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- Martin Love takes BMW's luxed-up X5 for a test drive (Guardian Unlimited)
BMW X5 , £40,550 Miles per gallon: 34.9 Seats: 7 Good for: Rich tastes Bad for: Cheap tricks Each month a gardener arrives to tend the small patch of land owned by the electricity board opposite my house. He's employed by Emery property services and his blue van boasts the longest and most floral tagline you'll ever read. Spelt out in yellow italic script it says: 'The bitterness ...
- Filmmaker Bill Conway worked with poet Sandoval to make 'Spoken Word' - Local Media (The Plain Dealer)
The mind of a poet was foreign territory for writer/producer Bill Conway, originally from Pepper Pike, but one he had to explore to write his independent feature film "Spoken Word." The film is based on the poetry of performance artist and poet Joe Ray Sandoval, although the details are fictionalized.
- H.H. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum commissions establishment of 'House of Poetry' (AME Info)
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today directed the establishment of the 'House of Poetry', a centre for researching and documenting Arabic poetry and strengthening its presence and profile within the Arab world and beyond.
- Pens raised in support of poet; see photos from poetry workshop (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
Bourque not confirmed as laureate
- Live: Mos Def and Gil Scott Heron at Carnegie Hall « - Village Voice
Live: Mos Def and Gil Scott Heron at Carnegie Hall «Village Voice, NY - 1 hour agoThe poetry in motion extended to the Orchestra donning almost unrelieved black and smart-billed caps that invoked either James Reece Europe leading a ...
- New poet laureate built a career far from the literary mainstream - San Jose Mercury News
New poet laureate built a career far from the literary mainstreamSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 2 hours ago"So I had to start dealing with these abstractions like love, death, the wheel of fortune." It took eight years to get a poem accepted at a serious poetry ...
- Wisdom went with the words at Native Son (Las Vegas Sun)
Fri, May 2, 2008 (2 a.m.) The first black senator in Nevada’s Legislature, corporals and coaches, the first black women in the fire departments of Clark County and Las Vegas, directors of programs to help gang members, engineers, no-hitter pitchers — they all learned something at Native Son.
- Actress backs medieval Norwich mystic appeal - Network Norwich
Actress backs medieval Norwich mystic appealNetwork Norwich, UK - 9 hours ago... the BBC did a series of programmes every morning which was a five minute spot of poetry or prose and they asked me to take part in it. ...
- After tragedy, former beauty queen writes poetry (Miami Herald)
At age 11, Diana Bien-Aime was thrown through the back window of a car in a horrible accident. She suffered a broken nose and internal bleeding and was left with scars on her face and arms.
- Adults reading to adults - WBIR-TV
Adults reading to adultsWBIR-TV, TN - 10 hours agoBarbara reads poetry, sings songs and incorporates props into the program to encourage interaction from the group. "Basically, what I am trying to do is ...
- Close Shave (MetroActive)
BUTCHLALIS de Panochtitlan—L.A. butch performance artists Raquel Gutierrez, Mari Garcia and Claudia Rodriguez—explored a new dimension in their full-length piece, The Barber of East L.A., which played over the weekend at MACLA following a week's residency by the troupe.
- 'Port Authority,' by Conor McPherson, celebrates what might have been (Jam! Showbiz)
NEW YORK - Is there anything more heartbreaking than what might have been?
- Nazrul's birth anniversary today - The Daily Star
The Daily StarNazrul's birth anniversary todayThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - 39 minutes agoBTV and Bangladesh Betar will broadcast special programmes on Nazrul's works including his plays, poetry and songs marking the national poet's birthday. ...The legacy of Nazrul Sangeet The Daily Starall 3 news articles
- Communication is key - Owen Sound Sun Times
Organizers of this year’s Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film in Durham are honouring one of their own. Geoffrey Shea has created five installations that emphasize the written and the spoken word — a theme that he says runs through his own life and ...
- Local Poetry Contest Accepting Entries - Ventura County Star
Local Poetry Contest Accepting EntriesVentura County Star, CA - 22 minutes agoThe poem may be up to 50 lines of free verse or traditional, single or double-spaced, with one poem per page. For a complete list of rules, please contact ...
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