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- Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion (Japan Today)
The educational committee of the city of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, said Thursday a famous poem from the Manyoshu, the earliest existing collection of Japanese poetry, was found written on an ancient writing implement made of wood unearthed locally in 1997. The implement, called a “mokkan,” is the first such item bearing a Manyoshu poem, according to the committee.
- Local wagon train to participate in annual event (El Dorado Times)
Area residents will have the opportunity to step back into the Old West Saturday as part of the Symphony in the Flint Hills, held one mile south of Council Grove.
- Four who made old Vermont the new thing - Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Four who made old Vermont the new thingBarre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 10 minutes agoIn 1928 he published "Some Vermonters," the first of nine collections of poetry. Hard used his hometown and neighbors as the inspiration and subject matter ...
- UTPA readies sixth annual Creative Writing Institute - Monitor
UTPA readies sixth annual Creative Writing InstituteMonitor, TX - 44 minutes agoThose not interesting in putting their stamp on history can work on rhyme and meter through the poetry writing workshop, an intensive three-week program ...
- Acclaimed poet Judson Mitcham to give reading at Sidney's Salon (Macon Telegraph)
Poet Judson Mitcham admits that he's a "long-hander." When he reads his poetry at the upcoming Sidney's Salon, he may elaborate upon what that actually means.
- Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Arnold Wesker, playwright - Independent
Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Arnold Wesker, playwrightIndependent, UK - 1 hour agoWesker's Love Plays, Wesker's Monologues, and the playwright's first poetry collection, All Things Tire of Themselves, have all been published recently. ...
- Man enough for the Bard (Toronto Star)
STRATFORD—Forget about Beijing. The Olympics started here on Sunday night when Simon Callow gave a gold-medal display of acting skill in There Reigns Love , the theatre piece that he devised from the sonnets of William Shakespeare.
- Cowboy poet not afraid to take risks (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Western music fits Brenn Hill like a well-worn cowboy boot and you might hear whispers of Gene Autrey or Don Edwards or Ian Tyson in many of his songs.
- Brazilian Director Heads Towards Shakespeare - TheCelebrityCafe.com
Brazilian Director Heads Towards ShakespeareTheCelebrityCafe.com, NY - 14 hours agoEach line has poetry, philosophy, a deep understanding of what we are.” His movie adaptation is based on the Brazilian adaptation of Love’s Labour’s Lost, ...
- Nights at the Red Steinway - New York Sun
Nights at the Red SteinwayNew York Sun, United States - 19 minutes agoRecite surrealistic poetry in a thespian speaking voice? Check. Pound away relentlessly to create almost shockingly original music that doesn't remotely ...
- Talented teens compete for Indy Icon title - Indianapolis Star
Talented teens compete for Indy Icon titleIndianapolis Star, United States - 4 hours agoJudging will take place over the summer months to pick finalists in various categories of competition, including poetry/spoken word, dance, vocal, ...
- Barrier-free camp allows seniors to enjoy day at lake (The Muskegon Chronicle)
Imagine a sky so clear, so exceedingly blue, it could inspire poetry.
- How I discovered that I had a wonderful father - Daily Telegraph
As Father's Day approaches, Jane Gordon recalls the way in which the death of her beloved mother finally allowed her to appreciate the parent who always took second place It is difficult, so soon after his death, to match the two pictures I hold in ...
- Tehran-based ECI to honor Iqbal Lahori - IranMania News
Tehran-based ECI to honor Iqbal LahoriIranMania News, Iran - 2 hours agoFor the same reason, he chose Persian poetry as the vehicle for conveying his thoughts to a greater number of Muslims, besides his native Urdu. ...
- A mum’s diary of her disabled son’s first seven years of life goes on shortlist (icWales)
A PERSONAL diary written by a mother to help her cope with her baby son’s severe disabilities has been shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2008, it was revealed last night.
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