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- Book takes readers on backroads tour (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
Austin area author Amy K. Brown focuses on 10 regional themes in her Texas travel book, Backroads & Byways of Texas (The Countryman Press, $16.95 ...
- She threw some punches – now she can kick back - TheNewsTribune.com
She threw some punches – now she can kick backTheNewsTribune.com, WA - 2 hours agoThe 26th also was a laboratory for several political phenomena – the emergence of the Christian conservative movement, the war over property rights and the ...
- Meet the new city manager - Palo Alto Online
Meet the new city managerPalo Alto Online, CA - 11 hours agoIn the past Keene, who loves poetry and quotes liberally from a variety of sources during conversations and speeches, once brought in a poet to lead a ...
- JANE GLENN HAAS: Poetry, schmoetry! - Olympian
The topic is aging/longevity/life after 50. Keep your entries short and pithy. Homeric epics will not be considered. Furthermore, do not use the word "geezer" because the judge (that's me) doesn't like the word "geezer." Do not rhyme "Viagra" and ...
- Show to honor Edna St. Vincent Millay (Berkshire Eagle)
GHENT, N.Y. — On the kind of perfect spring day that should never be taken for granted, writer and theater critic Peter Bergman, publisher Lael Locke, and actor-educator Johnna Murray met over a cup of tea to discuss their latest project, "I'll Kiss You If It's Tuesday: A Tribute To Edna St. Vincent Millay," a theatrical collaboration between the Millay Society and the Ghent Playhouse that opens ...
- Hail, hail, rock'n'roll - guardian.co.uk
Hail, hail, rock'n'rollguardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 31, 2008Subtitled The Poetry of Silence, it shows some 60 paintings from across the Danish artist's career, and opens with a quotation from Rainer Maria Rilke. ...
- iPO Free on iTunes - AtomTV, Black In America, Strange Days on Planet Earth, & More (The Mac Observer)
Vern Seward brings us another week of free offerings on iTunes, including some Atom.com material being presented by Comedy Central, a preview of a CNN special called "Black in America," and an interesting environmental piece hosted by Ed Norton called "Strange Days on Planet Earth."
- Nigeria: Sefi Atta's Swallow Takes Another Pudding (AllAfrica.com)
Sefi Atta, the London-based Nigerian writer who has twice won the BBC's African Performance Competition for plays, has come up with a new novel Swallow, and the paperback edition of the book which has been enjoying scintillating reviews globally can be obtained in Nigeria, courtesy of Kachifo Limited, the publishers of Farafina Magazine and Farafina books.
- Magical stagecraft in Under Milk Wood at PS/21 - Columbia Independent Online
Magical stagecraft in Under Milk Wood at PS/21Columbia Independent Online, NY - 21 minutes agoThe poetry of the language is the heart and soul of the piece, to be sure, but the movements of the actors and the sparse settings enhance the poetry of the ...
- TADA Talent Show - Informante
TADA Talent ShowInformante, Namibia - 47 minutes agoAccording to the coordinator, Sharon Zambwe, students showcased a lot of talent in a variety of activities including singing, poetry reading, ...
- Newspaper and Magazine - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
The written record cannot be trusted in Salman Rushdie's newest novel, The Enchantress of Florence, a story that roams from the red sandstone palace of the great Mughal emperor Akbar to the towered Palazzo in Machiavelli's Florence. One character is ...
- Books of life - Guardian Unlimited
Books of lifeGuardian Unlimited, UK - 39 minutes agoDoes this, as in the case of the racist, sexist Philip Larkin revealed by Andrew Motion affect the way we read their novels or poetry? Of course it does, ...
- Iconic Czech epic turned into new film (Radio Prague)
Last week saw the premiere of ‘Máj’ (or ‘May’), a film version of an iconic romantic poem written by one of the greatest Czech poets, Karel Hynek Mácha. The film director, FrantiÅ¡ek A. Brabec, already has experience of adapting poetry to screen: his previous film ‘Kytice’ was an adaptation of another 19th century literary classic, an anthology of ballads by Karel JaromÃr Erben. So, how did the ...
- Camp Ayandeh Lesson: Cumberbund comes from the word "kamarband" (Payvand Iran News)
IAAB's third annual Iranian-American Camp for rising high school sophomores to graduating high school seniors, is being held June 22-28, 2008 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Far from being simply a camp of leisure and recreation, Camp Ayandeh creates a positive, inclusive environment in which each camper has the opportunity to grow and develop. -Sharareh Hakimi
- Famed Authors to Participate in Eighth Annual National Book Festival - MarketWatch
Famed Authors to Participate in Eighth Annual National Book FestivalMarketWatch - 1 hour agoEach of the K-12 students presenting will be a winner in the River of Words environmental poetry and art contest sponsored by the Library's Center for the ...
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