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- John Lahr: Botched love in Kevin Elyot and John Patrick Shanley. (The New Yorker)
To the list of playwrights whose gravestones should read “Finally, a Plot†let us add the name of Britain’s Kevin Elyot. Elyot’s 2001 play “Mouth to Mouth†(directed by Mark Brokaw, at the Acorn) is a Proustian exercise in guilt recollected in tranquillity. The play begins and ends in a . . .
- Letters of thanks - Brattleboro Reformer
Letters of thanksBrattleboro Reformer, United States - 13 minutes agoFor three days, readers and writers gathered at presentations, readings and panel discussions to listen to poetry and prose and to explore ideas and discuss ...
- SparkCon festival planned this weekend - WRAL.com
WRAL.comSparkCon festival planned this weekendWRAL.com, NC - 4 hours agoA late night edition of storySpark at the Metro Café will feature an erotic poetry reading, art and live jazz performed by WRAL’s Pam Saulsby. ...
- She brings special touch to tough subjects - The Gazette (Montreal)
The Gazette (Montreal)She brings special touch to tough subjectsThe Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 3 hours agoIt was her instructors at literacy camp who inspired her to finally be brave enough to use poetry in her class and she's been really pleased with the ...
- Grace Hartigan, 86, Abstract Painter, Dies (New York Times)
Ms. Hartigan was a second-generation Abstract Expressionist whose gestural, intensely colored paintings often incorporated images drawn from popular culture.
- Nashville Symphony Showcases Yo-Yo Ma & Don Quixote in New Hall - La Scena Musicale
Nashville Symphony Showcases Yo-Yo Ma & Don Quixote in New HallLa Scena Musicale, Canada - 24 minutes agoAn added feature of the piece is a recitation of Chinese poetry, intended by the composer to be done by the percussion soloist. Perhaps Gramley’s Mandarin ...
- IT turns out that Everaldo Creary's soft-and-cuddly, nice-guy veneer may actually be bulletproof armour. And from all ... (The Jamaica Observer)
These days, he's a gracious, appreciative and level-headed Jamaican stage and film star on the rise, who is unapologetic about his gotta-do-what-I-love passion.
- Losers Release Party Saturday at Tritone - Phillyist
PhillyistLosers Release Party Saturday at TritonePhillyist, PA - 11 hours agoAt the event on Saturday night, author Matthue Roth will be reading from the book and also be performing some of his own poetry (he's done slam poetry for ...
- Excerpt: Tyranny of Nice by Kathy Shaidle and Pete Vere - Western Standard- Shotgun Blog
Excerpt: Tyranny of Nice by Kathy Shaidle and Pete VereWestern Standard- Shotgun Blog, Canada - 52 minutes agoShaidle, who blogs at Five Feet of Fury and has penned a critically-acclaimed poetry collection, is currently fighting an HRC-related court case. ...
- 'Big Read' contest - Corbin Times-Tribune
The Corbin Public Library recently received 100 copies of “A Lesson Before Dying†by Ernest Gaines. This book has been chosen as the novel that will be the main focus of the Big Read in Whitley County. The Big Read is a program designed by the ...
- Writers' Alliance announces shortlist for book award (The Telegram)
The Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador presents the Heritage and History Book Award for a work of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or children’s/young adult literature that exemplifies excellence in the interpretation of the history and heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- At poetry jams, teens are making themselves heard - Kansas City Star
At poetry jams, teens are making themselves heardKansas City Star, MO - 4 hours agoBut Glenn North, education specialist at the American Jazz Museum, said it wasn’t long before teenagers started getting involved, too. ...
- Pigeon John breaks the rules of hip-hop and wins - Isthmus
Pigeon John breaks the rules of hip-hop and winsIsthmus, WI - 1 hour agoThis struggle led him to music and poetry as he found his own way of being in the world, one that acknowledges life's harsh realities yet comes off as ...
- A Montana life poured out in book of poetry - Billings Gazette
A childhood running in Montana fields and spoiled by her father and older brothers "who took me everywhere with them and taught me to dance" couldn't prepare Virginia Mortensen Howell for the despair that would engulf her as an adult. And she surely ...
- Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Rihanna double-up on American Music Award ... - MLive.com
AP Photo Chris Brown, left, accepts from presenter T-Pain the favorite pop/rock music male artist award at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. LOS ANGELES  Kanye West had nothing to complain about Sunday, as he picked up his first ...
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