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- Mapfumo's South Africa tour cancelled - New Zimbabwe.com
THOMAS Mapfumo called off his eagerly awaited South Africa tour this week after failing to secure visas for himself and his band at the conclusion of their UK tour, organisers said. The legendary Zimbabwean singer -- travelling on American travel ...
- Local Author Gives Voice To Alzheimer's Sufferers (WISC-TV Madison)
MADISON, Wis. -- "I find when I can't express myself," said 30-year-old Lisa Marie Brodsky, "that's when I turn to the page, to poetry." Poetry is a Madison woman's way of bringing awareness to Alzheimer's Disease.
- Rhyme and reason reign at poetry fest - Newark Star-Ledger
On the second day of the 12th biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival -- a celebration of the writ ten and spoken word that continues through tomorrow -- kids with nose rings, older folks proudly sporting reading glasses, and teachers clutching ...
- Goose Lane book up for award - Daily Gleaner
Goose Lane book up for awardDaily Gleaner, Canada - 8 hours agoWritten in poetry and prose, Falsework documents the catastrophic collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge spanning Vancouver's Burrard Inlet 50 years ago.
- Biden could play attack-dog role in campaign - San Francisco Chronicle
USA TodayBiden could play attack-dog role in campaignSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 10 hours ago... as racially insensitive - calling him "the first mainstream African American (candidate) who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. ...Video: Democratic VP Candidate Sen. Joe Biden CSPANall 6,143 news articles
- Sunset Song, His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen - The Herald
Sunset Song, His Majesty’s Theatre, AberdeenThe Herald, UK - 50 minutes agoOnly in the slower-paced second act are things allowed to breathe enough for the full brutal poetry of the piece to grab hold. In the end, we're left with ...
- Little Argus - Carlsbad Current-Argus
ARTESIA — The Artesia Drug & Crime Coalition will host a presentation by David Parnell, whose program will include education about substance abuse, his personal story and struggle with meth, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Artesia High School ...
- Kerala teacher’s song greets Olympics on Chinese radio - Thaindian.com
Kozhikode, Aug 10 (IANS) Much before the 2008 Olympics began, M.C. Vasisht, a history teacher here, had his moment of fame in Beijing when China Radio International (CRI) broadcast his song on the event. “It was a song greeting the Olympics. I had ...
- Authors grieve over David Foster Wallace's apparent suicide - Daily Camera
Authors grieve over David Foster Wallace's apparent suicideDaily Camera, CO - 1 hour ago"He was a wonderful writer, a generous friend, and a singular talent." A native of Ithaca, NY, Wallace was often compared to Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo ...
- Post and Courier announces 3 newsroom promotions - Charleston Post & Courier
Stephanie Harvin has been promoted to features editor of The Post and Courier. Hers is one of three major newsroom promotions announced this week by Managing Editor Steve Mullins. Marcus Amaker has been named Preview editor. Shirley Greene has been ...
- Poet Hart Crane was born on this day in 1899 - Focus News
Poet Hart Crane was born on this day in 1899Focus News, Bulgaria - 2 hours agoCrane began to write poetry in his teens and went to New York City in 1917 to develop his writing. He published poems in small magazines but was unable to ...
- Mario Frangoulis:My love for art and good music has no limits - Today's Zaman
Today's ZamanMario Frangoulis:My love for art and good music has no limitsToday's Zaman, Turkey - 53 minutes agoMy love for his poetry and the images he creates through his work gave me the inspiration to create a new record, a concept record, composed by young ...
- Purple Haze: A Saginaw worker played with Jimi Hendrix - MLive.com
A musician for five decades, James W. Hudson, 67, of Grand Blanc can tally the legends for whom he kept the beat. Jimi Hendrix, James Brown and Marvin Gaye are among those he played drums with in the 1960s and '70s. Region Ann Arbor Bay City/Midland ...
- Change of Pace: Family slows down, pursues interests after diagnosis - Traverse City Record Eagle
Change of Pace: Family slows down, pursues interests after diagnosisTraverse City Record Eagle, MI - 42 minutes agoSteve dabbled with poetry and short story writing while he was in college, nothing too serious, and Celia's love of art and photography grew as she sat in ...
- New projects are the Pussycats' meow - USA Today
New projects are the Pussycats' meowUSA Today - 49 minutes agoMelody Thornton, 24, will "focus on music," and Kimberly Wyatt, 26, is writing a book about her life and starting a website "where I'll put my blogs, poetry ...
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