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- Poetry Matters: Casa Azul highlights importance of verse (The Times of Acadiana)
On a recent Thursday night at Casa Azul in Grand Coteau, poet Lana Wiggins offered the audience a disclaimer. “This poem was very difficult to write,” Wiggins said. “And it might be difficult to read, so forgive me.”
- Christina Patterson: Where poetry still has power - The Independent
Mahmoud Darwish, who died at the weekend, was, according to the Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Soueif, "the last poet who could fill a football stadium". In a country that regards poetry as a pastime for the lost and the lonely – like, say, knitting tea ...
- Annual Fall Arts Preview (Monterey County Weekly)
You may have heard of this little gathering before. Founded by Jimmy Lyons and the late, great San Francisco Chronicle jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason in 1957, it’s been going strong– and blowing hot– ever since. It’s a can’t-miss event for locals and members of the international jazz community alike.
- Video killed the Republican star - Economist.com
Welcome back, true believers, to the greatest political-convention-liveblogging show on earth! The schedule for today has been in such severe flux that I'm pretty sure we're covering talks by Gary Shandling and Gilbert Godfried. But failing that, we ...
- On Chinese, European & American Universities - RedOrbit
On Chinese, European & American UniversitiesRedOrbit, TX - 2 hours agoHe spoke about poetry, but his idea applies to all the creative disciplines: When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. ...
- Writer: Poetry is visual vehicle (Kearney Hub)
SANTA FE, N.M. — Poetry asks us to slow down and look carefully at the world.
- Brangelina, Britney's Guinness records unveiled ahead of latest book release (CBC)
Brangelina, Britney Spears and the James Bond film franchise are among entertainment world heavyweights featured in the latest edition of the Guinness World Records book.
- De Niro, Pacino’s riveting performances lift flawed thriller (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines—Can good performances save flawed films? Two movies that opened this week—Jon Avnet’s “Righteous Kill” and Eduardo Palmos’ digital production, “Ay Ayeng”—provide contrasting answers.
- Exotic Erotic Ball & Expo Celebrates 29th Year With Best-Ever ... - MarketWatch
Exotic Erotic Ball & Expo Celebrates 29th Year With Best-Ever ...MarketWatch - 20 hours ago... websites, and novelties, plus panel discussions on First Amendment rights, fashion shows, a spiritual oasis with psychics and massage, erotic poetry, ...
- After dark in the city of czars - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeAfter dark in the city of czarsBoston Globe, United States - 1 hour ago... era people talked candidly about politics and held underground poetry readings over glasses of vodka, jars of pickled mushrooms, and hot, black tea. ...
- Interview: Underoath - Artistdirect.com
The summer of 2008 was pretty good for Underoath . "The Slipknot tour was the most fun summer tour that we've ever done," exclaims vocalist Spencer Chamberlain. "At the end, it wasn't like saying goodbye to a few close friends. We had to say it to ...
- China. Triumph of the Will once again - OpEdNews
China. Triumph of the Will once againOpEdNews, PA - 1 hour agoThe bad dream of deja vu of mine when I was a child and saluted the same way in the 1960s-70s. The bad dream. People under the stairs. ...
- Evanston writer wins Rona Jaffe award - Chicago Sun-Times
Evanston writer wins Rona Jaffe awardChicago Sun-Times, United States - Sep 17, 2008... "the spiritual and the everyday with a comc's sense of timing to create something entirely original that falls on the boundary between prose and poetry. ...
- Ben Okri on why teenagers are poets - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukBen Okri on why teenagers are poetsTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 18 minutes agoIt has the same intoxicating effect; it is the wine of life. When the young reach for their notebook and pen, it is because of intoxication. Poetry connects ...
- 1-25 of 139 results - Seattle Weekly
Category Art Exhibitions Art Openings & Events Books & Authors Cabaret/Burlesque/Variety Classical/Opera Club Events Comedy Dance Family Events Fashion Festivals/Parades Food Events Lectures LGBT Local Film/Arthouse Museums Music Poetry/Spoken Word ...
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