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- Fall series of readings begins tonight at BU (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
The Binghamton Center for Writers' Fall Readers' Series this year will highlight the work of Binghamton University faculty authors but also will feature a November reading by Marvin Bell, this year's Milt Kessler Distinguished Poetry Reader.
- The laureate of all Arabs (Guardian Unlimited)
Comment is free: Mahmoud Darwish is dead, but the voice of the Palestinian resistance will live on in all of us, says Ahdaf Soueif
- Charles Spencer wonders if verse is worse - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukCharles Spencer wonders if verse is worseTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 7 hours agoPoetry is an important part of the theatre, but it has little to do with rigid rhythm and rhyme. The poetry comes through the combination of words and ...
- Inspired by the past, longing for the future - China Daily
China DailyInspired by the past, longing for the futureChina Daily, China - Aug 8, 2008Human bodies functioned as paintbrushes as black-clad dancers jumped and rolled around a blank scroll, adding the first touch of creativity and intellect to ...
- ‘Last Chance' Book Sale set at library (Beloit Daily News)
Gearing up for the last book sale in the old library are several Friends at the Beloit Library volunteers. Pictured from left, are: Claudette Cummings, Shari Strohm, Dr. Tom Lang, Sandy Gold, Karen Arft and Carol Schwaegler.
- Death, with Compound Interest - OpEdNews
Death, with Compound InterestOpEdNews, PA - 3 hours agoHis work has been anthologized in Best American Poetry 2000, 2004, 2007 and Great American Prose Poems from Poe to the Present, among other places. ...
- Remembering Nissim Ezekiel - Hindu
HinduRemembering Nissim EzekielHindu, India - 41 minutes ago... sensitivity to poetry remained unimpaired. Santan recounts how they visited Nissim at the nursing home he was confined in, on his birthday, ...
- Massive Laughs, Tiny Tent - This is London
Massive Laughs, Tiny TentThis is London, UK - 5 hours agoOn the positive side, Latitude's poetry tent was a great place to dip into. One could usually get inside and poetry lends itself to quick bites between ...
- Gov. Willie Blount - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Gov. Willie BlountClarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - 1 hour agoHe won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction and two for poetry, and was the first person called America's "Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry" in 1986. ...
- Hwendaenda’s novel offers domestic workers voice - The Herald
Hwendaenda’s novel offers domestic workers voiceThe Herald, Zimbabwe - 44 minutes ago... Chiedzo and Mubairo, both published by College Press. The author was also one of the contributors in a Shona Poetry anthology called "Tipeiwo Dariro".
- Weekend Picks -- Last Days of SummerStage, Barney's Warehouse Sale ... - About - Cities & Towns
Weekend Picks -- Last Days of SummerStage, Barney's Warehouse Sale ...About - Cities & Towns, NY - 1 hour agoOn Saturday, Patrick Swayze fans are preparing to party all night long at Bowery Poetry Club. Enjoy Swayze-centric interpretative dance and live music, ...
- Analysing Bin Laden's jihadi poetry (BBC News)
Poetry written and recited by Osama Bin Laden, al-Qaeda chief and the world's most-wanted man, offers revealing insights into his politics and personality, a US academic tells the BBC.
- Orange County-based group helps children cope with parents' cancer - Los Angeles Times
Neal Eisler was feeling distressed. Last year his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now it was in remission, but his parents were getting divorced. "My dad isn't talking to me at all," complained the 18-year-old. "He went to Colorado . . . I'm ...
- Letters: West Bank settlements (Independent)
We are alarmed to hear of Foreign Office plans to rent three floors in the Kirya Tower in Tel Aviv from African-Israel Properties Ltd for use as the British embassy. African-Israel Properties is chaired by Lev Leviev, who acts as a major settlement builder.
- Free Stuff To Do in Dallas - About - Cities & Towns
Free Stuff To Do in DallasAbout - Cities & Towns, NY - 3 hours agoFrom Caribbean Salsa to American Swing Out to African HiLife, the music will reflect the multiplicity of styles that make up the music of the African ...
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