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- Longing with Christian Wiman: Poet, Editor of Poetry, Essayist - University of Dallas University News
Longing with Christian Wiman: Poet, Editor of Poetry, EssayistUniversity of Dallas University News, TX - 8 minutes agoThe title poem of Wiman's first collection, "The Long Home" (1998), begins with an epigraph from Ecclesiastes-"because man goeth to his long home, ...
- Rita Joe’s poetry lives on - The Chronicle Herald
A FIRST NATIONS native of Cape Breton, Rita Joe died in March 2007 at age 75. Awarded the Order of Canada and presented with several honorary doctorates, she was a poet who placed a Mi’kmaq sensibility at the core of what was once purely ...
- Spoken-word artist leads green revolution (Contra Costa Times)
Oakland poet makes the political personal
- Ten Great Quotes on Change - American Chronicle
Ten Great Quotes on ChangeAmerican Chronicle, CA - 8 minutes agoWright has written for publications such as LACMA Magazine, The Daily Titan, and CYH Magazine. In 2004 she wrote her third volume of poetry titled, "Say It! ...
- Pay raise for CCISD employees up for vote - Corpus Christi Caller
Voters can pick and choose from the seven proposals. The total $153 million can be covered under the city's current debt tax rate of 19.9 cents per $100 property valuation, city officials have said. CORPUS CHRISTI — It will be up to voters whether ...
- Country-rock architect J.D. Souther returns not a moment too soon - Allentown Morning Call
Country-rock architect J.D. Souther returns not a moment too soonAllentown Morning Call, PA - 7 minutes agoBy Len Righi | Of The Morning Call With his 63rd birthday looming on Sunday, JD Souther agrees, albeit reluctantly, to take a few moments to assess his long ...
- Social worker finds inspiration in art - Fort Mill Times
ANCHORAGE, Alaska At Anchorage's downtown market on a gray afternoon, Sandy Kleven takes the stage in spangles and scarves. She belly dances like a free-spirited Gypsy. Maybe a couple dozen people are standing or sitting around picnic tables ...
- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library being planned for Midland - MyWestTexas.com
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library being planned for MidlandMyWestTexas.com, TX - 44 minutes ago"Colors, letters, numbers and nursery rhymes are all a part of this series (as is poetry and folktales). Even (with) 4-year- olds, you get into more complex ...
- Power of a woman - Fiji Times
Power of a womanFiji Times, Fiji - 1 hour agoI took poetry in high school so I turned poetry into lyrics for my songs." She was asked to write a song for her high school at the Young Musso Acclaim ...
- Workshop seeks balance with help of poetry, music - The Coloradoan
Workshop seeks balance with help of poetry, musicThe Coloradoan, CO - 5 hours ago"Life is such a delicate balancing act between the opposites," Bielecki said. "We prefer the easier way of settling for one pole or the other: solitude or ...
- Conference on Pan-Africanism, May 5-6 (Knox College)
Knox College will present a series of speakers and events in a conference, "Pan-African Dimensions in the 21st Century," May 5 and 6 on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. All the events are free and open to the public.
- Cheap music (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
A live performance might be just the ticket to lift your spirits and ease your stress. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
- Real-life teachers right at home in Alan Bennett's comedy/drama about ... - New Orleans Times-Picayune Blogs
Alan Bennett's playwriting life is bracketed (thus far) by two school plays. The first was "Forty Years On" in 1968, involving an end-of-term play put on by teenage boys at a run-down public school, a metaphor for England. The play was as nostalgic ...
- Awards bring translators out of 'darkened rooms' - Guardian Unlimited
Rarely afforded much limelight, literature's best translators were rewarded with a host of prizes worth a total of £10,000 at a ceremony at London's Southbank Centre last night. The winners had translated works from French, Spanish, Italian, German ...
- Homegrown Hip-Hop Festival focuses on Midwestern innovation (Isthmus)
This year, planners of the free, three-day fest hope to illustrate just how much the Midwest contributes to hip-hop across the country, from the small towns of Wisconsin to the clubs and record labels of New York and L.A.
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