Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- 'The Invention of Scotland' by Hugh Trevor-Roper - Los Angeles Times
In the mid-1700s, Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart, a Scot) failed to take the British crown. Scots, suffering from an identity crisis, started rummaging through manuscripts and oral traditions for a great national epic but couldn't find ...
- Renowned author will reside at APSU - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Renowned author will reside at APSUClarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - 31 minutes ago"In addition to novels, Erdrich has written volumes of poetry, children’s books and a memoir of early motherhood," says a news release from APSU. ...
- Julie Forbush (Appeal-Democrat)
• Occupation: Poetry group organizer at Amicus Books. Will be attending Yuba College in the fall.
- Mondavi Center to present, host summer music events - California Aggie
The sun won't be the only thing heating up the Quad and Mondavi Center this summer. Cape Verdean guitarist Tcheka, Latin rockers Del Castillo and celebrated singer Phoebe Snow will headline the SummerMusic 2008 series, presented by Mondavi Center and ...
- Madison finishes third in second bout at National Poetry Slam 2008 (Isthmus)
Poets on the Oakland team triumphed at the Brink Lounge Thursday night in a qualifying bout of the 2008 National Poetry Slam. Throughout a raucous evening that saw the Brink's back room crowded with boisterous spectators, Oakland fought off competition from San Francisco's City Slam, which placed second, followed by hometown favorites Madison Spoken Word Collective and Amarillo, Texas' ...
- After Hours: Nightspotting (Honolulu Advertiser)
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, ARTafterDARK, with DJs, photography Ivan Wentland, more. 6-9 p.m. today, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-6099. BEACH 5, formerly known as Ho'onu'a, in a "Heineken Hot Hawaiian Nights" performance. 7-8 p.m. today, Dave & Buster's. 589-2215.
- Why Danielle Steel is 'critic-proof' - CNN International
Why Danielle Steel is 'critic-proof'CNN International - 13 hours agoHer mini-empire also includes 15 children's books, multiple adaptations for TV or DVDs, a volume of poetry and even a perfume from Elizabeth Arden. ...
- Five-person team from Compton nonprofit Peace4Kids to compete July 15 - Compton Bulletin
Five-person team from Compton nonprofit Peace4Kids to compete July 15Compton Bulletin, CA - 43 minutes ago“This is a (poetry) slam so it’s going to be a very energy, intense, almost aggressive competition,†he said. “All these kids from all over the country are ...
- Books can help kids look forward to school (Tacoma News Tribune)
At this point during the summer, both parents and children count the hours until the start of school – some with relief, some with excitement and some with anxiety. Good books help pass the time.
- Classical CDs - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Classical CDsThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - Jul 21, 2008Though he doesn't offend, Marcus Haddock's Rodolfo is strictly prosaic next to Villazón's poetry. Georgia Jarman's Musetta and Fabio Capitanucci's Marcello ...
- Truly, madly, deeply (The Australian)
POETRY doesn't matter to most people. They go about their business as usual, rarely consulting their Shakespeare, William Wordsworth or Robert Frost. One has to wonder if poetry has any place in the 21stcentury, when music videos and satellite television offer daunting competition for poems, which demand a good deal of attention and considerable analytic skills as well as some knowledge of the ...
- Actors reveal adult side of children's poet (The Ohio University Post)
The Lost Flamingo Company will perform various Shel Silverstein writings tonight when they host "An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein" at Casa Cantina, 4 W. State St.
- Poetry without motion (The New Statesman)
The paintings of Vilhelm Hammershøi were derided in his lifetime for being stark and uneventful. To the modern viewer, however, they capture a mood of existential angst
- Pride 08 Day 1 - Daily Out is out! - The Lesbian and Gay Foundation
The Lesbian and Gay FoundationPride 08 Day 1 - Daily Out is out!The Lesbian and Gay Foundation, Manchester - 2 hours agoDownload our Day 1 Daily Out to read about what is happening around Manchester - from rollerskating to poetry readings - over the next week in the run up to ...
- Plenty of 'La Boheme' operas on DVD (The Star-Ledger)
New audio-only recordings of opera are perhaps going the way of the dinosaur, outnumbered by audiovisual productions captured on DVD. In the case of Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme," there are now more than a dozen contemporary and archival versions out on DVD.
|
|
Get a better Mortgage Rate today and save!
Second Mortgages
|