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- World writers decry censorship at Swedish literary meet - Straits Times
STOCKHOLM - BANGLADESHI novelist-in-hiding Taslima Nasreen joined international writers gathered at a literary conference in Stockholm on Tuesday to deplore how censorship and persecution affect their work. 'By writing books, I wanted to do something ...
- John Lundberg: The Poetry of Insomnia (HuffingtonPost)
Medical experts say that 30% to 50% of us occasionally suffer from insomnia, your intrepid poetry columnist included. Your anxiety kicks up, your heart starts...
- The Search For Truth - Gather.com
The Search For TruthGather.com, MA - 1 hour agoI am a poet and many would claim that poetry is fiction, along with myth and tradition . . . Contemplate these quotes: My favorite author, CJ Cherryh, ...
- A season of theater in six great scenes - Newark Star-Ledger
JOAN MARCUS Harriet Harris, left, shares a laugh with longtime pal and rival Margaret Colin in a scene from "Old Acquaintance." What's your fondest memory from this season's 36 Broadway shows? Man and monster tapping away to "Puttin' on the Ritz" in ...
- Human Documentation of Hatred - indiainteracts.com
Human Documentation of Hatredindiainteracts.com, India - 52 minutes agoWe never saw any other example of this courage either in prose or poetry. The realism in Literature is well substituted when the writers indulge in ...
- TripAdvisor Tells Tale of 10 Cities Where the Pen is Mightier Than ... - Earthtimes (press release)
TripAdvisor Tells Tale of 10 Cities Where the Pen is Mightier Than ...Earthtimes (press release), UK - 1 hour agoSee the site of their famed first poetry reading, along with others of their circle like Philip Whalen , at the Six Gallery, or visit the popular City ...
- Read all 'media' posts in Webware - Webware.com
Tuesday, I got a peek at Boxee , a personal media center that's currently in private alpha. My colleague Greg Sandoval wrote about it shortly after it was unveiled last week, but it's worth delving into what I think will be the next big thing in ...
- S. Africa: Celebrating Youth Day - OhmyNews International
S. Africa: Celebrating Youth DayOhmyNews International, South Korea - Jun 17, 2008Drama, poetry, dance and speechmaking were the order of the day. A police inspector in the Sekgosese region said they were concerned about the escalating ...
- Grandchild brings literary inspiration - Post-Star
Sometimes it takes a little longer to find your niche in life. For Ronald Leonard, it happened when most people are considering retirement. In 2000, halfway through his sixth decade of life, Leonard began compiling poems that were inspired by the ...
- Polymeme Diversifies the Echo Chamber - MediaShift Idea Lab
Polymeme Diversifies the Echo ChamberMediaShift Idea Lab, CA - 11 hours agoOf course, there are plenty of other notable and interesting conversations taking place online (among them: the ethics of for-profit fundraisers, ...
- Remember When: I get chills when I hear "God Bless America" (Fort Pierce Tribune)
I was watching Lawrence Welk present a medley of patriotic songs on TV. One of the tunes was "God Bless America," and it brought back memories of my 1985 trip to Europe. That was the year of the bombing in Greece, and everyone said we should not travel to Europe.
- Scranton native’s book on Tolstoy transformed into film - Scranton Times
Jay Parini has written a few shelves’ worth of books over the past four decades, from highly detailed historical novels to lyrical, nature-influenced poetry collections to hefty biographies on some of the most cherished authors in all of American ...
- Peek at the Week - Arlington Heights Post
Christian Fine Arts Society seeks Christian poets from Arlington Heights. $1,000 grand prize;. 50 prizes in all totaling $4,000. To enter, send one poem of 21 lines or less to Free Poetry Contest, 7308 Heritage Drive., Mount Vernon, IN 47620, or ...
- The Winner of Our Prisoner’s Dilemma Contest Is … - New York Times Blogs
We ran a contest asking readers to submit the one question they’d ask to help pick a partner for the Prisoner’s Dilemma . Then we had a special treat: the University of Chicago economist John List ( whose writings , by the way, were the ...
- Modern day Samurai - Sofia Echo
Modern day SamuraiSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 1 hour agoThey looked like a cross between the grim reaper and an American footballer. They engaged in tactics taken straight from Star Wars. ...
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