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- On the grapevine (The Australian)
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- Walcott attacks Naipaul in verse (The Times of India)
LONDON: For years Nobel prize-winning poet Derek Walcott has traded insults with VS Naipaul. Now, he has upped the ante by slamming his old sparring partner in a poem that mocked the Indian-origin author as a mongoose.
- Capsule review: "The Fall" - Cleveland Plain Dealer
R for some violent images. 116 minutes. Cedar Lee Theatre, Cleveland Heights. This whacked-out fairy tale for grown-ups is as stunning in its beauty as in its lack of logic. Indian writer-director Tarsem Singh ("The Cell," the video for R.E.M.'s ...
- US: Indian student wins prestigious scholarship (rediff.com)
An 18-year-old 'exceptionally promising' high school senior from Andover, Massachusetts, was among 28 students named by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation last week as recipients of its up to $30,000 per year scholarship for four years of college education. Veda Eswarappa was the only Indian American among the 28 students from lower-income backgrounds named for the prestigious scholarship that the ...
- Washington County library names winers of poetry contest - Hagerstown Morning Herald
Washington County library names winers of poetry contestHagerstown Morning Herald, MD - 1 hour agoThe 10th annual Washington County Poetry Contest winners were announced on April 23 and a reception was held to honor the poets at the Central Library in ...
- What's left behind - The Phoenix
The PhoenixWhat's left behindThe Phoenix, MA - 3 hours agoHe switched back and forth between pre-recorded voiceovers and stream-of-consciousness French poetry spoken into a microphone (with both sets of words ...
- Deaths Elsewhere / Paula Gunn Allen, 68, Indian literature advocate (Pioneer Press)
In the 1960s, when some in academia still denied the existence of American Indian literature, Paula Gunn Allen embarked on a career that proved them wrong — and altered the required reading lists of literature classes on U.S. college campuses.
- New play explores what search reveals about us (AP via Yahoo! News)
They are an unquestionably bizarre set of Internet search terms: Mange. Human mold. White camellia. Dying Elmo.
- Inmate-actors find purpose in jail theater performance (Post-Tribune)
Female inmates clapped, stomped and jumped up and down Sunday to rally the audience. Female inmates clapped, stomped and jumped up and down Sunday to rally the audience.
- RIGHTS-ZAMBIA: Cyberspace Casts Light on the Lives of Death Row ... - Inter Press Service
LUSAKA, Jul 29 (IPS) - "Can governments solve urgent social or political problems by executing a few or even hundreds of their prisoners?" asks Benjamin Mawaya, sweltering on death row in Zambia’s Mukobeko high security prison in Kabwe, 150 ...
- Southern California book events - Los Angeles Times
Southern California book eventsLos Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours agoCati Porter ("Seven Floors Up") reads her poetry, the Coffee Cartel, 1820 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach, 8 pm (310) 316-6554 or www.redondopoets.com. ...
- Female poets recoil from Laureate role - First Post
Female poets recoil from Laureate roleFirst Post, UK - Jun 10, 2008Even these perks could not sway Padel, the chair of the UK Poetry Society, who said she thought most poets worth their salt would give the post a wide berth ...
- ‘A unique theatrical experience’ - The Beacon Herald
‘A unique theatrical experience’The Beacon Herald, Canada - 1 hour agoPublished in 1609, the sonnet sequence contains some of the greatest poetry in the English language. However, the sonnets have mystified readers and ...
- Tales of fathers sail on in The Boat - Kansas City Star
Tales of fathers sail on in The BoatKansas City Star, MO - 1 hour ago“There’s an incredibly rich tradition of father/son literature, in long form as well as in poetry and in short stories,” Le said in a recent interview at ...
- “I Joke with Desert, Lorca” goes on stage in Latin countries - MehrNews.com
“I Joke with Desert, Lorca” goes on stage in Latin countriesMehrNews.com, Iran - 15 hours ago“This is a tribute to Lorca’s creativity, passion and poetry,” Yasrebi stated. Yasrebi said she aims to introduce a world renowned poet and dramatist and ...
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