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- Pens raised in support of poet; see photos from poetry workshop (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
Bourque not confirmed as laureate
- 'Teacher Tales' - One Night Only June 1st at Steppenwolf - Broadway World
'Teacher Tales' - One Night Only June 1st at SteppenwolfBroadway World, NY - 6 hours agoDr. Robert Boone is the founder of Young Chicago Authors, publishers of Say What Magazine and home of the highly acclaimed teen poetry festival "Louder Than ...
- Claude Debussy, by Paul Roberts (Independent)
Debussy's life is well documented, but he remains an enigma. In his quest to unravel this, Paul Roberts has aimed to win new insights into the music of which, as a concert pianist, he's a distinguished interpreter. He has succeeded, distilling a lifetime's reading, listening and thinking to create an intimate portrait that takes us nearer to the heart of that music than any biography before.
- Taliban use ring tones to spread the word - Globe and Mail
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a ...
- Tuesday Map: Iran's blogosphere, inside and out - Foreign Policy Passport
Foreign Policy PassportTuesday Map: Iran's blogosphere, inside and outForeign Policy Passport - 1 hour agoEach dot represents a blog, color-coded by content (yellow and green for reformist, secular and expatriate bloggers; purple for Persian poetry; ...
- Keepin' It Real and Relevant - RedOrbit
Keepin' It Real and RelevantRedOrbit, TX - 6 hours agoSometimes, in his English class, he will ask his students to write poetry or a story together so that the students can build confidence in their writing ...
- Poetry Slam allows young and old to use the power of words (The Daily Texan)
Korim, of Team Neo-Soul, approached the microphone, closed his eyes and began a torrent hum of dialogue almost incomprehensible to the audience. At Friday's Slam Bowl IV at Ruta Maya, emcee Kimberley Taylor introduced young slammers who argued the strength and moving power of words, as well as veterans who "spit" - the insider term for delivering a piece of slam poetry - about everything ...
- Writing Nerds - A Conversation About Blogs with Bethlehem Shoals - Blazer's Edge
Writing Nerds - A Conversation About Blogs with Bethlehem ShoalsBlazer's Edge, OR - 1 hour agoComing from a fiction/poetry background rather than a journalism background, that particular criticism of blogging gnaws at me because a lot of good writing ...
- Eagle-Tribune poetry winners — adult category - Eagle-Tribune
We throw you for a loop this year. For the last 25 years, The Eagle-Tribune's Spring Poetry Contest focused on tales of the season. Last year we opened up the contest to pieces related to all seasons, and had an overwhelming response. For our 26th ...
- Walcott attacks Naipaul in verse (The Times of India)
LONDON: For years Nobel prize-winning poet Derek Walcott has traded insults with VS Naipaul. Now, he has upped the ante by slamming his old sparring partner in a poem that mocked the Indian-origin author as a mongoose.
- Wedding Customs in Socotra include circumcision - Yemen Times
Wedding Customs in Socotra include circumcisionYemen Times, Yemen - 1 hour agoAfter lunch, the guests start reciting poetry until the afternoon prayers. After prayers, they resume showing off the rich heritage of their poems, ...
- Hannah Walker's family reaches out to Matayah in daughter's memory (The Brockville Recorder and Times)
From the depths of the personal "hell" in grieving the loss of her daughter this year, Shelley Saunders reached out to another family Saturday in hopes their journey will have a happier ending. Saunders hugged 10-year-old Matayah Tuck tightly after presenting the Mallorytown girl's family with a cheque for [...]
- Kansas City is hopping this weekend (The Kansas City Star)
There’s jazz, blues, rhythm and ribs at 18th and Vine, Scottish Highland Games, dragon boats roaring down Brush Creek, fabric acrobatics, and a fashion show in the Crossroads Art District are among the highlights of the many things to do this weekend in Kansas City.
- Ineffable lightness of being Cesare and Jean Marie Syjuco (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines - Scrolling through avant-garde artist Cesare A. X. Syjuco’s on-line blog is an exercise in momentary displacement. There is nothing there; not a single line of his famous cryptexts or those raging dialogues between debating punctuation marks.
- America Back on Track... for Wednesday, July 23rd - OpEdNews
OpEdNewsAmerica Back on Track... for Wednesday, July 23rdOpEdNews, PA - 1 hour agoIn addition he has published more than 1500 SetonnoteS commentaries, plus poetry and political essays in publications across the country. ...
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