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- On Poetry: Slow season lets 'Trout' fly (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
I keep swimming in our lake until the water's unbearably cold. My family thinks I'm crazy. But it's the deep pleasure of going slow, of feeling the water on my skin, of the way it feels velvety as I push through it, for no particular goal, just to keep afloat from our dock to Cherry Point and back. I'm thinking about a poem I found in the July/August issue of Poetry magazine. It's about fishing, ...
- Community Calendar - July 8 (Akron Beacon Journal)
Area community events for the entire family
- Experimental musician and local author releases long awaited Prey ... - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.comExperimental musician and local author releases long awaited Prey ...The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 3 hours ago... in the background of some seriously sick poetry laden lyrics. "I felt really strongly about my ability to express myself through my writing and writing ...
- Aug 10 - Aug 16 (153) - Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
Fallows watched all of this season's primary debates and Obama's senate debate with Alan Keyes. His advice for the general election debates: [McCain] will play the expectations game as hard as he can, knowing that’s how the press will keep score ...
- An Interview with First Time Novelist Jayne Pupek (Blogcritics.org)
"I don't believe much in muses and inspiration. I believe in hard work. And I believe that my delete key is my friend." Jayne Pupek’s first novel Tomato Girl is scheduled for publication August 26, by the prestigious southern publisher Algonquin Press. Pupek is something of an anomaly in today’s publishing world; although she had published a book of poetry, Tomato Girl is her first novel and ...
- Mushaira in Dubai to mark I-Day (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI — Prominent Urdu poets from India and Pakistan will recite their works at a mushaira being organised here on Thursday as part of the Independence Day celebrations of the two countries.
- Jason Mraz Adds A Comedic Touch In Every Performance - Pubs and Clubs Australia
Pubs and Clubs AustraliaJason Mraz Adds A Comedic Touch In Every PerformancePubs and Clubs Australia, Australia - 12 hours ago“I said to myself if I’m going to pursue this career, I want to inject some humour in this, get some poetry into the songs and make sure the audience stays ...
- Longtime LGBT Activist Passes Away at UCSF - UCSF Today
UCSF TodayLongtime LGBT Activist Passes Away at UCSFUCSF Today, CA - 3 hours agoDOB, which was named after an obscure book of lesbian love poetry, was initially organized to provide secret mutual support and social activities. ...
- Around Town: Friday, July 11, 2008 (Tri-City Herald)
Mid-Columbia happenings for the week of Friday, July 11, 2008
- To celebrate 10 years free of cancer, author updates volume she ... - Niagara Falls Review
To celebrate 10 years free of cancer, author updates volume she ...Niagara Falls Review, Canada - 4 hours agoA certain poetry to them. They were the essence, the soul of her experiences. Put together, they reflect some of her most personal conversations. ...
- Band takes creative, complex approach to metal - Tacoma Weekly
Band takes creative, complex approach to metalTacoma Weekly, WA - 3 hours agoThe singer discusses spiritual concepts and reads books of poetry. Their style is intense and complex. And they are all in their late teens and early ...
- Virgin Festival? Who Needs It? (Washington Post)
The Virgin Mobile Festival kicks off today in Baltimore, but what are we doing? Not going to Virgin Festival.
- A Punctuation Nation Speaks Out - Slate
Either everyone in the Fray went to the same school, or else those pesky English professors have a lot to answer for—a surprising number of posters say their teacher told them not to use the semi-colon, the punctuation mark fighting for its life in ...
- Literary Happenings: Focus also on writers' rights in China (Ventura County Star)
With the Olympic Games opening in Beijing this week, the eyes of the world are focused on China. But athletics isn't the only topic under discussion. There are literary concerns, too.
- Youth Activism: TAKE ACTION PACK - MediaRights
MediaRightsYouth Activism: TAKE ACTION PACKMediaRights - 41 minutes agoStart a slam-poetry club and encourage students to start one themselves. Check out sites for poets such as WelfarePoets.com who incorporate spoken word, ...
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