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- A legacy of social justice and community activism - Philadelphia Inquirer
A legacy of social justice and community activismPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 1 hour agoHe enjoyed music, theater and ballet, and had a special love of history, poetry and Flyers hockey. In addition to his wife of 51 years, Mr. Elkins is ...
- We need a Thinker Royal, not a Poet Laureate - Times Online
We need a Thinker Royal, not a Poet LaureateTimes Online, UK - 7 minutes agoOne fancied runner, Carol Ann Duffy, was in the news last week after some concern that a poem of hers about the feelings of a psychopathic killer might not ...
- Film reviews: Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging and more - Daily Telegraph
Bad title? It could have been worse. At one point, the posters for Gurinder Chadha's adaptation of two Louise Rennison books read as 'Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging': not just lame, but - given the rating - a violation of the Trade ...
- David Thewlis Stars in “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” - Right Celebrity
David Thewlis Stars in “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”Right Celebrity, CA - 3 hours agoIt has not yet been published, though he has published several novels and books of poetry. David Thewlis is now exclusively tied to the beautiful, ...
- Prince Cometh - Sixshot.com
Sixshot.comPrince ComethSixshot.com, Switzerland - Sep 8, 2008A veteran of the spoken word circuit, some might recognize him from an appearance on Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam and others will know him from his ...
- Dispatches from the Bowery (The New York Observer)
Down By The Hipster has posted a handy map of the bars, hotels, restaurants and clubs along the Bowery , presenting it as proof that the area is the future of Manhattan nightlife. "It's where operators want to open," they write. The "pseduo-dives" of the LES have had their day, as have the rage-inducing megaclubs of West Chelsea (Cain closes this weekend !). Notable destinations in the ...
- Egypt: Videotaping of Two Episodes of 'Eye On Democracy ... - AllAfrica.com
Egypt: Videotaping of Two Episodes of 'Eye On Democracy ...AllAfrica.com, Washington - 5 hours agoThe second was about the tools that creative young activists use to support democracy - poetry, art and writing - and about those engaged in those ...
- Whitireia Student Wins Katherine Mansfield Award - Scoop
Whitireia writing student Joseph Ryan has been awarded the Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Novice Writer award, for his story, Stranger Than Beautiful. The awards were held 2 October at Te Papa Museum in Wellington and are one of New Zealand ...
- British poetry series for BBC Four - The Bookseller (subscription)
British poetry series for BBC FourThe Bookseller (subscription), UK - 55 minutes agoEach programme will tell the story of a poem, how it works and the nature and reach of its influence. The presenter will be poet and writer Owen Sheers. ...
- First Look at Steppenwolf: Keith Huff, Sarah Gubbins, Jason Wells ... - Theater Loop - Chicago Tribune Blog
First Look at Steppenwolf: Keith Huff, Sarah Gubbins, Jason Wells ...Theater Loop - Chicago Tribune Blog, IL - Aug 4, 2008In a clever trick, Gubbins concocts an inter-office romance wherein one party “borrows” the expressive romantic powers (and poetry) of a rival. ...
- Free Oct. 20 reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn (Daily News Journal)
Stephen Dunn, a Pulitzer Prize recipient and the author of 16 books, will present a poetry reading at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, in Cantrell Hall, which is located in the Tom H. Jackson Building at MTSU.
- Girls make ‘Pens’ even mightier at conference (West Roxbury Transcript)
They are poets. They are lyricists. They are storytellers. They are ages 13-19 and are going to change the world one paragraph at a time.
- Sam Taylor's top 10 books about forgetting - guardian.co.uk
Sam Taylor's top 10 books about forgettingguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoHe lives in France with his young family. His second novel, The Amnesiac (Faber, Ă‚ÂŁ12.99), tells the story of James Purdew, a man obsessed with uncovering ...
- Prime Time Calendar the week of Aug 6, 2008 (Independent Press)
Butch Ross, performs traditional American songs with a mountain dulcimer accompaniment, and his own ballads. at The Minstrel Coffeehouse, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22. Admission to the coffeehouse is $7 at the door; donations on the way out.
- Whatever happened to the old county distinctions? - Times Online
Whatever happened to the old county distinctions?Times Online, UK - 16 hours agoShropshire will probably always survive in the wider public memory, and I certainly hope it does because of AE Housman's poetry. ...
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