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- Sadness has a direct line to the soul
The Australian - But there is another threat, perhaps as dangerous: we are eradicating a cultural force, the muse behind much art and poetry and music. We are annihilating melancholia.
- Book Folks: Oxford meeting honors Hurston (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
The 15th Oxford Conference for the Book will be held April 3-5 on the campus of the University of Mississippi. This year, the conference is dedicated to Zora Neale Hurston; three panel discussions will revolve around her life and work and there will be screenings of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and other films featuring Hurston's fiction and nonfiction.
- Live to Dream’s Opening Night a Success - The Santa Barbara Independent
Live to Dream’s Opening Night a SuccessThe Santa Barbara Independent, CA - 1 hour agoOne woman even read an essay on all she knew about God, love, and the soul. The reader’s ages varied greatly from grandpas to 21-year-olds. ...
- No useful lesson
Billings Gazette - Adams comments also produced Sidney Lanier (1842-1881), who wrote, among other things, poetry in logaoedic dactyls. ... F]ortitude is more manly than bravery, for noble and long endurance wins the shining love of God; whereas brilliant bravery ...
- Steam Heat to host poetry reading - Statesman Journal
Keizer — The Steam Heat Coffeehouse is hosting a free poetry night Friday. Poets include Miguel-Loredo Reyes of Woodburn, who will deliver spoken-word poetry on issues such as his relationship with his father and Woodburn's American Indian roots ...
- Looking for the Flaws in Heroes | Brian Azzarello, pt. 1 - Play by Play
Play by PlayLooking for the Flaws in Heroes | Brian Azzarello, pt. 1Play by Play, MO - 53 minutes agoBrian Azzarello: Actually, before I started writing, I did some design work, sort of freelancing, but my main gig at the time was restoring 17th and 18th ...
- Adams poetry program open to all - BlueRidgeNow.com
Adams poetry program open to allBlueRidgeNow.com, NC - 1 hour agoPoetry bridges differences and carries large loads. The program is sponsored by Friends of the Library, is free and everyone is welcome. ...
- Excerpts: 'Windy City' (NPR)
In Windy City, several Chicago aldermen are maneuvering to succeed a mayor who died in office. Just before the selection is made, one of the contenders is caught in a sex scandal; he had sexual relations with two men on his security detail.
- La Raza Galeria Posada: 30 Years of Literature, Art y Cultura - Sacramento News & Review
La Raza Galeria Posada: 30 Years of Literature, Art y CulturaSacramento News & Review, CA - 3 hours agoThursday, March 27, will feature poetry readings by Lorna Dee Cervantes (who read poetry at the first Canto in 1983), Frank LaPena, and Diego Carrillo with ...
- North teacher back in classroom after reprimand (Springfield News-Sun)
A North High School Junior ROTC teacher placed on leave while school officials investigated messages he exchanged with a female student was back in the classroom Tuesday, April 22.
- East metro briefs
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Members of the Gordon Parks family, Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and students dedicated the building to the memory of the legendary American artist. Parks achieved fame in photography, poetry, literature, film and ...
- Greenberg: The extinction of political debate - Austin American-Statesman
Greenberg: The extinction of political debateAustin American-Statesman, TX - 30 minutes agoIt was sad, watching the two remaining contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination engage in a civil little sparring match in Austin on Thursday ...
- Holiday workshops - Malaysia Star
Holiday workshopsMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 5 hours agoSEVERAL workshops on theatre, writing, poetry, visual art, literature and education will be held for students during the school holidays. ...
- Paddock Poetry Contest set for Tuesday - Athens Daily Review
Paddock Poetry Contest set for TuesdayAthens Daily Review, TX - 2 hours agoEvery year for more than a decade, Trinity Valley Community College has celebrated the creativity of its students with the Paddock Poetry Contest. ...
- Chilean poet Mistral was soul of the people (The Post and Courier)
Every once in a while I stumble upon a poet whose obscurity remains a mystery, and the more I read and learn about Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, the more this mystery deepens.
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