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- Darwish, poet of the Palestinian cause, dies after surgery - The Independent
Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, is to get the equivalent of a state funeral in the West Bank following his death this weekend – an honour only previously accorded to the PLO leader Yasser Arafat. Tributes for ...
- Half-dozen young writers to vie for $120K Dylan Thomas Prize (CBC)
A half-dozen young writers hailing from three continents are in the running for the Dylan Thomas Prize, organizers announced in London on Tuesday.
- Calendar: This week in Davidson, Aug. 20-26 - Nashville Tennessean
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- Lied Center Presents Laurie Anderson's Homeland - Kansas City infoZine
Lied Center Presents Laurie Anderson's HomelandKansas City infoZine, MO - 2 hours agoHOMELAND examines, amongst additional topics, American-style totalitarianism, shifting images of empire and reality shows. At the Lied Center, HOMELAND will ...
- Instead of lounging by the lake - Boston Globe
Instead of lounging by the lakeBoston Globe, United States - 1 hour agoThe crowd erupted. Kremer has no formal American engagements next season, but one can always hope he's up for another restful vacation in New England.
- Best-selling author coming to Belmont - Gaston Gazette
Best-selling author coming to BelmontGaston Gazette, NC - 4 hours agoSlamCharlotte, the spoken work poetry team that took first place at The National Poetry Slam 2008 for the second consecutive year, will perform at 8 pm Sept ...
- Who's who in South Africa's new government, and how they stand between ... - Daily Telegraph
Not in government office but emphatically in power. Elected ANC leader amid tumultuous scenes last year, his allies have now asserted the party's power over the government by forcing the departure of Thabo Mbeki. He is a populist and approachable ...
- Carrie A. Nickens, 95 (The Post and Courier)
COLUMBIA — A South Carolina woman who became well-known for her book on her biracial heritage has died at age 95. Funeral officials said a memorial service for author Carrie Allen McCray Nickens will be held today in Columbia. Nickens died Friday. Manigault-Hurley Funeral Home direct...
- Nurture kicks nature in the shins - Daily Journal
Nurture kicks nature in the shinsDaily Journal, SC - 5 hours agoAll elements of my favorite poetry.†The exhibit also boasts works from “Mill Village Dreams,†Jim Campbell’s series of acrylic paintings on poplar — each ...
- Zimbabwe: Poet Gwariwa Set to Scale Loftier Heights - AllAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Poet Gwariwa Set to Scale Loftier HeightsAllAfrica.com, Washington - 1 hour ago"This kind of poetry was first triggered by the death of Simon Chimbetu. "I decided to name the poem Ndarangarira Gamba after one of his (Chimbetu's) songs ...
- Irondequoit's Sal Parlato Jr. is in the Author Spotlight - Democrat and Chronicle
Sal Parlato Jr : Irondequoit resident is retired from teaching English as a Second Language in the Greece schools. Most recent work : Having a Bad Hear Day: Poetry and Verse for the Hearing-Repaired (FootHills, $14). Synopsis : A serio-comic, 50-page ...
- Arts & Cultural Council honors seven area artists - Democrat and Chronicle
After local storyteller Jay Stetzer is honored next month by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, he'll have a great tale to tell his family and friends. He'll be in good company as one of the winners of the council's 25th annual Arts ...
- Edinburgh Festival 2008: return to the Fringe - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukEdinburgh Festival 2008: return to the FringeTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 19 minutes agoThe Edinburgh experience - of writing for Footlights, directing the shows and making his own rather less applauded appearances in an afternoon poetry ...
- 'A Map of Home' by Randa Jarrar: Arab teen finds herself in Texas - WFAA
A Map of Home promises to tell us about Arab culture as we never knew it. And using young Nidali as our guide, it does, giving us a multifaceted portrayal of the Arab world. As the American-born daughter to an Egyptian- Greek Christian mother and a ...
- The most literary cafes in Paris - In the News
Fom the Vienesse cafés frequented by Voltaire to the San Francisco coffee-houses where beat poets and musicians were regulars; cafés have long been the centres of literary and cultural life, especially since the coffee bean came to Europe. Here are ...
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