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- Canadian novelist, poet Margaret Atwood wins Spanish literary award (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
MADRID, Spain - Canadian author Margaret Atwood has won Spain's Prince of Asturias literary prize. The jury praised the 68-year-old writer for work that covers several genres "with sharpness and irony."
- Ananda Rajakaruna: The Great National Poet - The Island (subscription)
The Island (subscription)Ananda Rajakaruna: The Great National PoetThe Island (subscription), Sri Lanka - 3 hours agoHe was famous more as a poet though he was equally able in writing prose. He adopted a more spontaneous style without confining himself to rigid metrical ...
- Shasta District Fair gallery - AndersonValleyPost.com
Shasta District Fair galleryAndersonValleyPost.com, CA - 3 hours agoDavid decided he wanted to tell jokes at a talent show held last year at Country Christian School. His father wrote the routine, and David took a ...
- U.S. Musicians Put Their Own Twist on Popular Persian Songs - Payvand Iran News
Washington -- An operatic voice sings of love lost and love found in a language unfamiliar to many in the audience and even to some members of the band. Monika Jalili and her group NoorSaaz are Americans who sing their own interpretations of Persian ...
- 'Tenured radical' tries to revive American professors' group (Times & Transcript)
In his professorial attire and flowing, Zeus-like beard, Cary Nelson would look right at home behind a lectern, expounding on obscure poets. He even resembles one of the leading influences on his scholarship - Karl Marx.
- Learning made fun: Uni camp gives taste of high school life (The Champaign News-Gazette)
URBANA – In an echoing dance studio at the University of Illinois, children are kicking and screaming. And in this case, it's a good thing. The kicking comes when the kids, mostly ages 9-11, practice their moves at University Laboratory High School's summer camp, where sessions range from a week learning how to program a robot to another week creating spoken-word poetry.
- Beethoven. Five piano concertos. Vermont Mozart Festival. - Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Beethoven. Five piano concertos. Vermont Mozart Festival.Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 1 hour ago... beautiful lyricism and poetry." Latour will perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Opus 19, Sunday, July 20, at the Trapp Family ...
- On Balance, 'Man on Wire' Reflects a Gentler Time - Washington Post
Frenchman Philippe Petit, whose 1974 stunt is at the heart of the movie, expressively relays his life for James Marsh's documentary. (Copyright 2008 By Jean-louis Blondeau -- Polaris Images) The documentary "Man on Wire" opens with a grainy black-and ...
- Situationism and hats - Manchester Evening News
I BLAME Leonard Cohen for making this a hold-on-to-your-hats event. The sprightly septuagenarian and his band, whose four gigs conquered Manchester last week, all sported natty titfers. So the sight of co-organiser Eliot Rashman wearing what Dunns ...
- Fringe Finds (Gay City News)
In a story about a long-running threesome, the passion between Daryl Embry as George Platt Lynes and John DelVecchio as Monroe Wheeler remains center stage.
- Anu Vaidyanathan: Summer of Bling - Xtri.com
Anu Vaidyanathan: Summer of BlingXtri.com - 1 hour agoI thought BASIC was poetry, written for my soul so, that made her Milton or B.Collins or R.Tagore. :) My first coach was my pseudo mom whose home was open ...
- RUGGIERO: Weak grip makes for a weak game (Tonawanda News)
If I were to line up 100 average players on the range and ask them each to hit a few drivers, I would be rather certain that at least 90 percent of them would hit the ball right of target more times than not. It is, after all, a common flaw in most weekend games.
- Generations and Genres Mix at a Tap-Dance Party (New York Times)
Tap City 2008, a festival presented by the American Tap Dance Foundation, is a bit like a party where you don?t know a soul but the room is overflowing with communal love and gratitude.
- Poetry Princess - The Times
Poetry PrincessThe Times, South Africa - 1 hour agoThere are however a number of poets who have been publishing new, exciting and original work in the last few years. These include Isobel Dixon, ...
- Cowboy gathering heads to Fort Scott (The Morning Sun)
The cowboys are coming on June 13-15 to Fort Scott Community College. The 12th annual Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Gathering starts Friday, June 13th at 7 p.m. with Johnny Kendrick and Sons, Richards, Mo., and six other cowboy musicians and poets. Kendrick is one of the founders of Echoes of the Trail, and began his singing career in Branson, Mo. His sons have inherited their dad's talent and now ...
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