Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- Nigeria: Kaine Agary, Jude Dibia Battle for Nlng Prize (AllAfrica.com)
At the media briefing held at Oceanview Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos, the literary committee, headed by literary critic and former Deputy VC, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Theo Vincent named 'Unbridled' by Jude Dibia and Kaine Agary's 'Yellow-Yellow' as finalists.
- Showdown in Gotham - New York Times
New York TimesShowdown in GothamNew York Times, United States - 2 hours agoPitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, it goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind ...
- Submit your poems to contest (Community Press & Recorder)
The Greater Cincinnati Writer's League (GCWL), a 77-year-old poetry writers group, is hosting a Poetry Contest.
- 'We literally rose from the ashes' (MPNnow.com)
Supporters of the Macedon Public Library gathered last week to celebrate the building’s fifth anniversary. ÂÂ
- Call to Readers: To express poetry in motion, try a haiku (The Sacramento Bee)
Eppie's Great Race, dubbed the "World's Oldest Triathlon," deserves a literary form of its own. That's why we've created "tri-ku," a triathlon poem in the form of a haiku. Carlos Alcalá
- Ahmed Faraz, Outspoken Urdu Poet, Dies at 77 (New York Times)
Popular among both the cognoscenti and the general public, Mr. Faraz was one of the few poets from the subcontinent whose verses were read as well as sung.
- Mentally ill woman's death (From Trish: Again, no mention in any heds decks or cutlines or subheds that she died, ... (Philly.com)
Sandy Morgan didn't have a receipt when she walked out of the Boothwyn Wal-Mart with more than $500 worth of dolls, toys and girls' clothes. In her mind, she didn't need one. She owned Wal-Mart, she told a manager who tried to stop her.
- Teen Poetry Slam (KAMR Amarillo)
Teens are competing Monday night in "Slamarillo". It's a teen poetry slam. The Yellow City Teen Poetry Team performed before they head off to Washington, D.C. this week. It was free for anyone to join in.
- Debunking the ‘elite’ a tried and true strategy - National Catholic Reporter
National Catholic ReporterDebunking the ‘elite’ a tried and true strategyNational Catholic Reporter, Missouri - 12 hours ago“In the early 19th century, young boys like Abraham Lincoln were mocked by their fathers if they preferred reading or poetry to hand labor. ...
- Fun for music lovers, aspiring writers - Cary News
Fun for music lovers, aspiring writersCary News, NC - 1 hour agoIn April (date to be announced), poet and cultural historian Darrell Stover will discuss the basics of writing poetry, with a focus on jazz poetry.
- Readers recommend: songs about eyes and sight - Guardian Blogs
The bottom line contains the name of every Throbbing Gristle album, but the text is so small only Jasonaparkes can see it. Photograph: Getty/ Kevin Winters I should have posted a polite, ingratiating message last week in my capacity as RR stand-in ...
- Date Book - Arizona Daily Wildcat
Date BookArizona Daily Wildcat, AZ - 3 hours agoThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson will read from her new work of fiction at 8 pm in the Poetry Center in the Dorthy Rubel Room.
- Iranian Writer Porochista Khakpour in Contention For $115000 Dylan ... - Payvand
PayvandIranian Writer Porochista Khakpour in Contention For $115000 Dylan ...Payvand, Iran - 49 minutes agoCaroline Bird, 21, is the youngest writer on the list with her second poetry collection, Trouble Came to the Turnip. The books cover a broad range of issues ...
- 20/20 Festival slate announced - Cincinnati.com
20/20 Festival slate announcedCincinnati.com, OH - 1 hour ago7-8:30 pm -- Poetry in Trees. Cincinnati Park Board celebrates the great outdoors with a trip through Mt. Airy Forest. Everybody’s Tree House, 5083 Colerain ...
- Destiny calls, but will Alan and David seize the moment? - guardian.co.uk
Destiny calls, but will Alan and David seize the moment?guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours agoMaybe he really will deliver up The Speech Of His Life. Perhaps an astonished nation and a gobsmacked party will find that he is suddenly endowed with the ...
|
|
Get a Home Equity Loan today and save!
Second Mortgages
November 2007 Mortgage News
|