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- We're just about tolerated: Pakistani American gay activist - New Kerala
Ever an iconoclast, Chicago-based Nasim has on several occasions outraged the Muslim community through his poetry and columns. Accolades have been a little late in coming to him, but Nasim expressed his pleasure at the latest honour - the BBC film ...
- The best of the Northern California literary crop line up (Contra Costa Times)
The nominees are in for the 27th edition of the Northern California Book Awards, the annual pats on the back doled out in six categories to writers in this part of the state whose works published in the previous year have found favor with book reviewers and editors who volunteer to assess them.
- This week in books - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
This week in booksRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 33 minutes agoPoetry Reading by faculty and staff of Finger Lakes Community College. 7 pm Thursday. FLCC Honors House, 4355 Lakeshore Drive, Hopewell, Ontario County. ...
- Mizzou Basketball Q&A With Zaire Taylor (CSTV's College Sports)
Why did you decide to transfer from Delaware? "We had a new coach coming in and his style wasn't the best fit for me. This is a style of play I am more comfortable with and that wasn't the case at Delaware.
- Poets: Reopen Rabita - Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Glowing tributes were paid to the Poet of the East Allama Iqbal on his 70th death anniversary at a function organized by Pakistan Repatriation Council in Jeddah Monday night. Speakers urged the Pakistan government to establish an Iqbal ...
- The Arabs, the Turks and Islamic Bourgeoisie - Asharq Alawsat
The Arabs, the Turks and Islamic BourgeoisieAsharq Alawsat, UK - 1 hour agoOnly a few years ago Turks would think of Arabs as dark, curly-haired people and some Arab countries were unknown to the Turks. At present, this perception ...
- Weekends events in Brooklyn (New York Daily News)
New work/New York initiative: The Richmond Ballet will present works by choreographer Jessica Lang that include the New York premieres of "To Familiar Places in Dream," "Women and the Sea: A Tribute to Will Barnet," and "La Belle Danse."
- Who's Blogging
Washington Post - ... about new novels, neglected classics, fat biographies, European literature, fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, poetry ... Take a look, too, at the Oxford Anthologies of English Ghost Stories, Fantasy Stories and Gothic Tales. Among more ...
- High school speech team wins championship title
Papillion Times - Runners up were Doyle Hanshaw in humorous prose, Hallie Snider in informative speaking, Pat White in poetry and Hannah Schmale in entertainment speaking.
- Keeping Watch Where Rocks Abide (New York Times)
Elyn Zimmerman, a New York sculptor, found refuge among the boulders of Southern California after the death of her husband.
- LitTO: April 1–9 - Torontoist
TorontoistLitTO: April 1–9Torontoist, Canada - 53 minutes agoA welcome literary sign of spring is National Poetry Month, a country-wide event that kicked off locally this morning with a shindig at Ben McNally Books ...
- Maurice Manning to speak at May meeting of Knoxville Writers' Guild - Oak Ridger
Poet Maurice Manning, author of three acclaimed collections, one of which was selected for the 2000 Yale Series of Younger Poets, will read from his work at the Knoxville Writers' Guild meeting at 7 p.m., May 1, at Laurel Theatre in Knoxville. The ...
- Visalia soldier dies in accident - Fresno Bee (subscription)
Visalia soldier dies in accidentFresno Bee (subscription), CA - 14 hours agoHe said his brother loved to perform free-style hip-hop poetry and missed living in Visalia because of its proximity to the mountains. ...
- Iranian institute calls world literati for peace poetry festival - MehrNews.com
Iranian institute calls world literati for peace poetry festivalMehrNews.com, Iran - 2 hours agoOrganizers of the festival are scheduled to be honored by the Cheshmeh publishing company, one of the festival’s sponsors, during a ceremony at the Iranian ...
- Iranian author Parvin Dowlatabadi dies at 84 (Payvand Iran News)
Veteran Iranian writer and one of the founders of children's poetry, Parvin Dowlatabadi has died of a heart attack at the age of 84.
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