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- Stanford reading rescues poet who wrote of loss, destitution and abandonment (Stanford Report)
Catherine Breese Davis wrote of loss, abandonment, destitution, despair and decrepitude—and she knew what she was talking about.
- Obama's bitter muse: Frank M. Davis - Iowa City Press-Citizen
Of the potential father figures in Barack Obama's autobiography "Dreams from My Father," one of the first -- and most mysterious -- is a poet whom we only ever know as "Frank." "Dreams from My Father" credits Frank with being the sole older black man ...
- Writers in the making - Hudson Reporter
MY TURN – Kindergartner Cecilia Grossman sits next to her teacher Ms. Banta as she reads a poem about kindergarten from the classroom book to her class and her family. 'Falling falling falling leaves, Mother Nature did you sneeze? Red ones, yellow ...
- Olympic tribute with character - North Shore Times
North Shore TimesOlympic tribute with characterNorth Shore Times, Australia - 10 hours agoA renowned calligrapher, Liang, of Turramurra, began writing poetry two years ago and composed two palindromic matching couplets which were converted into ...
- Religious Poetry Contest offers $1000 prize - Victoria Advocate
Religious Poetry Contest offers $1000 prizeVictoria Advocate, TX - 2 hours agoThe New Jersey Poets are sponsoring a religious poetry contest, which offers a $1000 grand prize. The contest is free, and open to any denomination. ...
- Success at the first Multicultural Festival - Elk Grove Citizen
Success at the first Multicultural FestivalElk Grove Citizen, CA - 3 hours agoThere were Poetry Creations, Chinese Lion Dance, Interactive Storytelling and a Serbian Folk Dance interactive lesson. The Amphitheater Stage sat in front ...
- Nigeria: Sefi Atta's Swallow Takes Another Pudding (AllAfrica.com)
Sefi Atta, the London-based Nigerian writer who has twice won the BBC's African Performance Competition for plays, has come up with a new novel Swallow, and the paperback edition of the book which has been enjoying scintillating reviews globally can be obtained in Nigeria, courtesy of Kachifo Limited, the publishers of Farafina Magazine and Farafina books.
- Tagore is read much less nowadays: actor Soumitra Chatterjee (Interview) (New Kerala)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, May 11: Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee believes that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore is very much a part of our present, but he is being read much less these days.
- Workshops pack two-day poetry festival | By Marisa Beahm The Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
With workshops titled “exploring lucid dreaming†and “stop making sense,†attendees of the Loveland poetry festival are sure to expand their creative boundaries. The Green Fuse Poetic Arts Association is hosting the festival, which includes an entire day of two-hour poetry workshops and an open reading for people to share their new creations.
- Rumi's Poetry At Hill-Stead - Hartford Courant
Rumi's Poetry At Hill-SteadHartford Courant, United States - 45 minutes agoOpening the program will be five winners of a Connecticut Poetry Circuit statewide contest for college students. They are Tess Bird of the University of ...
- Writers@Jordan House Sponsoring Spring Writing Workshop (Rockbridge Weekly)
WRITERS@JORDAN HOUSE is now accepting applicants for the spring writing workshop, six Mondays, beginning May 19 through June 23, 5:30-7:30 pm. Tuition is $175.
- Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn., Mark Kennedy Column: Getting ... - RedOrbit
Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn., Mark Kennedy Column: Getting ...RedOrbit, TX - 2 hours agoI can't wait to introduce him to the Ernest T. Bass, the authentic Southern nut who recites poetry and pines for Charlene Darling. Last night, we watched an ...
- Theatre group explores culture (Poly Post)
Thursday's production of "Sin TÃtulo," meaning "Without Title," by theater group Teatro Nueva Alma - Theatre New Soul - at the Bronco Student Center featured young Latino artists exposing the uniqueness among the different nationalities that make up current Latin culture.
- The Mathematics of Billy Collins - Jakarta Post
The Mathematics of Billy CollinsJakarta Post, Indonesia - 2 hours agoI had always wanted to be someone who could quote poetry at the appropriate time. Now that I had, Ayu didn't get it. But it was a beautiful moment anyway. ...
- McGoughière Comes To Liverpool Playhouse - HULIQ.com
For Liverpool's Capital of Culture Year, Everyman and Playhouse Artistic Director Gemma Bodinetz directs Molière's famous 17th century French comedy Tartuffe, in a specially commissioned new adaptation by 'Liverpool's Poet Laureate' Roger McGough ...
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