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- Miami Book Fair: Nikki Giovanni - Miami New Times Blogs
Nikki Giovanni was once known as the princess of black poetry, but nowadays she shares the queendom with the likes of Maya Angelou. Bold, forthright and sharp, Giovanni has paved the way for new generations of young black poets, she celebrated hip ...
- David Malouf - Brisbane Times
David Malouf, one of Australia's finest writers, will launch the first in a series of literary lunches at the Gallery of Modern Art. University of Queensland Press and the Faculty of Arts will host an intimate lunch with Malouf and others over the ...
- Reporter's Notebook: Hampden Township budget - Cumberland County Sentinel
Hampden Township commissioners have a tentative 2009 budget that estimates $30 million in spending for the year. The new budget does not require a tax increase, said township Manager Mike Gossert. “We’re still able to operate within the same ...
- Students to be honored for their achievements - San Bernardino Sun
Students to be honored for their achievementsSan Bernardino Sun, CA - 46 minutes agoFowler received an associate degree, served as an active member of the Poetry Club and wrote for the literary magazine at Crafton Hills Community College. ...
- The Name Game: From Adam & Evil to The Dorkestra, bands in tune with ... - MLive.com
A year ago, I wrote a little something on bands with unusual names, like The Avant-Gardeners or Somebody Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. The story was just for fun as summer simmered down. Surprise - the opus made the national news wire and brought ...
- Better Read Than Dead: Powerfully moving poetry (The Towerlight)
In November of 2007, I was lucky enough to attend an on-campus poetry reading by Justin Chin, and even luckier to win a signed copy of his collection, "Harmless Medicine." I went to this event with no previous knowledge about Justin Chin or his poetry, but I have read "Harmless Medicine" a couple of times since this event and I must say, this is one of my more highlighted and dog-eared books, ...
- Politics and Race - Richmond Times Dispatch
Politics and RaceRichmond Times Dispatch, VA - 38 minutes agoNearly 50 years later, the prospect of a black person being elected president ties into a poignant memory for Holcomb, but its significance goes beyond ...
- Most expensive new book arrives in NY from Italy (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
It's billed as the world's most expensive, most beautiful new book. Valued at well over $100,000, a 62-pound handmade tome depicting the life and work of Michelangelo has arrived at the New York Public Library, fresh from publication in Italy.
- Cats loses some of its meow - Canada.com
Cats loses some of its meowCanada.com, Canada - 7 hours agoThe unlikely concept marries the minor poetry of TS Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats with Webber's neo-symphonic music. ...
- Sheehan Wins Whiting Writers Award - Hamptons.com
Hamptons.comSheehan Wins Whiting Writers AwardHamptons.com, NY - 18 minutes agoSouthampton - Julie Sheehan, a poet and professor of poetry at Stony Brook Southampton, has won the prestigious Whiting Writers Award, given annually to up ...
- Urban Planner: November 22, 2008 - Torontoist
TorontoistUrban Planner: November 22, 2008Torontoist, Canada - 8 hours agoDave Nichols, a member of the Black Pearl Poetry National Slam Team out of Columbus, Ohio, is a featured guest, and it wouldn’t be a slam party without a ...
- South Africa pays tribute to `Mama Africa' Makeba (The Washington Times)
A trumpet wailed and poetry soared Saturday as South Africans remembered "Mama Africa," Miriam Makeba, for her music and her commitment to human rights.
- Self-published author to open own store for holidays - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Self-published author to open own store for holidaysSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 2 hours agoHe says he will read poetry at 6 pm Monday-Friday and have storytelling at 2 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Sundays, he will read inspirational ...
- Rally, hip-hop concert in Fort Lauderdale urges youth to go to polls - Trading Markets (press release)
Rally, hip-hop concert in Fort Lauderdale urges youth to go to pollsTrading Markets (press release), CA - 4 hours ago... with a concert Saturday outside the African American Research Library and Cultural Center had a message for the hip-hop generation: Go out and vote. ...
- BOMS set to drop on Brandeis - Justice (registration)
BOMS set to drop on BrandeisJustice (registration), MA - Oct 28, 2008by Emily Leifer The Brandeis Open Mic Series will provide Brandeis students with a chance to share their poetry, music or performance pieces with their ...
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