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- Alexander McCall Smith's top 10 favourite humorous books - guardian.co.uk
Alexander McCall Smith's top 10 favourite humorous booksguardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours agoAs a result of the indifference of the German public to his work, von Poser now devotes himself to translating Chinese poetry into German and writing ...
- THE WRITER'S EDITION: Brent Kerrigan - Monitor
THE WRITER'S EDITION: Brent KerriganMonitor, TX - 10 hours agoIt's amazing what poetry ripped off from Leonard Cohen will do for one's social life. At some point however, I read Hunter S. Thompson's "The Kentucky Derby ...
- What’s the word? - News-Times
News-TimesWhat’s the word?News-Times, OR - 1 hour agoA: William Stafford said it well: poetry is conversation, but at the highest level. People who enjoy quality conversation over mere chit-chat, who enjoy the ...
- Alaskan fisher-poet Dave Densmore to appear at Working Waterfront Festival on Sept. 27-28 (The Standard-Times)
NEW BEDFORD — The 2008 Working Waterfront Festival will feature fisherman and poet Dave Densmore of Kodiak, Alaska. The free festival takes place in New Bedford, America's largest commercial fishing port, on Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28.
- Artists accuse Sandinistas of vendetta against revered poet - Guardian Unlimited
Artists and intellectuals have accused Nicaragua's Sandinista government of betraying its revolutionary heritage by waging a vendetta against a revered poet. Ernesto Cardenal, an 83-year-old cultural figurehead, faces jail after clashing with ...
- Spread the word (BBC News)
The performers promoting a love of language
- Family of slain woman struggles with sudden absence - Palm Beach Post
Irma's little boy sits by the window, waiting for a mother who will never come home. A week after Irma Simeus — a 22-year-old medical technician who wrote poems, wrapped herself in strong opinions and never gave up on the idea of love — died ...
- I don't promote alcoholism through my songs: Pankaj Udhas - Hindustan Times
I've always had an interest in ghazals . But film songs have given me immense popularity. I like playback singing, but my only condition is – quality. In more than 30 years, Mukesh ji sang less than 1000 songs but they're immensely popular to this ...
- Tango Diva Announces Shams Ensemble from Iran on Tour with the First ... - Forbes
Before the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, composer Kaykhoro Pournazeri enjoyed a career in traditional Persian music. He boasts a century-long music heritage and was a driving force in shaping the newest talent -- both men and women -- that came ...
- John McCain: Hidden Depths (Newsweek)
The scion of a family of warriors, John McCain seems easy to venerate—or caricature. But he is more complex than you may think.
- Born to perform - Canon City Daily Record
Born to performCanon City Daily Record, United States - 26 minutes agoSo she adapted her poetry for songs. If she can find someone to write the music, she will release a CD with original songs in about a year.
- Karen Finley, Chocolate Artist, Presents Odes to 9/11, Spitzer - Bloomberg
Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Karen Finley, the performance artist who found imaginative uses for chocolate syrup by smearing it over her naked body, is stepping back into view with ``Make Love,'' her weird ode to the 9/11 attacks. It requires her to slip ...
- “Against the Grain†@ LACE - BlackBook Magazine
BlackBook Magazine“Against the Grain†@ LACEBlackBook Magazine, NY - 4 hours agoThat's why there's a little poetry in the lush work on display as part of Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions' "Against the Grain" (closing September 21). ...
- Blue Devils Renew Iroquois Rivalry with Second Cross Town Cup Game Friday (East Aurora Advertiser)
It's hard to believe that it's been almost half-a-century since the Blue Devils first faced off against the Iroquois Chiefs in football. According to Geoff Vosseller, who played in that inaugural 1959 game at Latimer Field on Girdle Road, "It was a mud bowl. Neither team could get anything going." That encounter ended with the teams tied at zero, having produced no scores but lots of very dirty ...
- Who was Pat O'Brien? - BloodHorse
Who was Pat O'Brien?BloodHorse, KY - 1 hour agoO’Brien found a love of music, poetry, literature and the theatre throughout his school years. That love would steer him throughout his life. ...
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