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- African-American Umoja Fest is set to kick off on Friday (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
African-Americans from throughout the Northwest will meet Friday through Sunday in Seattle for the annual Umoja Fest. Organizers say the event, named after the Swahili word for unity, is the region's largest and oldest black festival.
- 'Ginsberg loved Calcutta, the city of poets' (rediff.com)
Arthur J Pais writes on a fascinating book that limns Beat poet Allen Ginsberg's attempt to find, in Indian mysticism, an antidote to Western materialism
- Opportunities abound for area artists to show talents (El Paso Times)
Here are a couple of opportunities for artists of all types-- whether they're visual artists, writers or young singers.
- Submissions requested for local magazine - The Banner-Graphic
Submissions requested for local magazineThe Banner-Graphic, IN - 13 hours agoAll styles of writing are encouraged, including poetry, short stories, journal entries and interviews. Submissions for this magazine are not limited in ...
- Christina Patterson: A joyous display to help heal broken lives (Independent)
"It's hard to read this," said the man on the stage, "because it brings back all the memories." His voice had faded almost to a whisper. "This was 15 years ago, and it still affects me."
- Serenity Prayer Stirs Up Doubt: Who Wrote It? (New York Times)
The prayer is about to endure a controversy over its authorship that is likely to be anything but serene.
- Can't get enough of the Madison Slam Team and spoken word? - Wisconsin State Journal
Last week, 77 teams of poets from all over the country took over Madison for the National Poetry Slam competition and conference. Our own Madison team came in at #35 in that line-up (see the full results here ). That might not sound like such a great ...
- Ready to wear: The art of Natick's Virginia Fitzgerald - MetroWest Daily News
Sporting a paste-on tattoo of the Hindu goddess Shiva, Virginia Fitzgerald fashions a dress from hundreds of dog tags that resembles a child's playhouse. In her downtown studio, she moves barefoot past dresses she's made from glass and eggshells, red ...
- Celebrated American Sanskrit rock band to dedicate next album to ... - PunjabNewsline.com
Celebrated American Sanskrit rock band to dedicate next album to ...PunjabNewsline.com, India - 4 hours ago"We fell in love with the overwhelming stillness, exuberance, clarity and amplified sensory awareness of Sanskrit poetry," Andrea and Sara stress. ...
- David Baddiel on the dearth of great films about great writers - Times Online
David Baddiel on the dearth of great films about great writersTimes Online, UK - 32 minutes agoWithout his poetry, Thomas was just another selfish alcoholic boor. The Edge of Love is really just another love triangle movie, and interesting though love ...
- Pupils have a green day - Shields Gazette
Pupils have a green dayShields Gazette, UK - 2 hours ago... ate, a waste-free picnic. The oldest children in the school made tribal masks and bird feeders, wrote poetry and held a debate: deforestation versus ...
- Palestinian writer who gave stateless a voice - Financial Times
The concept of a national poet with the power to define a country's collective spirit seems to belong to a different century. But for Palestinians, who have yet to see their dreams of an independent state realised, it was embodied by Mahmoud Darwish ...
- Tamil Canadians Commemorate 25 years in Canada - Canada NewsWire (press release)
Tamil Canadians Commemorate 25 years in CanadaCanada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 2 hours ago<< Venue: ARTA Gallery, Distillery Historic District Date: Saturday July 26, 2008 Time: 10am-9pm An artist's reception with poetry readings and survivor ...
- Taking a bite of Dylan's Big Apple (BBC News)
Joining Dylan Thomas's daughter Aeronwy on a tour of the poet's old New York haunts.
- Miss Construction – Kunstprodukt (cd Fear Section/Out Of Line) - Side-Line
Miss Construction – Kunstprodukt (cd Fear Section/Out Of Line)Side-Line, Belgium - 3 hours agoBut Miss Construction is not about poetry and refined lyrical themes, but just about an explosive dark electro cocktail! Chris Pohl is an experienced artist ...
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