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- 'The Pursuit of Happyness' writer to read at MONA (Kearney Hub)
NEW YORK CITY — A bum knee started a writing career for poet Quincy Troupe. That injury, and a series of spiritual twists, helped the award-winning writer find his voice in his words.
- Submersion Journalism: Reporting in the Radical First Person From ... - Austin Chronicle
Roger D. Hodge can, and does, make bold claims for Harper's , the 150-odd-year-old stalwart/upstart magazine he edits. Still, his argument in this collection's introduction that its essays are all that stand between ourselves and idiocracy is a bit ...
- Kaufman plumbs the depths in 'Synechdoche' screenplay - Austin 360 (subscription)
Kaufman plumbs the depths in 'Synechdoche' screenplayAustin 360 (subscription), TX - 14 minutes agoBut Kaufman's tender screenplay and metaphoric portrayal of these universal fears bring the film alive and heighten it to the level of cinematic poetry. ...
- WeVote brings some life to the parties (USM Free Press)
Thursday's "Life of the Party" political forum was formulated as a break from the candidate-driven, partisan forums broadcast over the last year, where answers and platforms are so routine and regimented, a voter could slip into election-induced déjà vu. As soon as the slam-poetry styling of the Freedom Choir began to echo their rendition of "The Times They Are A-Changin'" from the back of the ...
- Quincy Troupe - Houston Press
Music fans know Quincy Troupe as the writer who helped pen the life story of one of America’s most influential musicians, Miles Davis. Miles: The Autobiography won the American Book Award and is easily a top-fiver on any popular music must-read ...
- Campaign mounted to save late poet's home in Prince Edward County - Community Press
Campaign mounted to save late poet's home in Prince Edward CountyCommunity Press, Canada - 8 hours agoThe first chapter, edited by RD Roy, is open to submissions of poems and prose about Purdy or work that mentions the famous poet. ...
- Royal Ballet Triple Bill - Guardian Unlimited
Michael Corder's L'Invitation au voyage is awash with sensuality. The light is opalescent, the music is haunting, the choreography and the set are inspired by fin de siècle poetry and painting. Perhaps it's just these hard-edged times, but the ...
- An 'Argument' worth having - Michigan Daily
Aristotle will take the stage tonight at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, decked out in modern dress instead of his trademark toga. He’ll be delivering a passionate lecture on his “Poetics,†an influential meditation on the nature of poetry ...
- The Luminous Heartbeat - WTNH
The Luminous HeartbeatWTNH, CT - 6 hours agoIn "The Genesis Garden," Victor re-imagines the creation story through art and poetry. "Wings of the Cherubim" chronicles Victor's time in Africa and the ...
- Redrock serenade tells Zion Canyon's many stories - Salt Lake Tribune
Red Rock Rondo is a group of six musicians who will perform Sept. 6 an original suite of music about Zion Canyon. Two decades ago, Phillip Bimstein traveled from his Chicago home to camp in Zion National Park for two weeks. "Something magnetically ...
- Famous Love Poems - KVBC
Try shaking up convention with some innovative and non-traditional Valentines gift-giving ideas for your special someone -- even if that someone is yourself. If figuring out what women want this Valentine's Day is tough, figuring out what men want ...
- Briefly in Books - Ithaca Journal
Author Tim Gallagher will read from and discuss his new book, “Falcon Fever†at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at Bookery II in the DeWitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St. A book signing will follow the event. Since he was 12 years old, Tim Gallagher has been ...
- Josh Brolin (AskMen)
Why Is He Famous? As a young adult, Josh Brolin married actress Alice Adair and, although their four-year marriage ended in divorce, they stayed on good enough terms to raise their two children together on the family ranch after the split.
- Battle of the book prizes (Toronto Star)
Who won the Scotiabank Giller Prize last year? Many Canadian book lovers will recall it was Elizabeth Hay for Late Nights on Air . While ease of recollection says more about the profile of each award than it does the relative merits of individual winners, it's interesting that the Writers' Trust honour has such comparatively little presence – considering that it was the only of the three prizes ...
- Birthday milestone for eclectic cabaret - Eastern Daily Press
The Broken Piano Show cabaret night celebrates its first birthday at Norwich Arts Centre on Wednesday with another eclectic night of local music, comedy and poetry, from 8pm. The quarterly show has become a springboard for local live talent ...
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