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- In the Arts (Independent)
"Plein Air 3 Ways" is on exhibit at the Middletown Library through July 31. Favorite scenes through the eyes and art of three plein air artists: Manny Jomok, watercolors; Marge Levine, pastels; and Jim Ferrier, oils. Plein Air artists paint from life and work out of doors to capture the light and movement of an actual scene.
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dead at 67 (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Mahmoud Darwish, a Palestinian cultural icon whose poetry eloquently told of his people's experiences of exile, occupation and infighting, died Saturday in Houston.
- Glass or grass? - Weekly Volcano
Weekly VolcanoGlass or grass?Weekly Volcano, WA - 1 hour agoWimberly is a Tacoma-based artist who spreads his interests among oil and acrylic painting, photography and poetry, among other fields. ...
- OUR OLYMPIANS: Lauren Groves (Kingston Whig-Standard)
Fifteenth in a series profiling Kingston's contributions to the Canadian Olympic team. Lauren Groves' athletic accomplishments come from a combination of hard work and persistence, but not necessarily genetics. "My parents always laugh, because I don't come from an athletic family at all." Next Monday, [...]
- A higher moral order - Ha'aretz
A higher moral orderHa'aretz, Israel - 4 hours agoThe poetry composed to commemorate these events does not focus on the taking of life to avoid pain, but rather of an act of sacrifice to God, ...
- Poetry class helping break down walls in McLoud (The Oklahoman)
McLOUD — If not for the black block lettering across the back of their gray shirts saying "INMATE,” the women in the poetry workshop could be mistaken for creative writing students at any local university. Heads down and hands feverishly writing across the page of a composition book, words spill from their pencils. Some women wipe tears away as they empty thoughts onto a page. Others appear ...
- CD Reviews: Get blown away by STS9’s ‘Peaceblaster’ (Vail Daily)
Sound Tribe Sector 9's latest is "Peaceblaster." Let’s face it, STS9 is a live band, known for their boisterous live shows that some fans cross several states to see.
- A real guy's novel with genuine bite - Toronto Star
A real guy's novel with genuine biteToronto Star, Canada - 5 hours agoOn one or two levels, Harrison's new novel – which arrives after more than 25 respected volumes of fiction, poetry and non-fiction – is as comfortably ...
- Georgia Nicols horoscopes for September 8 (Chicago Sun-Times)
ALL SIGNS MOON ALERT: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 11:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. today. After that, the moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn.
- Poetic Gift To 'Olympic's Heroes - Oneindia
OneindiaPoetic Gift To 'Olympic's HeroesOneindia, India - 4 hours agoSharing the same turf with Hockey and Poetry in his book 'Poetic Hockey', which has a collection of 86 poems, Shukla this time eulogised the charisma of the ...
- Athletics-Stunning Bolt doubles up on records (Nine O'Clock)
BEIJING - Usain Bolt produced another barely believable performance of dominant sprinting to break Michael Johnson’s untouchable world record on Wednesday and add 200 metres gold to the 100 he won in record time four days ago.
- Puccini’s heroines - Star-ecentral.com
HE was deemed a poor and indisciplined music student by his uncle, yet Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), the famed Italian composer renowned for his operas, went on to write classics of the genre like Tosca, Madamme Butterfly and La Boheme, among others ...
- Books can help kids look forward to school - Tacoma News Tribune
At this point during the summer, both parents and children count the hours until the start of school – some with relief, some with excitement and some with anxiety. Good books help pass the time. Here’s a few of this year’s back-to-school ...
- Words of Wisdom: Poem - Marconews
Words of Wisdom: PoemMarconews, FL - 14 minutes agoHis book, “Get Wisdom,” is published by Xlibris Div. Random House Publishing and is available at 1-888-795-4274 Ext. 822, at WWW.Xlibris.com, or your local ...
- Poet Laureate got writer's block - Independent
Poet Laureate got writer's blockIndependent, UK - 31 minutes agoI remember thinking that if poetry does leave me, I will really miss it, and miss it badly, but there are always biographies and prose," he said. ...
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