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- Tran Nhan Tong dragons recognised in record book (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – A pair of dragons at the Temple of King Tran Nhan Tong in Hue city has been recognised as a Vietnamese record for their length. The Vietnam Record Book Centre will present the record certificate for the longest pair of court dragons on December 7, 2008 .
- Say hallelujah for sacred steel; wind up for Warchant (Tallahassee Democrat)
The pedal steel guitar can moan and holler and purr. It can seduce and offer solace and lure the unwary onto the dance floor.
- Sarah Vowell, hip historian - Kansas.com
Sarah Vowell, hip historianKansas.com, KS - 23 minutes agoHigh school brought beat poetry and rock and roll. Vowell bonded with the art kids, the ones, as she has written, "who changed my life, who saved my soul. ...
- UI grad Kevin Gordon returns for show with alternative-Southern sound - Daily Iowan
The takeaways from a UI degree are multitudinous and varied. For some, it's just a career, and for others such as Kevin Gordon, it's pure inspiration. Friday night, indie-rock-blues guitarist Gordon will return to the town of his alma mater to ...
- Save the Astro rally is today in Clemson (The Greenville News)
CLEMSON -- Clemson University students and the community plan a free street festival today as a rally to resurect the now-closed Astro III Theater, a city landmark, as a multi-use arts center.
- Souvenirs of Death - Egypt Today
Here, Bullet is poetic reporting with a heavy heart. Brian Turner, an American soldier and conscientious witness in the ongoing Iraq invasion, manages to salvage verse from the jaws of madness. Turner, who holds an MFA from the University of Oregon ...
- Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Interview - Cybergolf National
Robert Trent Jones, Jr. InterviewCybergolf National - 14 hours agoThere is universal beauty - for example, the Winged Foot clubhouse, which is gorgeous and gothic, made from the natural field stone with its slate roof. ...
- Mevlana's quatrains translated into English - Today's Zaman
Mevlana's quatrains translated into EnglishToday's Zaman, Turkey - 3 hours agoI want to keep informed about Mevlana's ideas," he said, adding, "However, my true love is to work with Mevlana's poetry." Gamard noted that he was ...
- National Book Awards Finalists Focus on Conflicts - New York Times
National Book Awards Finalists Focus on ConflictsNew York Times, United States - 24 minutes agoThe poetry nominees are “Watching the Spring Festival” by Frank Bidart; “Fire to Fire: New and Collected Poems” by Mark Doty; “Creatures of a Day” by ...
- Cowboy poets gather to sing, recite tales in downtown Grand Junction - Grand Junction Free Press
Cowboy poets gather to sing, recite tales in downtown Grand JunctionGrand Junction Free Press, CO - 5 minutes agoBy Sharon Sullivan Clarence Carnal began memorizing poetry seven years ago at the age of 92. Carnal will recite a few poems at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering ...
- Happy Families By Carolos Fuentes, trans. Edith Grossmann (Independent)
In Carlos Fuentes' new collection of stories, the famous quotation from Tolstoy that "All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" is both confirmed and elaborated by Fuentes' miserable, imprisoned, abused, abusive, fraught and fugitive cast of Mexicans. As they strive to make sense of their roles within families for whom dysfunctional is the ...
- Australia the country greets Australia the movie - Summary - Earthtimes
Sydney - Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman walked the red carpet Tuesday at the Sydney premiere of a film they made together in the red dust of the Outback. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, Australia has been praised by film critic Claire Sutherland as a love ...
- Community Events - Nova News Now
Community EventsNova News Now, Canada - Nov 10, 2008Nov 6 please join Wanda Campbell for the launch of her new poetry collection at 7 pm at the KC Irving Centre Auditorium, Wolfville. ...
- NH college says poetry professor stole MA program (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press - November 23, 2008 10:05 AM ET HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) - New England College is suing the former director of its poetry master's degree program, alleging that she lured faculty...
- Cowboy poets' music brings open trail to life - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Cowboy poets' music brings open trail to lifeFort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 3 hours agoAnd so is the art of cowboy poetry. The two hosted a cowboy-poetry workshop and performance for a handful of folks who wandered into the log Colony Theatre, ...
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