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- UT gets papers of 'Infinite Jest' author - Austin American-Statesman
This is an important figure in the chain of American literature," said Ransom Center director Thomas F. Staley, "To say it in the most benign way, he is somewhat of a cult figure." Born in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1962 and raised in Illinois, Wallace battled ...
- Pakistani legend Abida Parveen's 'Aman Ki Asha' - Times of India
Pakistani legend Abida Parveen's 'Aman Ki Asha'Times of IndiaAnd fans of this Sufi singer who form a cult around the world, may expect ghazals, Urdu love poems, songs also in Punjabi, Sindhi and Seraiki — a ...
- Poet Pinsky performs more than poetry at Regattabar - Wicked Local (blog)
Poet Pinsky performs more than poetry at RegattabarWicked Local (blog)Pinsky is best known for writing, teaching and championing poetry. His most recent collection is “Gulf Music: Poems,†he's a former Poet Laureate of the ...
- Eva Longoria Parker to make appearance at FESTIBA - Monitor
Eva Longoria Parker to make appearance at FESTIBAMonitorThe six-day event is also about celebrating the arts and humanities within South Texas by engaging the community through poetry, drama, lectures, ...and more »
- O.K., I'll Write a Damn Love Letter, If You Insist! - Salon
I once cherished writing long, passionate love letters to men I didn't love - just as a writing exercise. My mother wrote love letters for her friends in college, so I guess there is a love-letter writing gene, although it must be recessive because ...
- Creative legacy of a literary inheritance - The Australian
Creative legacy of a literary inheritanceThe AustralianI find writing poetry very difficult. Tranter first went to the US in 1998 to study early American women's writing: "And then I didn't love it as much as I ...
- All-Decade 817 Songs - FWWeekly
All-Decade 817 SongsFWWeeklyThe Burning Hotels' “Austin's Birthday,†“My New Romance,†and “Stuck in the Middle.†The first song is off the band's new album, Novels, whose release will ...
- Commemorations are planned for Hull poet Philip Larkin - BBC News
BBC NewsCommemorations are planned for Hull poet Philip LarkinBBC NewsHis collections of poetry were popular with public and critics alike. Now a series of events are planned to mark the 25th anniversary of his death. ...Larkin statue ideas presentedHull Daily Mailall 2 news articles »
- Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolaño - The Guardian
The GuardianNazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto BolañoThe GuardianMuch of his personal experience was with writers passionately committed to extreme leftist causes, ceaselessly arguing about ideological purity in poetry ...
- I wrote shayari for Click: Shabbir Ahmed - PlanetRadiocity
PlanetRadiocityI wrote shayari for Click: Shabbir AhmedPlanetRadiocityMy father would scold me whenever I would make him read my poetry. My mother understood me and I could confide in her my desire to become a musician and ...
- What's Happening calendar: Feb. 4 - 10, 2010 - Saratogian
ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Visual Arts Gallery, Dearlove Hall, 640 Bay Road, Queensbury. “Sacred Space of Ashtanga Yoga,†photographs by Tom Rosenthal, exhibit continues through Feb. 18. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 5 ...
- Over The Hedge: Library plans festivities for Dr. Seuss's Birthday - Montgomery News
Thanks to Punxsutawney Phil, we have not seen our backyards for weeks, and I know a gang of ground hogs are nestled in mine in burrows, partying and laughing at mortals, between their napping, which could go on until May. Therefore, I have switched ...
- Bulletin Board - Examiner
The New Jersey Junior Olympics for swimming will take place March 19-21 at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on the Busch Campus of Rutgers University. Millstone resident Matt Gold will compete as part of the Scarlet Aquatic Club that swims at ...
- Tuareg festival draws musicians; tourists wary of security - Feature - Earthtimes
Timbuktu  They came in caravans across the desert to a town so remote it has become a byword for remote  Timbuktu: The toubab (whites), as Western tourists are known in west Africa, arrived at Mali's annual Festival in the desert on the outskirts ...
- A tribute to Doris (Bryan) Stevenson - Coshocton Tribune
A tribute to Doris (Bryan) StevensonCoshocton TribuneFor the majority of their married life, she and Sonny lived in the country on Township Road 399 in Coshocton. In November 1953, their house burned to the ...and more »
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