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- Castleton student to present one-man show - BurlingtonFreePress.com
Castleton student to present one-man showBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 1 hour ago... is a two-time member of the Vermont Youth Poetry Slam Team. Admission is free and there will be refreshments and a discussion following the performance. ...
- Celebrities, best-selling writers, politicians are set to appear at National Book Festival (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
WASHINGTON -- Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival. The Library of Congress is organizing the festival for Sept. 27 on the National Mall. The event was started by first lady Laura Bush as a way to celebrate reading and books. The recently named poet laureate Kay Ryan is among the participants.
- Pick of the day - guardian.co.uk
Pick of the dayguardian.co.uk, UK - 18 hours agoZephaniah and Johnson talk about those days, and the music and lyrics that sprang out of them, in Dread, Beat an' Blood: The Dub Poetry of Linton Kwesi ...
- Festival commemorates 1912 strike with play, music, food - Eagle Tribune
Festival commemorates 1912 strike with play, music, foodEagle Tribune, MA - 1 hour ago"It's really great to see it because it brings closure to the family," said Steven Ramey of Lawrence. "We really appreciate it." Another highlight was the ...
- AFRICA: A Photographic Safari - Forbes
HOUSTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Meet photographer Carlyle Thompson, and follow him for five days in the African Bush on an incredible personal journey as he canvases the red soil of the continent while capturing stunning pictures and experiencing ...
- Arizona City artist seeks to capture an animal's 'personality' (Casa Grande Dispatch)
ARIZONA CITY In her home studio, artist Diane Wehr is surrounded by images of animals - a Morgan stallion depicted mid-trot, a pair of dogs sitting side-by-side, a horse and rider meandering through the desert, and beloved pets in various poses.
- Win big with 'Poetry Out Loud' contest - Courier-Post
Teachers and students alike may want to think about this: Last year's state champion wrote a poem that ranked fifth in national judging, good enough to win a college scholarship, plus a stipend to her school's library. The annual "New Jersey Poetry ...
- The words behind Picasso's painting - Knaresborough Today
The words behind Picasso's paintingKnaresborough Today, UK - 1 hour agoBy Staff Copy THE story of Guernica, Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece, was told by Ian Gray in a presentation, which interwove poetry, prose and pictures and ...
- Travels with Herb - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Straight south today, from Tucumcari, New Mexico to Deming N.M. Very high country. For about the last 75 miles into Albuquerque, I was above 5000 feet elevation, and loosing power on the hills. Over nighted here, then west to Phoenix. I originally ...
- A Broadway Trifecta Bridges Musical Generations (Washington Post)
They don't write musicals like they used to, which is part of the intended fun of the "Broadway: Three Generations" concert at the Kennedy Center.
- HOT STUFF - Newsday
HOT STUFFNewsday, NY - Aug 31, 2008The eclectic singer-songwriter behind "Poetry Man," the underappreciated "Something Real" and the recent "Natural Wonder" album makes a rare Long Island ...
- Joyce Carol Oates examines 'tabloid hell' in novel inspired by ... - International Herald Tribune
Joyce Carol Oates examines 'tabloid hell' in novel inspired by ...International Herald Tribune, France - 45 minutes agoThe way to handle broken narrators, perhaps, is to try to find poetry in their plain speech. But Oates has already done that — her "Zombie" is a brilliant ...
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish died after heart surgery - Arab Monitor
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish died after heart surgeryArab Monitor, Italy - Aug 9, 2008Mahmoud Darwish, born 1942 in the Galilee, published some 25 books of poetry and prose deeply inspired by his life as Palestinian exilé. ...
- Anthony Westbury: 'Friends, Romans' listen to this (Fort Pierce Tribune)
He refers to them as being “rusted by television,†but Len Weingart sees great possibilities in today’s elementary school students — if they can be challenged intellectually.
- As downtown Raleigh booms, SPARKcon looks to its future - The Independent Weekly
The Independent WeeklyAs downtown Raleigh booms, SPARKcon looks to its futureThe Independent Weekly, NC - 19 hours agoFor something a little racier, there's the After Dark erotic poetry reading at Metro (Sept. 19, 10 pm), where a local news anchor has promised to perform ...
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