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- Gross takes charge into no-man's land - Globe and Mail
Stephen Harper could scarcely have scripted it any better. Almost coincident with the expected calling of a general election - likely to be in some measure a referendum on Canada's war effort in Afghanistan - the 33rd Toronto International Film ...
- South Africa: Musical Concert to Celebrate Madiba's Life (AllAfrica.com)
Some of Africa's best artists will perform at a special music concert to be staged in celebration of Nelson Mandela's life in Johannesburg next month.
- Love and Destiny at National Museum on Culture Night - IcelandReview
IcelandReviewLove and Destiny at National Museum on Culture NightIcelandReview, Iceland - 7 hours agoVisitors to the museum can also listen to sweet love songs and poetry readings, read ancient love letters and unconventional love confessions, as described ...
- Collection shows Rivera's genius in Chicano genre (El Paso Times)
Editor's note: Tomás Rivera (1935-1984) was an executive vice president at the University of Texas at El Paso in 1978. "What is, then, the principal intent of Chicano Literature: to exchange one stereotype for another? To destroy stereotypes? To verify that which is Chicano and to conserve it?
- Olympic celebration of arts in the capital - This is London
This is LondonOlympic celebration of arts in the capitalThis is London, UK - 1 hour agoThere will be poetry in Docklands, bell-ringing in Bexleyheath and free ballet classes for adults with the English National Ballet. ...
- Let us now praise James Agee (The News & Observer)
Immersing himself in the author's work, an editor rediscovers timeless power and greatness.
- A Festival of Words - Packet Online
Coleman Barks (red scarf), with the the Paul Winter Consort, reading "Early Morning Rumi" at the 2006 Dodge Poetry Festival. The reading will be reprised at this year's festival. AFTER Sept. 11, 2001, the poet James Haba noticed newspapers and other ...
- Poetry Foundation names children's laureate, humor winner - Chicago Tribune
"When I grow up," begins a poem by Mary Ann Hoberman, "I want to be/A grown-up who remembers me/And what it felt like to be small. ..." Hoberman is that kind of grown-up. Now at age 78 and a grandmother, she claims a vivid recall of her young ...
- Poetry Maven Virkkunen Dies at 67 - YLE News
YLE NewsPoetry Maven Virkkunen Dies at 67YLE News, Finland - 8 minutes agoVirkkunen co-hosted the YLE Radio One radio programme "Tämän runon haluaisin kuulla" ("I want to hear this poem") almost since its inception more than 30 ...
- Signing: Event to benefit victims (Marion Chronicle-Tribune)
A book signing to benefit victims of murder, abuse, rape, chronic illness and suicide will be from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the Unorganized Book Store, 3602 S. Washington St.
- So long, brilliant Penny Poet (Portsmouth Herald)
Poet Robert Dunn died last Sunday. The day he passed away, we were moving some old bookcases when a fragile green pamphlet floated to the floor like a leaf. Turns out it was a tiny collection of Robert's poems. The eight-page hand-sewn booklet is titled...
- Political Prisoner Freed From Burmese Prison After Nearly 20 Years - FOX News
Sept. 23: Win Tin hugs a relative after release from prison in Rangoon, Burma. Sept. 23: Win Tin hugs a relative after release from prison in Rangoon, Burma. Burma's longest-serving political prisoner, who was freed Tuesday after 19 years behind bars ...
- Rochester author is a finalist for Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Pioneer Press)
Minnesotan Yuko Taniguchi's debut novel, "The Ocean in the Closet," is among five finalists for this year's $10,000 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction.
- Green Bible - Islam Online
Green BibleIslam Online, Qatar - 4 hours agoAmong the contributors are famed American evangelical Tom Wright and late Pope John Paul II. Nobel laureate South African archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote the ...
- Old-fashioned cowboy fun reigns during Rex Allen Days - Arizona Republic
Old-fashioned cowboy fun reigns during Rex Allen DaysArizona Republic, AZ - 9 hours agoOther events include a dance, cowboy-poetry contest, youth talent show, parade and rodeo. Adding to the fun are tractor pulls, car shows, a carnival, ...
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