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- TV, comics top list of decade's breakthrough art forms - Tribune Review
Tribune ReviewTV, comics top list of decade's breakthrough art formsTribune ReviewWill some kind of high-tech future-art burst into the public consciousness, or some ancient tech-proof art, like poetry, see a revival? ...and more »
- Attractions: Will the Real Salt Please Step Forward? - Movieline (blog)
Telegraph.co.ukAttractions: Will the Real Salt Please Step Forward?Movieline (blog)... better-late-than-never 2007 effort Tirador, the poetry-slam family drama Spoken Word, and the Zimbabwean land-grab doc Mugabe and the White African. ...Jolie Pricks Spider, Dons Elvira Wig; Russian Spy Secrets: FilmBusinessWeekall 2,491 news articles »
- A Night of Entertainment and Education - New University Newspaper
The evening also included three poetry performances infused with contemporary perspectives of African culture by recruited artists Christian Bryant, Nnamdi Okafor and the famed Renaissance Man of Los Angeles. After several energetically charged ...
- Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 - Al-Ahram Weekly
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875Al-Ahram Weekly"Through my studies I am trying to prove that the Arabic canon has storytelling as well as poetry and philosophy, but also that it has history and novels ...and more »
- A New Yorker Looks at Our Mosque Dilemma - Huffington Post (blog)
A New Yorker Looks at Our Mosque DilemmaHuffington Post (blog)Most writers and poets of note from TS Eliot, to special readings of James Joyce, to Bellow and Sontag, including this past spring Javier Marias, ...and more »
- Interview: Elaine Foster on spoken word, competition, and KL Poetry Slam!
Poetry slams began in the US in 1984; essentially, they are competitions in which poets perform their work -- the "poetry version of emcee rap battles", according to Elaine Foster, who's one of the main people behind the KL Poetry Slam community. This weekend, the Poetry Underground collective presents Map Poetry Cup - The KL Poetry Slam , in which aspirant rhymers face off against each other ...
- Two flamboyant artists: Midori and Myah Flynn - National Business Review
Two flamboyant artists: Midori and Myah FlynnNational Business ReviewShe would be ramrod straight, playing like a standard issue romantic violinist and then, buffeted by the music, she would be bending and swaying. ...
- iMasoret iPhone App - The Jew and the Carrot
The Jew and the CarrotiMasoret iPhone AppThe Jew and the CarrotSongs + Poetry: another option that provides a comprehensive coverage of centuries of Jewish wisdom, all in text and video. • Blessings: all the daily ...
- Ranchers find their inner poet in a Prescott tradition - Sun Shopper
Ranchers find their inner poet in a Prescott traditionSun ShopperAnother feature of the evening will be young poets who are winners in the school poetry contest: Faith Greer of Washington Traditional School and Bella ...and more »
- Looking back at Metroid: Approaching Planet Zebes by gunship - N-Sider.com
N-Sider.comLooking back at Metroid: Approaching Planet Zebes by gunshipN-Sider.comI urge my readers to head over to YouTube sometime and watch videos of speed runs that can only be described as poetry in motion. Watching a highly skilled ...and more »
- Patti Smith's memoir of a rock-poet - FOX43.com
FOX43.comPatti Smith's memoir of a rock-poetFOX43.comShe offered poetry readings in front of crowds who were impatient for the main musical act. These experiences, no picnic for her, widened her palette of ...and more »
- Around South County: Shady Side students author, illustrate 'Charms of the ... - Annapolis Capital
Around South County: Shady Side students author, illustrate 'Charms of the ...Annapolis CapitalAP VIDEO more>> The project turned into an illustrated book of poetry that was recently named a second runner-up for nonfiction in Scholastic's "Kids are ...
- Paintings tell the story of a life in Brumley Gap - TriCities.com
Paintings tell the story of a life in Brumley GapTriCities.comBorn on Clinch Mountain, Scyphers grew up hungry and mistreated after her mother's death. As an adult she outlived three husbands. But her poems are full of ...
- Rock the cradle - San Antonio Current
San Antonio CurrentRock the cradleSan Antonio Current“The only people who can change the culture of the Alamo are artists and poets,†he says. “The politicians can't touch it; it's sacrosanct. ...
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