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- Iran's expatriate poets speak out, in English and Farsi - Lebanon Daily Star
NEW YORK: Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, thousands of intellectuals, activists and poets have left Iran, many fleeing to Europe and the United States. A new book brings together the work of 18 Iranian poets from this diaspora to share their ...
- Pupils are the write stuff (EveningTimes Online)
THESE youngsters may all still be at primary school - but they're already published poets. Inspired by one of their teachers, the pupils have put their own experiences of life into verse.
- Rev Michael Nazir-Ali: Britons suffer 'cultural amnesia' about ... - Daily Telegraph
The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali said the works of Shakespeare or Milton could not have been written without the English translation of the Bible and the publication of the Book of Common Prayer, while great paintings and pieces of music were inspired by ...
- African American & Ethiopian Relations - Tadias Magazine
Tadias MagazineAfrican American & Ethiopian RelationsTadias Magazine, NY - 1 hour agoAlthough physically separated from their ancestral homeland and amidst the opprobrious shackles of slavery, African American poets, writers, abolitionists, ...
- Henley-Erickson is the bard of La Verne - LV Campus Times
LV Campus TimesHenley-Erickson is the bard of La VerneLV Campus Times, CA - 5 hours agoNow she says there is “less pressure” and more time for her to spend writing her poetry. This is a position that has been around since the 1600s in England. ...
- Arts agenda - Chicago Daily Herald
Arts agendaChicago Daily Herald, IL - 22 minutes agoThe Northwest Cultural Council seeks artists to submit works for its 2008 juried international visual art and poetry exhibition with the theme "Life's ...
- Time to rediscover the glory of chapbooks - Guardian Blogs
It is sometimes easy to forget about chapbooks in an era of immediate online publishing and personalised literary blogs - a modern environment where any poem, review or piece of short fiction can be published the moment it is finished. Yet, against ...
- Professor's book paints colorful portrait of Martin L. Davey - Canton Repository
The flamboyant former Ohio Gov. Martin Luther Davey had been dead for a quarter century before Walsh University Professor Emeritus Frank P. Vazzano "met" him. He chose the colorful, albeit somewhat obscure, state political figure for the subject of a ...
- Ryan reading to kick off literary season - United Press International
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Kay Ryan , the new poet laureate consultant in poetry to the U.S. Library of Congress, has agreed to open the library's 2008-2009 literary season with a reading. The library said the event is to take place Oct. 16 in the ...
- Arts On Sunday - Stabroek News
Arts On SundayStabroek News, Guyana - 2 hours agoHowever, although he himself edited and antholigised, producing books of American poetry, he seems to have been excluded from many important collections and ...
- Book's sequel doesn't quite match up to original - Florida Times-Union
It is time for a revue. Take your seat. Adjust the lights, and open The Scrambled States of America Talent Show. The book uses subtle wit, knock-knock joke-caliber humor and vivid illustrations to teach a lesson. Author Laurie Keller plunges readers ...
- Up in the park - Irish Independent
Irish IndependentUp in the parkIrish Independent, Ireland - 2 hours agoAs well as his nine novels, Bolger is the author of seven books of poetry and numerous plays and has quite a high profile abroad, something that is not ...
- Osama Bin Laden recites poetry (Times Online)
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- Workshops to bring energy, spiritual lessons - MiamiHerald.com
Workshops to bring energy, spiritual lessonsMiamiHerald.com, FL - 28 minutes agoThere will be games such as musical chairs, karaoke and inspirational and positive music. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be available. ...
- David Hammond - Liverpool Daily Post
David HammondLiverpool Daily Post, UK - 5 hours agoIn 1964, he joined the education department of the Northern Ireland BBC, introducing the culture of his land to pupils and teachers, through poetry, ...
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