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- A Poetry Slam dunk: From the halls of Pittsburgh Sterrett - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hey, here's an idea. Take a bunch of eighth-graders desperately consumed with what's cool, what's not, what their friends think of what they wear, what they do and what they say -- and have them deliver their hopes, dreams, fears into words on a page ...
- The Nuyorican celebrates poets aloud (The Villager)
Wanting to give a platform to underrepresented artists, writer Miguel Algarin co-founded the Nuyorican Poets Café in the living room of his East Village apartment in 1973. On May 3, the Nuyorican, the name of which refers to Puerto Ricans living in New York, will celebrate 35 years of poetry, theater, music, film, and visual arts innovation with a lineup of performers who launched their careers ...
- Obituary: Richard Helgerson (Guardian Unlimited)
July 10, obituary: Renaissance scholar with insights to offer on English identity
- Tongan Primary Schools 9000 Ma'ulu'ulu dancers may break world record - Matangi Tonga
Matangi TongaTongan Primary Schools 9000 Ma'ulu'ulu dancers may break world recordMatangi Tonga, Tonga - 6 hours ago... movements interpreting the poetry The Ma'ulu'ulu is the Tongan highpoint of entertainment today, according to Adrienne L. Kaeppler in her book 'Poetry ...
- A Catered Affair to be taped for Lincoln Center Archives - Broadway World
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors ...
- County library - Charleston Post Courier
County libraryCharleston Post Courier, SC - 2 hours agoThe Main Branch Poetry Series: June 24, 7-8 pm The Poetry Society of South Carolina, the Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts, and the Charleston ...
- "Pet Whisperers" Analyze Your Pets (CBS News)
Animal whispers help open the lines of communication between pets and their owners, improving the relations between them.
- Music (Euronews)
In an exclusive interview with EuroNews, Philip Glass talks about the challenge of setting music to Leonard Cohen’s poetry – a collection, 20 years in the making, of some 167 poems and 43 original illustrations by Cohen himself. Glass was recently in Madrid where he performed at the Autumn Festival.
- To have an event listed, send a fax... - Akron Beacon Journal
To have an event listed, send a fax...Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 21 minutes agoProgram on the poetry of Mary Oliver and Robert Frost. Participants will head into the woods to write outdoor poems. Bring writing paper and a pen or pencil ...
- Ajax writer claims Pulitzer award - Newsdurhamregion.com
Ajax writer claims Pulitzer awardNewsdurhamregion.com, Canada - 2 hours agoShe's a writer, "mostly on-line," but she also has two unpublished novels and has had poetry published. "This is the first competition for non-journalist ...
- 195th Bhanu Jayanti observed - Nepalnews.com
Nepalnews.com195th Bhanu Jayanti observedNepalnews.com, Nepal - 50 minutes agoSchools across the country also celebrate this day by organizing poetry contest among the students and giving away prizes for academic excellence. ...
- Celebrating original compositions - Eureka Reporter
In April, I was invited to read one of the poems I had submitted to the 2008 Poets & Writers Celebration scheduled for May 2. This celebration is held each year on the Eureka campus of College of the Redwoods. A prize is awarded for the best poem and ...
- Goldberg Brings 'For Colored Girls' To Bway 9/8, India.Arie Will Star - Broadway World
Broadway.comGoldberg Brings 'For Colored Girls' To Bway 9/8, India.Arie Will StarBroadway World, NY - 1 hour agoSince then, she has written a number of celebrated works, including three novels, four volumes of poetry, several screenplays, essays and numerous stage ...India.Arie to Star in for colored girls at Broadway's Circle in ... TheaterMania.comall 4 news articles
- A clear-eyed look (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Almost from the start, American literature has exhibited a prophetic streak. For Emerson, Thoreau and the other transcendentalists, literature was no mere entertainment, but a means of changing minds, hearts and behavior.
- Library toots its own horn with book fest (Philadelphia Daily News)
In sharp contrast with the notion of hollow and dusty, book-filled halls, dimly lit study tables and the gray-haired, bespectacled librarian, the Philadelphia Free Library looks forward to another year of displaying the vitality and fun that it has to offer at its 2nd annual Philadelphia Book Festival.
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