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- Hip-Hop: Agent for social change or angry, misogynist music? - The Gazette (Montreal)
Hip-Hop: Agent for social change or angry, misogynist music?The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - Jun 29, 2008Is it "pavement poetry that vibrates with commitment to speaking for the voiceless," as Michael Eric Dyson, a professor at Georgetown University, believes? ...
- Poetry Jukebox: The Right Selection. - Ledbury Reporter
Poetry Jukebox: The Right Selection.Ledbury Reporter, UK - 47 minutes agoIt was moving at times to see Lloyd Pack so moved, and to hear him recite several challenging poems from memory, including the Dantesque war poem "Strange ...
- David Biespiel's poetry column addresses variations in Philip ... - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
David Biespiel's poetry column addresses variations in Philip ...The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 2 hours agoWhen June Jordan once cracked that a definition of poetry is "minimum words, maximum impact," she was admitting that, say, Walt Whitman needs all the words ...
- Clay and words are artist's favorite media - Las Cruces Sun-News
Clay and words are artist's favorite mediaLas Cruces Sun-News, NM - 1 hour agoHer recent body of works, "How to do Everything Right," she said, is "a collaboration of sculptures, prints, short stories and prose poems" which use ...
- Ben Jelloun joins the Goncourt (Al-Ahram Weekly)
Moroccan novelist Tahar Ben Jelloun, a well-known figure in both Moroccan and French cultural circles, took a step closer to the heart of the French literary establishment early last month when he was elected a member of the jury of the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary prize and one of Europe's oldest.
- Search to divine authorship leads 'Footprints' to court - Honolulu Advertiser
The single set of footprints in the sand — as millions of inspired souls now know — was that time when the Lord picked you up and carried you. It's a metaphor, people: He is there when you need Him most, and so is the ubiquitous poem known as ...
- Poetry contest offering $1,000 - Iowa City Press-Citizen
A $1,000 grand prize is being offered in a poetry contest sponsored by Golden Poets Guild. Free to everyone, the contest offers 50 prizes, totaling $5,000. Poems may be written on any subject, using any style. Deadline for entering is July 26. To ...
- Freer Ukraine offers some Russians asylum Activists, artists ... - San Francisco Chronicle
Freer Ukraine offers some Russians asylum Activists, artists ...San Francisco Chronicle, USA - May 17, 2008During the past two years, Belarusian expatriates have held an annual "Belarusian Spring" festival, featuring fare banned back home - movies, poetry ...
- Library closing for two days - Peterborough Examiner
Library closing for two daysPeterborough Examiner, Canada - 1 hour agoThe English contest will have categories for poetry and short story writing, with a prizewinner and runner up in both categories. ...
- Niyaz Music: Nine Heavens to be released on 6.24.2008 - Payvand Iran News
"Arise and prepare to rejoice. Let the wine take root in our cups as would a flower in the soil. Let us become intoxicated with bliss. For till when shall we dwell in sadness? Those drunk with love. Will break this unending wheel of sorrow. For the ...
- Danielle Steel writes to 'give people hope' (Sentinel & Enterprise)
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's only 9:33 a.m., but already Danielle Steel is having a lousy morning. She's in a Rockefeller Plaza dressing room, having her hair tugged and her makeup tweaked.
- Students slamming down poetry (Akron Beacon Journal)
TALLMADGE: In a high-tech age in which teens' lives are dominated by cell phones, MP3 players, social networking Web sites and instant messaging, Tallmadge High students Lizzie Ferracane, Matt LoPresti and Lisa Conti look to a simpler past for fulfillment.
- Obama Launches 50-State Voter Registration Drive - Washington Post
Obama Launches 50-State Voter Registration DriveWashington Post, United States - May 10, 2008"This is the first time in my life, as an American of African descent, I have felt proud, and, after 26 years in the military serving my country, ...
- Catching the literary fever - Newburyport Daily News
This weekend's celebration of authors won't end Saturday with the culmination of readings and workshops that comprise the Newburyport Literary Festival schedule. Several companion events are planned for Sunday, including a tribute to some of the area ...
- Family, Friends Remember Teen Killed in Bus Stop Accident - KSDK
Click here to watch video of Elijah's friends and classmates gathering at the bus stop in remembrance of his life. (NewsChannel 5 photo journalist Jeff Wilson) (KSDK) -- Family and friends gathered Tuesday afternoon to read poems, reflect and ...
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