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- The laureate of all Arabs - Guardian Unlimited
None of us really thought he'd die. Our loss is great, we tell each other. In our minds we think of Edward Said, of Haider Abdel-Shafi, of Faisal Husseini, and even - yes - of Yasser Arafat. The "big men" of Palestine. And now, Mahmoud Darwish. He ...
- Pound foolish - Los Angeles Times
Pound foolishLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoBad economics, bad politics and bad poetry: Do they all go together? This Louis Menand article on Ezra Pound raises that question. ...
- It's Happening - Scarborough (East York Mirror)
Saturday, Aug. 30 CHARITY YARD SALE to benefit missionary team from First Alliance Church heading to Ndola, Zambia, South Africa. Funds raised will help with plane fare and costs of building a new l...
- Saddling up at Hunewill Guest Ranch - Los Angeles Times Blogs
THE HEIFERS are acting surly, but my horse pushes forward. My young crew of 10 or so cowpunchers encircles about 30 head of cattle on a wide pasture in the shadow of a sawtooth mountain just west of Bridgeport. Our horses slowly lead the cattle ...
- Battle of the wordsmiths - This is Dorset
WORDSMITHS are being invited to pen a limerick as part of a week of events dedicated to Thomas Hardy. The quirky verses will form part of a week of events being run by Goulds in Dorchester as part of the Thomas Hardy conference and festival being ...
- Alicia Outing - Columbia Spectator
Banking and trading giant Bear Stearns sunk when it was announced that JP Morgan would acquire Bear Stearns for a surprisingly small amount of about $2 per share. Some students expecting to work at Bear Stearns believed that their jobs would be ...
- Another salvo from the stable of a critical pathologist... - Vanguard
Dr. Ihechukwu Madubuike has for years been a prominent player in the struggle for the development of African literature. His landmark book (which he co-authored with the duo of the Chinweizu and Jemie Onwuchekwa), Towards the Decolonization of ...
- Things to Go and Do - like join the Hoot (Portsmouth Herald)
The 2008-2009 Poetry Hoot season with the Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Café Espresso, 738 Islington St., (Plaza 800) Portsmouth. Featured readers will be Kate Aset and Hugh Hennedy. At 8 p.m. an open mic will be...
- A feast of fun for all the family - The Herald
A feast of fun for all the familyThe Herald, UK - 48 minutes agoFantasy picnics involve endless blue skies, a gingham rug overflowing with baked goods and perhaps someone reciting poetry or playing a harp in the ...
- Upcoming Events - Fort Worth Business Press
Fifth Avenue Jazz Collective: A Collection of Six Fort Worth Native L ike-Minded Jazz Musicians Who Have Dedicated Their Life & Energies To Exploring Jazz . The Brass Section: Jordan Ghee, Pat Brown, & Dave Williams, Bass Kyp Green, Piano: Damon ...
- A Garden of Verses (Washington Post)
AUSTERLITZ, N.Y. The staircase looks innocent enough, three narrow steps up to a landing, turn left, 11 more steps up to the second floor of this sprawling white clapboard farmhouse called Steepletop. But this is a house full of dark memories, and none more spooky than on these stairs.
- Sholeh Patrick (Coeur d'Alene Press)
Each person had the same response when I told them our intended destination: Walla Walla, Wash. "Why?" Not why. Wine.
- A Columbus of our dreams (Los Angeles Times)
- Imagination takes flight - Financial Times
Out of Breath By Julie Myerson Cape £12.99, 295 pages Myerson’s latest novel is narrated by a 13-year-old ingénue and follows a raggle-taggle group of children who run away from a sinister adult world. Something to Tell You By Hanif Kureishi ...
- Kay Ryan named US poet laureate - United Press International
Kay Ryan named US poet laureateUnited Press International - Jul 17, 2008"Kay Ryan is a distinctive and original voice within the rich variety of contemporary American poetry," Billington said in a statement Thursday. ...
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