and exactly what's going to happen if they pull it this way or that way. ...
- NEA Leader Dana Gioia Will Step Down in 2009 (Playbill)
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia announced Sept. 12 that he will leave his position at the head of the Arts Endowment in January 2009.
- Wine-sour or crawfish-fresh? - National Post
National PostWine-sour or crawfish-fresh?National Post, Canada - 6 hours agoWhich is to say that they make their focus the pretty things, the gleaming things, lulling lullabies and lovely love songs. And yet -- thank goodness ...Six Free Songs: Wine-sour or crawfish-fresh? National Postall 9 news articles
- New movie ‘The Express' sparks fond memories of football star Ernie ... - The State
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The new film "The Express" - about legendary Syracuse running back Ernie Davis - holds special importance for Helen T. Gray, The Kansas City Star's religion editor. She and Davis - the first African-American to win the Heisman ...
- Theater puts Sandburg's poetry in motion - Peoria Journal Star
Theater puts Sandburg's poetry in motionPeoria Journal Star, IL - 8 minutes agoHudson and Libman have collaborated on other projects in addition to "Dust and Dreams," including "Muskie Love," which has just wrapped up a run at the ...
- Neal H. Mayerson (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Neal H. Mayerson thinks the world of poetry and has created an entire world to show it. He started writing haikus, but now has mykus.
- Morton woman's life lived learning (The Pekin Daily Times)
Times correspondent MORTON - All of her life Ruthie Roth knew she wanted to become a teacher. She remembers telling her mother at a young age what she wanted to do with her life. And that is exactly what she has done for the last 51 years.
- Ramp maker helps family in Copley (Akron Beacon Journal)
Joe Herr embodies the lyrics from the old spiritual If I Can Help Somebody: If I can do my duty, as a good man ought,If I can bring back beauty, to a world up wrought,If I can spread love's message, as the Master taught,Then my living shall not be in vain.
- Star power meets philanthropy (Provo Daily Herald)
NEW YORK -- Bono battles the AIDS epidemic. Leonardo tries to make the world a greener place, and Martha has a soft spot for animals.
- Spread the word (BBC News)
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