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- Hitchhiking Across China - Wall Street Journal
It was an insane idea, almost guaranteed to fail. In the summer of 1981, Vikram Seth decided he would hitchhike across China, Tibet and Nepal, ending his journey in his native country, India. Hitchhike in China? Mr. Seth, then a visiting student at ...
- World of Words by Elias Tobias Celebrates 10th Anniversary - PR.com (press release)
World of Words by Elias Tobias Celebrates 10th AnniversaryPR.com (press release), NY - 6 hours agoMany of the goals of the new poetry blog have been accomplished. Audio was started for the Love Notes collection, and more poem books have been added. ...
- Poetry prize submissions sought (Leelanau Enterprise)
The Dunes Review literary journal is seeking submissions for its annual William J. Shaw Memorial Prize for Poetry. The contest is open to all Michigan poets who reside north Grayling. Submissions are due by Oct. 18.
- Community briefs 9/8 - Daily News Tribune
Waltham Day on Common will be held rain or shine Saturday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This free event, as part of Historic Waltham Days, includes pony rides, face painting, dance performances, live bands, flying saucer, train ride and obstacle ...
- Forest Hills Cemetery celebrates its history and contemporary life - Taunton Daily Gazette
Forest Hills Cemetery celebrates its history and contemporary lifeTaunton Daily Gazette, USA - 3 hours agoThe program is free, and in Spanish and in English. A flashlight is recommended. "Anne Sexton Tribute,'" 2 pm Nov. 16. Poetry readings and reminiscences in ...
- Love, Luke Ford and getting named in the NYT - The Jewish Journal of greater L.A
Love, Luke Ford and getting named in the NYTThe Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA - 14 minutes agoWe humans are egotistical creatures: We look through other people’s wedding albums searching for pictures of ourselves, so of course we can’t help but feel ...
- CHARLIE MURPHY! Comedian will perform at the State Theatre in downtown ... - Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO -- Charlie Murphy is a storyteller. This became obvious in a long phone interview, where every subject turned into a story. The condensed version: He got to Hollywood in the '80s when his younger brother, Eddie Murphy, became a superstar ...
- Let your voice be heard at festival - Tonight
Let your voice be heard at festivalTonight, South Africa - 5 hours agoBy Tonight Reporter UKZN's 12th Poetry Africa International Poetry Festival, organised by the university's Centre for Creative Arts, will run from September ...
- Unmasking the Opera in Sierra Madre - The Foothill Weeklies
Unmasking the Opera in Sierra MadreThe Foothill Weeklies, California - 14 minutes agoThe pageantry and passion, the poetry and soaring musical achievement combine to make it an art form that elicits strong emotion and lifelong devotees. ...
- Related Links (The Canton Repository)
You could find trouble in the Deep South growing up young and black in the 1960s. Busy hands helped Fred Dean keep evil at bay in Ruston, La. "I hauled wood, hauled hay ... moved 500-pound roofing tar bales," Dean recalled. "The split logs were 24-foot long. I was 12, 13 years old."
- Aspiring teen artists have brush will mural (The Toledo Blade)
Earlier this summer, when concrete walls flanking its garage-level level entrance were still a stark white, 11 aspiring artists visited the Lucas County Public Library in search of historical facts and inspiration. After studying old newspapers and photos, the youths emerged from the downtown Main Library ready to tackle their commission: the design and execution of a mural that would visually ...
- Solzhenitsyn: A tortured patriot (BBC News)
Alexander Solzhenitsyn tackled the big themes of Russian literature, writes Oxford lecturer Michael Nicholson.
- Readers captivate acclaimed photographer - Sun-Journal
PORTLAND - The Portland Museum of Art will showcase images by André Kertész, one of the world's most significant and influential photographers, Aug. 30 through Nov. 16. "André Kertész: On Reading" is a collection of 104 black-and-white ...
- Green Thumb: New dwarf male cultivars keep time-tested beauty ... - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Ginkgos are stars of the fall landscape, thanks to the gorgeous gold color of their leaves. They are true survivors, seldom bothered by disease or insects, and new, smaller varieties enable them to be grown in more places. Ginkgos have been planted ...
- Cancer victim wrote book for fellow patients - Toledo Blade
Cancer victim wrote book for fellow patientsToledo Blade, OH - 54 minutes agoMrs. Droll wrote a book, When You Get It, subtitled, "A book of poetry, inspiration, and lessons learned from a battle with cancer. ...
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