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- I Love You; Please Go Away - Huffingtonpost.com
Several years ago, I attended a poetry slam at New York's Bowery Poetry Club . One of the presenting poets, whose name now escapes me, tore up the competition with a biting poem about an obsessive lover who cannot tear herself apart from her ...
- Martin fought for gay rights (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Campaigner was first to marry partner legally in California.
- Iconic Czech epic turned into new film - Radio Prague
Radio PragueIconic Czech epic turned into new filmRadio Prague, Czech Republic - 4 hours agoBut ‘Máj’ is not just a lyrical epic of love and death; it is also a dark poem, focusing on the existential problems of living. ...
- Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008 - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The new Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza. NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) -- Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row ...
- Palestinians mourn national poet - Nation
RAMALLAH (West Bank) - Palestinians on Sunday mourned the passing of Mahmud Darwish, who gave voice to their decades-old struggle and is widely considered one of the Arab world’s greatest modern poets. In a televised address after Darwish died on ...
- Scenes from a survivor - The Age
The AgeScenes from a survivorThe Age, Australia - 50 minutes agoShe has an innate sense of poetry in her writing even when it's farce." Nunn links her personality to her writing: "It's clear Joanna writes so well about ...
- Legacy.com Launches the Most Comprehensive Memorialization Portal on ... - Forbes
EVANSTON, Ill., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy.com, the Web's dominant obituary resource and leader in online memorialization, has launched an enhanced portal that builds upon its affiliation with more than 650 U.S., Canadian and British newspapers ...
- Michael Rosen: 'Give children books, not SATs' (Independent)
Michael Rosen, the children's laureate, can't help but feel a tinge of glee at the recent SATs fiasco. "There is a bit of schadenfreude, if you like," he says, "a bit of celebration at their misfortune" – meaning the misfortune of the Government; or the Department for Children, Schools and Families; or ETS; or head teachers; or advocates of testing. Take your pick, Rosen has multiple gripes ...
- Shed a tear for Labour's Len ... - Northampton Chronicle
Last Friday was a cold, grey day and we laid an old friend to rest. It was the funeral of Len Clarke, who died at the age of 87. I like to think there was a Len Clarke from Northampton in Cromwell's army, probably a Leveller or an agitator, standing ...
- Stories Behind The Hymns - Gaffney Ledger (subscription)
Stories Behind The HymnsGaffney Ledger (subscription), USA - Jul 11, 2008He had a gift of writing poetry and verse at a very young age in grammar school. He was attending sch... The full version of this story will be available to ...
- Weekend roundup: Hippies, poetry and Olympic opening - AccessAtlanta
• Summer Film Festival at the Fox 2008 by Coca-Cola. "Iron Man." 7:30 p.m. $7. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-817-8700, www.foxtheatre.org . • ASO: Robert Spano and Garrick Ohlsson. Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" and ...
- Apollinaire and Picasso in the dock - Times Online
Apollinaire and Picasso in the dockTimes Online, UK - 15 minutes agoRead argues that, through this prolific reworking, Picasso was not only testifying to Apollinaire’s importance as a friend but also “limbering up†for ...
- Historic Homes of Gardiner will be shown on tour June 28 - MaineCoastNow.com
GARDINER — The city of Gardiner is blessed with a multitude of fine, old historic homes and, on Saturday, June 28, the Gardiner Public Library will sponsor a tour of seven of those homes, plus a school and a church. The Kate Vannah House on Lincoln ...
- Local Authors: Poet shares his witticisms - Evening Sun
It's a time to eat ice pops, a time to take a dip in the pool and a time to sleep in every morning. Who doesn't love the kiddos? Even when they're irritating, we remember, we were once them. So I stumbled across the book, "Ninety-Nine Whimsical ...
- The laureate of all Arabs (Guardian Unlimited)
Comment is free: Mahmoud Darwish is dead, but the voice of the Palestinian resistance will live on in all of us, says Ahdaf Soueif
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