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- Poet reads in his native German (Brown Daily Herald)
The latest installment in the Contemporary Writers Reading Series featured poetry that charms in two languages. Last night, in the McCormack Family Theater, poet Jan Wagner read a selection of his works in the original German. He shared the stage with Forrest Gander, professor of literary arts and interim director of the program, who read English versions of the same poems by a number of ...
- Preliminary Notes on the Need for a New Political Economy - Media For Freedom
Preliminary Notes on the Need for a New Political EconomyMedia For Freedom, Nepal - 10 hours agoDr Ergas is the author of five books, of which two are novels; he also wrote a large number of academic articles on African development, two dozen or so ...
- War as wisdom and gore (The Japan Times)
A prominent example of how modern technology altered the world is seen in the way men wage war. In John Woo's battle extravaganza "Red Cliff," set in China in 208 B.C., armies fight with spears and shields and bare hands; they traverse deserts and treacherous mountain paths on foot and subsist on little more than rice and water, with the occasional stolen water buffalo to still the craving for ...
- Kentucky author Crystal Wilkinson to speak - U Of L News
Kentucky author Crystal Wilkinson to speakU Of L News, KY - 2 hours agoThe book’s stories are about African American women in the rural South. In addition to her Oct. 2 talk, the author also will discuss her fiction writing ...
- Green docs toss the preaching (The Globe and Mail)
'I went to an environmental film festival and it felt almost like everybody in the audience knew this stuff. How do we get the average person to watch my film?'
- REVIEW: "Blithe Spirit" - MLive.com
Generally, ghost stories aim to frighten an audience; but in the case of Noel Coward's celebrated comedy "Blithe Spirit," now being staged by MorrisCo Art Theatre, laughter is the goal. The play focuses on novelist Charles Condomine (Jeff Stringer ...
- Back from heart surgery, Thomas starts for Wizards - International Herald Tribune
Back from heart surgery, Thomas starts for WizardsInternational Herald Tribune, France - 47 minutes agoWell known locally as a community and peace activist, he released a book of poems titled "More Than An Athlete" in 2005, and poetry became an outlet to ...
- Water Plan Links East Aurora and Elma (East Aurora Advertiser)
A plan for improvements to Water District 235 in the Town of Aurora drew no comments from citizens at an Aug. 25 public hearing, but could prove important to residents well outside the district's boundaries. Town Engineer Bryan Smith explained that the improvements will create a link between the East Aurora and Elma water systems to provide water in case of emergency.
- Keeping a language alive: Copake campers immerse themselves in Yiddish - Columbia Independent Online
Keeping a language alive: Copake campers immerse themselves in YiddishColumbia Independent Online, NY - 1 hour agoChaim writes Holocaust-themed poetry and speaks widely about his life during the Holocaust to church groups and other gatherings. ...
- Navy veteran gets joy Ñ and medal Ñ from writing (The Salisbury Post)
By Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost.com Daniel R. McDowell discovered the joy of writing later in life. Growing up, he had difficulty with English ...
- Pupils in Highland Park learn about jazz and Harlem Renaissance - MyCentralJersey.com
HIGHLAND PARK — The music of Duke Ellington emanated into the halls of Bartle School on a recent Monday as fourth-graders learned about the connection between jazz and early-20th-century Harlem. The jazz assembly, performed by three Central Jersey ...
- ‘For evehr and a day’ - Trinity News
‘For evehr and a day’Trinity News, Ireland - 4 hours agoHis poetry and narratives still speak to us truthfully, despite the social, cultural and historical changes of the last four hundred years. ...
- Redrock serenade tells Zion Canyon's many stories - Salt Lake Tribune
Red Rock Rondo is a group of six musicians who will perform Sept. 6 an original suite of music about Zion Canyon. Two decades ago, Phillip Bimstein traveled from his Chicago home to camp in Zion National Park for two weeks. "Something magnetically ...
- Metropolitan Opera: Poetic Device - PlaybillArts
PlaybillArtsMetropolitan Opera: Poetic DevicePlaybillArts, NY - 4 hours agoOppenheimer, certainly, was a highly cultured and immensely gifted genius who saw the order of physics mirrored in his profound love of poetry, music, ...
- Clerk modifies Riverbend statement - News Register
Not that the first one had much time in the sun, but a new explanatory statement will accompany the Riverbend Landfill initiative. It was drafted by Yamhill County officials in response to a challenge by the measure's authors, who were unhappy with ...
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