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- David Shribman: Humphrey gave greatest convention speech you've never ... - Newburyport Daily News
MINNEAPOLIS — If you have an eye for these things, you might have noticed that Sen. Barack Obama is going to deliver his acceptance speech in a football stadium on Aug. 28. The last man to deliver an acceptance speech in a stadium was John F ...
- Africa: Prof. Osundare Wins Continent's Most Prestigious Poetry Award (AllAfrica.com)
The jury of the 2008 Tchicaya U Tamsi Award has chosen distinguished Nigerian poet, writer and varsity don, Pro f. Niyi Osundare as the 2008 laureate.
- Dr. Abdul-Wahab El-Messiri: leading intellectual light of Islam and ... - Yemen Observer
Dr. Abdul-Wahab el-Messiri, the ‘Arab human thinker’ as he called himself, writer of Jews, Judaism and Zionism Encyclopedia, coordinator of the Kafia movement in Egypt that opposes the regime’s violations of democracy, died of a heart attack at ...
- Human pincushion welcomes Olympics with head of flags - Reuters South Africa
Human pincushion welcomes Olympics with head of flagsReuters South Africa, South Africa - 12 hours agoBEIJING, July 10 (Reuters Life!) - Wen Shengchu wanted to welcome Olympic visitors from around the world to China, so he decided to set up over 200 ...
- A fitting tribute to a legendary poet - Newindpress
A fitting tribute to a legendary poetNewindpress, India - 38 minutes agoMost of his poetry is in colloquial Tamil. His works should be taken over by the government.” Since Tharabharathy’s birth place was Vedanthangal, ...
- Season benchmarks - Star-ecentral.com
Sci-fi classic Blade Runner may not have beaten E.T. at the box office but even after 20 years, you can still appreciate its vision of the future and philosophy. HERE are 10 of the most influential, trend-setting, jaw-dropping summer releases of the ...
- Athletics-Stunning Bolt doubles up on records (Nine O'Clock)
BEIJING - Usain Bolt produced another barely believable performance of dominant sprinting to break Michael Johnson’s untouchable world record on Wednesday and add 200 metres gold to the 100 he won in record time four days ago.
- Madison Spoken Word Collective takes second its first bout at ... - Isthmus Daily Page
Madison Spoken Word Collective takes second its first bout at ...Isthmus Daily Page, WI - 1 hour agoContext: National Poetry Slam, preliminary bout. Teams: H-Town Slam from Houston; the hometown heroes in the Madison Spoken Word Collective; Open Mic Poetry ...Blogging day one of National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison IsthmusNPS2008: Tuesday's National Poetry Slam Results (UPDATED with full ... Dane101A day in the life at the National Poetry Slam in Madison Isthmus Daily PageIsthmusall 8 news articles
- Kids lit classics take top spots in U.K. 'best-loved authors' poll (CBC)
Children's literature reigned supreme in a British poll that named Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling the U.K.'s "most cherished and best-loved" authors.
- What’s going on in Kitsap County - North Kitsap Herald
What’s going on in Kitsap CountyNorth Kitsap Herald, WA - Jul 2, 2008POULSBOHEMIAN POETRY SERIES: Poets Marianna Mears, Nancy Rekow and Everett Thompson will read from their work starting at 7 pm at the Poulsbohemian ...
- Haryana Punabi Gaurav Puraskaar proposed for Punjabi writers - PunjabNewsline.com
Haryana Punabi Gaurav Puraskaar proposed for Punjabi writersPunjabNewsline.com, India - 26 minutes agoSimilarly, poetry, story and writing competitions especially for students would also be organized at college and university level. ...
- Sir Walter Scott Malta novel to be published 200 years after his death - Malta Independent Online
Sir Walter Scott Malta novel to be published 200 years after his deathMalta Independent Online, Malta - 2 hours agoHis novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. ...
- Jeffries goes from burgers to Olympic bronze - Independent
Tony Jeffries, the former nightclub doorman who has spent his nights here writing prose to his girlfriend back home in England, was poetry in motion yesterday as he cruised to a 10-2 victory over Hungary's Imre Szello to reach the last four at the ...
- Loveland set to celebrate Governor’s Arts Award | By Sarah Bultema Loveland Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
In June, Loveland received the 2008 Governor’s Arts Award and was named the No. 1 place in the state that uses the arts to enhance the quality of life and economic vitality of the community. Now it’s time to celebrate. Through the month of September, the city will host a series of art-related events, from dancing to sculptures tours to poetry readings, in honor of the award.
- Voices of the People - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Voices of the PeopleNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - 1 hour ago"He signed his name as An Angry Man,'" said Byron Schexnayder, founder of poetry night. "Someone stole his guitar and he did this rant, this out-there rant. ...
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