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- Nikki Giovanni Speaks Poetry in NYC July 8-9; Broadway's Jenkins Adds Music (Playbill)
Acclaimed poet and author Nikki Giovanni is in New York City July 8-9 to join Broadway vocalist Capathia Jenkins and songwriter-performer Louis Rosen for a reading event of Giovanni's work, and two performance/signings of the new PS Classics CD, "One Ounce of Truth: The Nikki Giovanni Songs."
- Nigeria: Multi-Talented Muhibbat - Sliding Into Islamic Poetry (AllAfrica.com)
Muhibbat Abdussalam is a famous Hausa film actress, producer and story writer in the popular Hausa film industry otherwise known as Kannywood. The actress is reinventing herself as an Islamic poet. Weekend Magazines takes a look at the artiste, who tied the nuptial knot exactly seven days ago.
- Cheapflights.com Celebrates Gay Pride Month With Tips for Visiting Festivals Big and Small Across America (Centre Daily Times)
It's time to kick up your heels and be "Mary!" The month of June not only marks the official start of summer, but also commemorates the anniversary of the modern gay rights movement. Cities across the globe take this opportunity to celebrate freedom and equality for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation.
- Remembering legendary poet Habba Khatoon - Khaleej Times
Remembering legendary poet Habba KhatoonKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 4 hours ago... age could not recover from the rebuff she received at the very threshold of her marital life. Her despondency flowed out in the form of poetry. ...
- Poster poems: Actually creating reading of substance trapped in ... - Guardian Blogs
OK, so it's better if you don't have a Y in your name. With more advanced students, I liked to explore more complex possibilities; the language of affection, irony, satire, the natural world and so on were all practised by generating acrostics. But ...
- Black Infiniti - Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City PaperBlack InfinitiBaltimore City Paper, MD - 1 hour agoShe studied poetry with Elliot Coleman during the earlier days of the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars (on full scholarship, no less). ...
- EURO 2008: Croatia's Slaven Bilic is an out-of-the-ordinary soccer ... - International Herald Tribune
The 39-year-old Croatian has a law degree, writes poetry, is a lead singer and plays guitar in a rock band, and wears a silver earring. But his next, and possibly greatest, challenge will be trying to live up to expectations set for Croatia at this ...
- Denver's homeless play inspiring role - Rocky Mountain News
Cast members in Curious Theatre Company's The Denver Project dress like people on Denver's streets. A young woman who goes by "Angel" was telling her story to Steve Sapp. She'd been a teenage prostitute and drug user, clean for one year and now ...
- Three takes on the art of love - Irish Times
POETRY: For All We Know , By Ciaran Carson, Gallery Books, 114pp, €13.90; Perplexed Skin , By Patrick Cotter, Arlen House, 96pp, €13; Breaking Hearts and Traffic Lights , By Patrick Chapman, Salmon Poetry, 86pp, €12. If there is a canon, then ...
- Doctor Who; Glastonbury TV coverage - Times Online
Doctor Who; Glastonbury TV coverageTimes Online, UK - 45 minutes agoHe had gone mad, spouting romantic poetry in a high-pitched voice. It was a good trick. When the real Davros appeared later, along with some explanation for ...
- Indian blogger's series to be published in Pak text book (Express India)
An Indian blogger's write-ups on five things Pakistanis love about their country may soon be included in a Pakistani school text book.
- Connery to unveil memoirs at book festival - www.thisisthesentinel.co.uk
www.thisisthesentinel.co.ukConnery to unveil memoirs at book festivalwww.thisisthesentinel.co.uk, UK - Jun 12, 2008... milkman thinks of many aspects of Scottish culture and life, including sport, architecture, and of course the gothic tendency in Scots literature. ...
- Oak Cliff community calendar (Dallas Morning News)
LATINO CULTURAL CENTER , 2600 Live Oak St., offers Buñuel Mexican Golden Age Movie Series, 2 to 4 p.m. July 19 and 26. Ballet Folklorico Classes are today, July 19, and 26, 10 a.m. for ages 4-12 and 11 a.m. for ages 13 and older. Dance class registration is $20. $8 per class.
- Burnside, Thirlwell and Riley among Society of Authors winners - guardian.co.uk
Burnside, Thirlwell and Riley among Society of Authors winnersguardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours agoAmong the poetry awards, the McKitterick prize went to Jennie Walker, pseudonym of the novelist and publisher Charles Boyle and recipient of one of the ...
- Kelso grad self-publishes memoir of rise from rock-bottom (The Daily News)
Publishing your own book has the whiff of ego about it. But when Royce Lawyer printed his humble, spiral-bound story, he put a photograph of himself on the cover, showing him when he weighed more than 500 pounds. Across the top of the photo is the title: “Stop and Look.â€
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