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- TV's 'Laugh-in' comic Dick Martin dies at 86 - NWI.com
LOS ANGELES - Dick Martin, the zany half of the comedy team whose "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" took television by storm in the 1960s, making stars of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin and creating such national catch-phrases as "Sock it to me!" has died ...
- 90-Year-Old Poet Holds Public Reading Of New Book - Western Queens Gazette
90-Year-Old Poet Holds Public Reading Of New BookWestern Queens Gazette, NY - 5 hours agoLeon Zuckrow, a 90-year-old Flushing House resident, will give a free public reading from his just-published, first book of poetry, Love & Death & Love, ...
- Al Purdy: an uncommon poet memorialized - CBC News
In a writing career that spanned more than 50 years, Al Purdy came to be known as the nation's "unofficial poet laureate.” This week a statue of Purdy was unveiled in Toronto's Queen's Park. The statue was commissioned from sculptors Edwin and ...
- Pietersen would prefer to wear a green cap - Independent Online
Pietersen would prefer to wear a green capIndependent Online, South Africa - 7 hours agoI'm sure, like me, he doesn't spend his spare moments solving complex mathematical equations or writing poetry, but he wears his heart on his sleeve. ...
- Wide-angle view of hip-hop; classical group makes Spoleto debut (The State)
Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s “the break/s” looks at hip-hop through a wide lens. The piece, which will feature two turntables, a live feed and Joseph’s spoken word and dance, will attempt to tell hip-hop’s living history. Joseph, who was astoundingly prolific on HBO’s “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry,” will put hip-hop in all its glories and defects at center stage. His combination of theater, ...
- Kuwaiti cultural week in Damascus 'a big success' - Kuwait Times
Kuwaiti cultural week in Damascus 'a big success'Kuwait Times, Kuwait - 2 hours agoAttending the event, Kuwaiti media figure Fatma Hussein said it is important to encourage young people's participation in the fields of poetry and story ...
- MEXICAN EMBASSY PROMOTES LITERARY COMPETITION - LoveFM
MEXICAN EMBASSY PROMOTES LITERARY COMPETITIONLoveFM, Belize - 1 hour agoThis is an award to participate in this context in a book of poetry for children. Participants need to submit a book of poetry for children, the theme and ...
- At Your Library: Maine's virtual library is MARVEL-ous (The York Weekly)
Contrary to popular opinion, you can't find everything there is to know on the Internet. Much of what is found on the World Wide Web is neither edited nor refereed. Information found in a Google search may be untrustworthy and or even flat-out incorrect.
- Going out (Part 1 of 2) - Ottawa Citizen
Going out (Part 1 of 2)Ottawa Citizen, Canada - Jul 5, 2008Poetry Workshop: Beginning Monday to Aug. 25 at Collected Works Bookstore, Wellington St. from 7-9 pm $200 for all sessions. 613-239-0337. ...
- Magical, mystical, historical romp - Globe and Mail
Magical, mystical, historical rompGlobe and Mail, Canada - 28 minutes agoUcello, a lover of Petrarch's poetry, can dream in seven languages. "He picked up languages the way most soldiers picked up diseases," Rushdie writes, ...
- Author, poet to speak at women's business dinner - Inrich.com
A self-published poet and author will be the keynote speaker tomorrow at a dinner celebrating the 37th anniversary of the Richmond chapter of the American Business Women's Association. During a presentation titled "Live Out Loud -- on Purpose ...
- Poets take to a makeshift stage in Senen - Jakarta Post
The usually dark and deserted front yard of Planet Senen Youth Center was bedecked with bright lights, a small stage and plastic carpets on this particular Monday night. A poetry reading was underway at the location on Jl. Stasiun Senen 1, Central ...
- Trailblazers, but Selling a Romantic Kind of Love - New York Times
New York TimesTrailblazers, but Selling a Romantic Kind of LoveNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoThe pathway for personal true stories, performed by those who lived them, was paved by the established literary vogue for confessional poetry. ...
- JP Morgan Chase Latino Cultural Festival: July 23 - August 3, 2008 (All About Jazz)
International icons. New Voices. Wry twists on tradition. Bold new statements. The 12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival (July 23-August 3) at the indoor Queens Theatre in the Park showcases the veteran performers who started it all side by side with performers striking out in new directions.
- Norbert Krapf chosen state poet laureate (South Bend Tribune)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Arts Commission recently announced the selection of Indianapolis resident Norbert Krapf as the Indiana's poet laureate.
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