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- Autumn days are just around the corner - Chicago Tribune
Autumn days are just around the cornerChicago Tribune, United States - 47 minutes agoPoets have always found autumn to be fertile ground for inspiration—you might find it equally inspiring to open a book of poetry and find a delicious poem ...
- Israeli President hails stronger China, more balanced world - People's Daily Online
National PostIsraeli President hails stronger China, more balanced worldPeople's Daily Online, China - 4 hours agoThe president, who harbors a profound interest in poetry and philosophy, greeted the Olympics with a poem glorifying "the same dream, of glory, of harmony, ...Mahmoud Darwish, Poet Laureate of the Palestinians, 1941-2008 Democracy Nowall 509 news articles
- Wine film sweet, familiar with just a hint of poetry - Edmonton Journal
In 1976, a Chardonnay from the Napa Valley won a blind taste test in France, shattering the perceived invincibility of French wine and setting the stage for an American Revolution. It was, as someone says in the comedy-drama Bottle Shock, "a bunch of ...
- The wonder of Woodstock - The Independent
PD James, the nation's empress of extermination, monarch of murder and queen of crime, will discuss with Kate Summerscale how far crime fiction mirrors the actuality of homicide and detection Literary festivals are seldom held in grand surroundings ...
- Just Asking … Amy Tan (The Kansas City Star)
Next month the San Francisco Opera presents the world premiere of “The Bonesetter’s Daughter,” based on the 2001 novel by Amy Tan, whose other books include The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God’s Wife. Tan wrote the opera’s libretto, her first. The music was composed by Stewart Wallace.
- William Makes The Write Move - Glasgow Daily Record
William Makes The Write MoveGlasgow Daily Record, UK - 54 minutes agoWilliam's work was published in the SQA collection Write Times and in the anthology New Writing Scotland, American literary publication Mayfly and Poetry ...
- Discussing the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Juneau Empire (subscription)
Discussing the Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamJuneau Empire (subscription), AK - 3 hours agoHe wrote about 5000 quatrains, a stanza or poem of four lines, embodying his philosophy of life. In Persian these were called rubaiyat. In 1859, in London, ...
- Augustana professor's writing goes international - Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Augustana professor's writing goes internationalSioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - 30 minutes agoThe Augustana College professor also uses Midwestern settings in his poetry, even Sioux Falls, for his first international paperback: "Finding the Gossamer. ...
- Kimani is Hailed as the Top Notch Poet for PoeticWorks.Com Battle of the Poets 2008 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
PoeticWorks presented its' 1st radio broadcasted Battle of the Poets on their new radio show this month. Kimani, a Miami native, hailed as the Top Notch Poet.
- Trailer Park musical arrives in Birmingham - Birmingham Post
Trailer Park musical arrives in BirminghamBirmingham Post, UK - 10 minutes agoMorris shifted easily from quoting Clare’s poetry to suddenly becoming one of the characters they met on route. In the play Call for the Condemned, ...
- Folk Tale-Inspired 'Black Rider', by Waits, Wilson and Burroughs, Begins in Toronto (Playbill via Yahoo! News)
The Black Rider, The Casting of the Magic Bullets - the folk tale-inspired avant-garde play with music by Tom Waits, Robert Wilson and William S. Burroughs, seen in Europe, the U.S. and Canada - gets its Toronto premiere at Tarragon Theatre's Mainspace Oct. 8 toward an Oct. 15 opening.
- New releases -- Marylandia - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Here's a look at several new books with a Maryland connection -- either from local authors or with a local theme. Dear Everybody by Michael Kimball (Alma Books). In unsent letters, diary entries and other snippets, the Baltimore novelist recreates ...
- Thrills and spills but fewer bloody kills - Irish Independent
Thrills and spills but fewer bloody killsIrish Independent, Ireland - 3 hours agoHe tried his hand at poetry, he dabbled in journalism and also practised as a lawyer. "I suppose my early life was really a way to find something to do to ...
- A small sacrifice for a Long Man - Daily Telegraph
I am hiding behind a long wall in an East Sussex car park trying to keep dry in the face of a blustery squall, but it's not working. The 230-ft Long Man of Wilmington (top) and members of Anderida Gorsedd (bottom) Wherever I stand, the wind and its ...
- VA Helps Vets Reengage With Life - Earthtimes (press release)
VA Helps Vets Reengage With LifeEarthtimes (press release), UK - 9 hours agoThese combat veterans have turned to the healing powers of the arts in a unique poetry therapy workshop. In another story, "The American Veteran" travels ...
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