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- Edward Said and Mahmoud Darwish - Al-Ahram Weekly
It is five years today -- Thursday 25 September -- since the death of the Palestinian public intellectual and political activist Edward Said, "the most brilliantly eloquent emissary of Palestine to the outside world" in the words of an equally ...
- William Reed Huntington - Worcester Telegram
William Reed HuntingtonWorcester Telegram, MA - 44 minutes agoScores of his sermons were published and distributed widely along with his poetry and many books, about a dozen of which may have been written while he ...
- Culture shock pushed Amy Kuney to reinterpret life and the world - Ventura County Star
Culture shock pushed Amy Kuney to reinterpret life and the worldVentura County Star, CA - 5 hours agoSo Kuney had no clue about what an iPod was, or how to buy a cell phone, but was brimming with reflective poetry because she had experienced firsthand a ...
- First taste of poetry-dance-jazz hybrid in ‘It Sure is Risky' leaves you hungry for more (The Kansas City Star)
There was something oddly comforting about hearing poet Dan Jaffe’s gruff voice in the low lights of the Foundation as a crack jazz trio pumped out bluesy numbers and an athletic dancer joined physical expression to words and music.
- Konstantin Pavlov, Bulgarian poet and screenwriter, dies at 75 - Sophia Echo
In a poem called An Air Kiss, he said that he wanted to spread drawing pins on the floor pointing up and to kneel on them. Then, with arms outstretched beseechingly, he wanted to extract a whisper from the depths of his soul, pleading: “Let us love ...
- You Know I'm Bard - Glasgow Daily Record
You Know I'm BardGlasgow Daily Record, UK - 59 minutes agoHe says Jackson is in love with the poetry of Burns and helped pay for it to be put to music. Burns died in 1796 and his poems were recently described by ...
- The Myth Of Cultural Imperialism - ILW.com
The Myth Of Cultural ImperialismILW.com, NY - 8 hours agoAs Kurt Anderson astutely observes, “Unlike serious painting or dance or poetry, the appreciation of popular culture requires no tutelage or special ...
- H2O Jam is back, and in a bigger venue (The Record)
One of the area's most vital outlets for artistic expression is back after a two-year hiatus.
- SHOCK HORROR ! Themed reading at Chapters for Halloween - Indymedia Ireland
Seven towers hosts a themed reading at Chapters bookstore Parnell st Dublin 1 On Thursday 9th October 6.30pm Seven towers hosts a themed reading at Chapters bookstore Parnell st Dublin 1 with Catherine Ann Cullen, Alan Garvey, Ross Hattaway, Noel Ó ...
- Northwest girls win poetry prize (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Four former Northwest Junior High students were named the 2008 winners of the Stuart L. Sheeley Poetry Prize at their school at the end of the 2007-08 school year.
- The Sister (The New Yorker)
This suspenseful first novel is set in a crumbling Dorset mansion and features two aging sisters, reunited after a separation of nearly fifty years. Virginia is the sensible older sister who stayed, carrying on the family tradition of lepidopterology, while the reckless and free-spirited Vivien left to lead a . . .
- Branching out to highlight historic trees in city - Daily Press
HAMPTON - — When the authors of a new book called "Remarkable Trees of Virginia " asked for nominations of historically important trees in the state, they received 1,000 responses. Only about 120 of those were picked to be photographed and written ...
- Italian singer adds new facet to Rabindra Sangeet (Calcutta News)
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's music transcends geography and culture. For Italian singer Francesca Cassio, a blue-blooded Roman, it is both a passion and vocation.
- Simplicity and repetition may explain staying power of songs (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
It only takes a single exposure, and in an instant, your whole day can change. The infection is rapid and feels potentially unending. One minute you're minding your own business and the next you find that you can't stop thinking, humming, or singing "Dancing Queen."
- Booker Prize? Who wants a literary award anyway? - Daily Telegraph
Token Asian; Oirish misery novelist; another token Asian; Guardian woman; gay; token Australian wild-card with beard who looks definitely a bit foreign. Hmm. I wonder which of the usual suspects on the shortlist is going to win the Booker Prize this ...
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