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- Nabokov's final, incomplete work to be published (CBC)
The book world is buzzing with the news that Vladimir Nabokov's son is set to defy the wishes of his father by publishing his final, unfinished novel.
- In the spotlight - Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen
In the spotlightLancaster and Morecambe Citizen, UK - 52 minutes agoThere will be mix of dark humour, philosophical ponderings and even a love poem in the mix." Steeve The Poet - poetry One of Spotlight's longest-standing ...
- National Poetry Award to go to VT and UVA professors - WSLS.com
National Poetry Award to go to VT and UVA professorsWSLS.com, VA - 1 hour agoThe prize is donated by the family of the late Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt of Austin, Texas, in her memory, and awarded at the Library of Congress. ...
- Authors visiting Borealis Books in Wadena - Wadena Pioneer Journal
Authors visiting Borealis Books in WadenaWadena Pioneer Journal, MN - 6 hours agoBorealis will host “Poetry and Chocolate†at 7:30 pm on Friday, June 20. Featured poets are Diana Lundell of Eagan, Minn., and LouAnn Muhm of Park Rapids. ...
- 'You only get one shot at Hamlet' (Sydney Morning Herald)
Brendan Cowell has a recurring nightmare in which he's standing on stage half-naked.
- Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion (Japan Today)
The educational committee of the city of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, said Thursday a famous poem from the Manyoshu, the earliest existing collection of Japanese poetry, was found written on an ancient writing implement made of wood unearthed locally in 1997. The implement, called a “mokkan,†is the first such item bearing a Manyoshu poem, according to the committee.
- Poet Salinas dies at 70 - Fresno Bee (subscription)
Poet Salinas dies at 70Fresno Bee (subscription), CA - 22 minutes agoHe met Levine in 1967, and joined poetry workshops offered by Levine, Peter Everwine and Robert Mezey. He wrote one poem, about the revolutionary Che ...
- UPPER SHORE: Graduate wins Sophie Kerr Prize for poetry, essays from blog (The Daily Times)
CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) — A 22-year-old English major at Washington College has won one of the nation's largest undergraduate literary awards.
- From Abolition to Dickinson, Rev. Higginson made his mark - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
One of his skating parties on Lake Quinsigamond attracted more than a thousand people. The Telegram recently ran a brief article on the life and career of Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911), the radical Worcester Unitarian minister of 150 years ...
- Giving back to the community through art and prose (The Journal Times)
Pinning down Nicholas Michael Ravnikar can be a difficult task. Not only is Ravnikar a busy guy, often working on several projects at once, but his interests and talents are so wide-ranging that it is hard to find one word that aptly describes him.
- Robert Smith seeks a cure for what ails him (Phoenix New Times)
Young bands — New York's Rapture, most notably and successfully — cite Robert Smith's London outfit The Cure as a holy source, a development nobody apart from the Cure's planet of black-clad fans might have guessed. The Cure sold records, claiming and saving lives during the '80s, when R ...
- Driver in Fatal Ashwaubenon Crash Battled Bipolar Disorder - WBAY Green Bay
Through Web sites, we're learning more about the woman cited for killing two women while driving drunk. Witnesses tell police a Porsche Boxster was going as fast as 110 miles an hour on Oneida Street when it ran headlong into the side of a Buick ...
- B:Fest brings intoxicating arts to Luton - Bedford Today
B:Fest brings intoxicating arts to LutonBedford Today, UK - 7 hours agoDance, art, poetry and live music will feature in Luton's first-ever arts festival next month. B:Fest will showcase the best of the town's thriving arts and ...
- Scuba accident victim's coma now considered irreversible - CDNN
CDNNScuba accident victim's coma now considered irreversibleCDNN, New Zealand - 1 hour agoHer writing and performance fit together as well as anyone else's on stage." Lewis later won the Austin-wide Under 21 poetry slams in 2003 and 2004. ...
- Faces & Traces Hussein Al-Mihdhar: a Hadrami poet of romantic songs - Yemen Times
Faces & Traces Hussein Al-Mihdhar: a Hadrami poet of romantic songsYemen Times, Yemen - 2 hours agoThe book, “Al-Mihdhar’s Dramatic Poetry,†was published posthumously in September 2007, containing 10 lyric dramas written in the form of operettas, ...
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