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- Young teacher uses art to help youths tap own voices - Marin Independent Journal
WHEN 25-YEAR-OLD artist Evan Bissell was growing up in Marin, he looked to San Francisco as the hip place to be for creative kids like himself who were interested in hip-hop, spoken-word poetry and being part of an exciting urban art scene.
- ON DISPLAY - Corvallis Gazette Times
ON DISPLAYCorvallis Gazette Times, OR - 34 minutes agoThrough Oct. 4: “Fall Festival Youth Poetry Contest Exhibition,†all submissions are exhibited with award winners and honorable mentions labeled. ...
- Tribute, to a sacked comrade (The Telegraph)
New Delhi, Aug. 11: The theme was liberalism. A communist leader, whose party has been under fire for not being tolerant, did his best to present a liberal face. But the man who has come to symbolise reforms was in no mood to spare the comrades.
- Sunscreen, swimsuit and spiritual reading (Chicago Sun-Times)
These books aren't the usual summer fluff: Maybe one will find a spot in your suitcase?
- George Takei marries longtime partner Brad Altman - Grand Rapids Press
AP File Photo George Takei and Brad Altman were the first to get their marriage license on June 17. LOS ANGELES -- George Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, have agreed to live long and prosper together. Takei, 71, and Altman, 54, were ...
- Pigeon race is poetry in motion (The Australian)
THE artform of poetry will be revived by eight pigeons in a unique race, flying down the NSW south coast with poem in claw.
- Pencil This In...Monday (LAist)
Check out the film happenings around town tonight. / Photo of Hollywood and Vine Red Line station by GarySe7en via LAist's flickr pool. FILM : The ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood is screening a restored and digitally remastered 35mm print of The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II until September 25. Tonight Part I screens at 7:30 pm and Part II screens at 11:15 pm. ...
- Gibran from Mars and the Lebanese from Venus (The Daily Star Lebannon)
"The unexamined life is not worth living," said the unforgettable Aristotle. So on the 125th birthday anniversary of our giant Gibran Khalil Gibran, it is only fitting and proper that we make this examination of our lives in light of his writings, teachings and literary legacy. Did we live up to his dreams, his calls for a renaissance and yearning for change?
- LA spoken word artist Rich Ferguson and musical mayhemist Paul ... - PR.com (press release)
LA spoken word artist Rich Ferguson and musical mayhemist Paul ...PR.com (press release), NY - 8 hours agoAbout Ferguson, Mitch Myers of Amazon.com once said: “Spouting a peculiar blend of spoken-word poetry, Ferguson has developed a poetry style that is both ...
- Hannon Hoping For Super Gift - Yahoo! Eurosport
Hannon Hoping For Super GiftYahoo! Eurosport, UK - Jul 18, 2008Pure Poetry is quick too but he might find it tough giving all of that weight away. "I have six runners in all and they are all owned by different people. ...
- Living La Vida Solo - TriVallyCentral
You've left behind the apartment shared with five roommates on Prospect Street decorated with empty bottles of Jameson, and graduated to a single one bedroom apartment in Fall Creek where the few empty bottles are put out every Wednesday night for ...
- Hayden Carruth: Poet who produced work of 'unapologetic affection' despite lifelong struggles with mental illness (Independent)
Hayden Carruth was a gentle, gifted man (though with a marvellously ornery side) who suffered such inner mental torment that he wiped himself off the American poetic map for many years. It was only in relatively old age that he enjoyed the acclaim and rewards his talent deserved, though by then he had developed what a profile writer described as an enduring "respect for disappointment." His ...
- Exhibit a response to book bans (Contra Costa Times)
Read a challenged book or visit the art exhibit 'Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship' in Oakland to learn more about banned, burned and censored texts.
- 'Bottle Shock' is diluted and flat - Baltimore Sun
'Bottle Shock' is diluted and flatBaltimore Sun, United States - 4 hours agoThe movie keeps reminding you of better films from long ago and not so long ago: If you want some real poetry about wine, rent Sideways.
- Updated 8/22: '08 Wynn Award recipients hailed - Evanston Review
Updated 8/22: '08 Wynn Award recipients hailedEvanston Review, IL - 4 hours agoAn avid reader, she also is a talented artist and writer, and excels in poetry. She also is passionate about music and loves to play the guitar. ...
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