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- Students from Wisconsin converge for poetry slam - KTTC
The winners from each semifinal will go on to compete against other regional contest winners at the Wisconsin State Grand Slam on Feb. 26. The state team will go on to compete at the national Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival ...
- Life's rich tapestry - The Daily News Online
After jotting down varied thoughts, prayers, to-do lists, recipes and quilt designs through more than 33 years of marriage and mothering, comes a new book that may cause women to ponder their inner most ideals. For some the book may resonate as much ...
- How the Irish (and Welsh) invented romantic love - Irish Central
How the Irish (and Welsh) invented romantic loveIrish CentralIn the same poem he spurs Irish poets to knowledge of our ancient civilization. Campbell thought the high crosses woven with knots ascending to the sun ...
- Irish singer Maura Kennedy makes a stunning solo debut - Irish Central
It is fitting that the debut solo album from singer songwriter Maura Kennedy should be called “Parade of Echoes.†As the album progresses, you get the sense that Kennedy is rummaging through the costume department in the Rock and Roll Hall of ...
- Wasn't pretty, but Wildcats will take win against Cards - SportingNews.com
SportingNews.comWasn't pretty, but Wildcats will take win against CardsSportingNews.comThere is fake blood and phony bullets, or there are missed shots and turnovers, but there is poetry in all of it if you have developed a taste for that sort ...and more »
- Open-mike poetry reading set for Tuesday at library - Winston-Salem Journal
Open-mike poetry reading set for Tuesday at libraryWinston-Salem JournalDena Harris, a freelance writer and editor, will lead a workshop Saturday on "The Secrets of Writing for Magazines." The class will meet from 9 am until ...
- SXSW 2010: Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez - Spinner
SpinnerSXSW 2010: Lesser Gonzalez AlvarezSpinnerI've been listening to all these dusty records and been particularly fond of '50s spoken word beat poetry. Some of these readings are so over-the-top, ...
- POETS BID FAREWELL TO ZIMBABWEAN FRIEND - Community Newswire
POETS BID FAREWELL TO ZIMBABWEAN FRIENDCommunity NewswireThe group gives regular performances, as well as taking part in poetry workshops. Nkosana has been a popular member of the group, entertaining audiences ...
- Atheist Ireland Publishes 25 Blasphemous Quotes - Politics.ie
From today, 1 January 2010, the new Irish blasphemy law becomes operational, and we begin our campaign to have it repealed. Blasphemy is now a crime punishable by a €25,000 fine. The new law defines blasphemy as publishing or uttering matter that ...
- Test your black history knowledge - Fayetteville Observer
In 1924, Gwendolyn Brooks was the first black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, winning for poetry. True or false? 8. The 2004 TV movie "Something the Lord Made" is based on the true life of: 9. Name the black filmmaker who made the documentary ...
- As the song says, 'What's love got to do with it?' - Hattiesburg American
As the song says, 'What's love got to do with it?'Hattiesburg AmericanI am mindful of the Tina Turner song, "What's Love Got to Do with It?" I guess more songs, poems and books have been written on the subject of love than on ...and more »
- THIS WEEKEND in WILLLITS for JANUARY 22 - Willits News
THIS WEEKEND in WILLLITS for JANUARY 22Willits News... at the Willits Center for the Arts featuring artists Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Maria Galardin in a show of paintings, collages, poetry and photos. Free. ...and more »
- Events > Book reading - MetroTimes
Local authors Dorene O'Brien, Bill Harris and Michael Zadoorian are the scholars of choice for the January edition of the Detroit Historical Society's monthly series. O'Brien is the author of Voices of the Lost and Found, a short story collection ...
- 'There are a lot of people ... indebted to him' - Iowa City Press Citizen
'There are a lot of people ... indebted to him'Iowa City Press CitizenHe also was Cornell College's Poet-in-Residence and wrote 10 books of poetry, including two that will be published in April. He was Iowa's Poet Laureate ...
- Winter arts roundup - Lynchburg News and Advance
Lynchburg News and AdvanceWinter arts roundupLynchburg News and AdvanceThe night will include love-themed monologues, comedy, songs and poetry. Dessert is included with the price of admission, which is $20 for adults and $10 ...
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