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- Renown Bulgarian Poet Konstantin Pavlov Dies at 75 (Novinite.com)
The renown Bulgarian poet and playwright Konstantin Pavlov died at the age of 75, the Union of Bulgarian Film Makers announced Monday. Pavlov's poems have been translated into English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Serbo-Croatian.
- Powderhorn Bird Watch - Southside Pride
Southside PridePowderhorn Bird WatchSouthside Pride, MN - 1 hour agoThen it advanced to the spontaneous and wonderful, such as unicycle riding, stupid human tricks, poetry recitations, and finally an unbelievable display of ...
- World premiere of 'The Blizzard Voices' staged in Council Bluffs, Omaha (Southwest Iowa News)
In January 1888, a powerful blizzard devastated the Midwest. The haunting voices of those who witnessed it were immortalized by the poems of Ted Kooser in his book "The Blizzard Voices."
- Stooges nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - MLive.com
The Stooges have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - again. The iconic Ann Arbor band - led by wild, charismatic frontman Iggy Pop and widely considered the godfathers of punk rock - is among nine nominees for next year's hall ...
- Healing the World Piece by Peace -- New Storybook of Poetry Reveals Hope for Personal and Public Healing (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ELGIN, S.C., Sept. 18, 2008 -- In a world besieged with war, unrest, racism, disease, love and death, how does one attain personal and global healing? Join author Elaine Jackson and go on an alluring poetic journey of life, healing, and reflection in Healing the World Piece by Peace.
- St. Paul's Karen refugees - Minnpost.com
St. Paul is home to the largest Karen refugee population in the U.S. There are approximately 3,000 Karen (pronounced Ka-REN) living in St. Paul, most of whom arrived in the 2003 resettlement wave. Many more families are expected to come to Minnesota ...
- Poetry in praise of older folk - Stratford Press
Poetry in praise of older folkStratford Press, New Zealand - 2 hours agoTHE annual Greats and Grands Poetry Competition was held in Stratford this week, with another great turnout. The competition is an opportunity for children ...
- Ryan Adams to Publish Book - Soul Shine Magazine
American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has signed a deal with Akashic Books to release a book of poems, though no release date has been confirmed. The alternative country artist has released nine full-length records in his musical career so far, which ...
- Why Elbow winning the Mercury is reassuring, if unexciting, news - Guardian Unlimited
Elbow ... giving the lie to the idea that bands burn out after two albums. Photograph: PR There's something about Elbow winning the Mercury prize that is reassuring. Comfortable. Safe. It wasn't predictable – I was with the bookies in assuming it ...
- Site Presented By - Salon
Brad Pitt, left, and George Clooney in "Burn After Reading." Here's the right word to describe Joel and Ethan Coen's star-studded, pack-of-maroons spy comedy "Burn After Reading" : It's patchy. Of course that sounds like I'm dismissing it, but I don ...
- Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish Dies At 67 - HULIQ (press release)
GulfNewsPalestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish Dies At 67HULIQ (press release), NC - 10 hours agoPalestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish died Saturday in southern American state of Texas three days after heart surgery at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. ...Video: Remembering Mahmoud Darwish - 10 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglishPoet, Writer of Palestinian Declaration of Independence, Darwish ... Palestine Media CenterPalestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish in critical condition The Canadian PressSydney Morning Herald - Kansas City Starall 474 news articles
- Conference to commemorate Sohrab Sepehri in October (mehrnews.com)
TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (MNA) -- The 80th birthday anniversary of Iranian poet Sohrab Sepehri will be commemorated during a conference, which will be held in his hometown of Kashan from October 6 to 11.
- Life story Roger Gates - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Life story Roger GatesThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 4 hours agoHe took Trader Joe's Vitamin C. And he wrote lots of poetry: good-natured drollery. His poems were sometimes published in Street Roots. ...
- Literary journal moves to Ark. university - Maryland Daily Record
Exquisite Corpse: A Journal of Letters & Life, a 25-year-old journal that has been available only on the Internet for the past decade, will publish an annual edition through the Conway campus. The Corpse is edited by author Andrei Codrescu. UCA ...
- Style inspired crime novelists - Chicago Tribune
James Crumley, 68, whose poetic and violent tales of crime in the American West made him a patron saint of the post-Vietnam private eye novel, died of complications from kidney and pulmonary diseases Tuesday in Missoula, Mont., where he lived. Mr ...
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