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- Obama supporters at rally say candidate inspires (The Indianapolis Star)
Johnnie Smith never cared much about voting or politics until this election, when he heard his favorite hip-hop artists mentioning Barack Obama.
- Maya Angelou sees poetry in Obama - Chicago Tribune
Upon his election in 1992, Bill Clinton —affectionately referred to as the nation's first black president—asked Maya Angelou to compose a poem and read it at his inauguration. Angelou feels a new poem welling up inside her following Barack Obama ...
- US: Festival explores Urdu literature, history (rediff.com)
The University of Virginia Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures hosted an Urdu festival to increase understanding of the Urdu language, its literature and the culture and society that developed it.
- My Lunch with President-Elect Obama - OpEdNews
My Lunch with President-Elect ObamaOpEdNews, PA - 4 hours agoBefore you're black, white, or brown, you are a human being. Before you are male or female, tall or short, fat or thin, smart or stupid, beautiful or ugly, ...
- Winter solstice celebration - Hingham Journal
Winter solstice celebrationHingham Journal, USA - 13 hours agoBring a poem to read or speak or simply come and listen. Two Robert Frost poems will be sung by the choral quintet Crossroads. Following the readings, we'll ...
- Billboard blitz for Baz Luhrmann's Australia in US - News.com.au
Blockbuster billboard ... pictures of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman from the big-budget movie Australia are dominating the LA skyline. OUTBACK fever has taken over Hollywood, with huge billboards advertising the epic romance Australia across Los ...
- West Linn’s wonder (Portland Tribune)
What can’t she do? Kristin Qian is an 11-year-old marvel. An accomplished musician, she also paints, speaks six languages, is a published author and a straight-A student. In her short 11 years, this West Linn talent has had a lifetime full of accomplishments. Musical prodigy It all ...
- Shadows of Yaddo (New York Times)
The artists? colony Yaddo, which is the subject of an absorbing new exhibition at the New York Public Library, has always had an unreal, Gatsbylike quality.
- Poet, author addresses the 'search for good' (Montana Kaimin)
A poet’s voice captivated a University Theatre audience gathered Wednesday for the fourth address in the 2008 Presidential Lecture Series. Paul Mariani wove an autobiographical tale of his passion for a lifelong study of Catholic intellectualism and poetry. An author and poet, Mariani teaches English at Boston College. After growing up in a blue-collar background, Mariani said he wanted ...
- At the library (Roslindale Transcript)
Check out what's happening at the West Roxbury and Roslindale branch libraries
- Tears for Ananda - Jamaica Observer
Tears for AnandaJamaica Observer, Jamaica - 6 hours agoShe loved surprises and he was planning to surprise her with a trip to Dolphin Cove for her 12th birthday. That day never came and yesterday he wept openly. ...
- Student gala closes Black History Month - Ilford Recorder
THE tale of black civil rights activist Rosa Parks took centre stage as school children brought the curtain down on Black History Month celebrations. Teachers at Woodbridge High School, St Barnabas Road, Woodford Green, allowed youngsters to lead the ...
- Study to explore ethical challenges health professionals face ... - RxPG NEWS
Study to explore ethical challenges health professionals face ...RxPG NEWS, CA - 9 hours agoThe author of 7 books, Mattie shared hope through his 'Heartsongs' poetry, and collaborated with Former President Jimmy Carter on an essay book, Just Peace. ...
- Promise Fulfilled in the Musical Land of K'naan - AOL Music Canada
Promise Fulfilled in the Musical Land of K'naanAOL Music Canada, Canada - 10 hours ago"In every household, everyone communicates with poetry. This is the most widespread thing in the country. You have a feeling there is something more ...
- Hold Everything Dear: Dispatches on Survival & Resistance - Green Left Weekly
Hold Everything Dear: Dispatches on Survival & ResistanceGreen Left Weekly, Australia - 5 hours agoWhy have we lost any view of what is beyond a life-time?†Berger’s search for answers to these questions sees him discuss a wide range of political and ...
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