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- You promised me poems - Guardian Unlimited
In his epic poem Omeros, a retelling of the Odyssey in a Caribbean setting, Derek Walcott imagined that his father was named "in love or bitter benediction / ... for Warwick. / The Bard's county". Warwick Walcott, the offspring of a white plantation ...
- Celebs, politicians, best-selling authors at National Book Festival, Sept. 27 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
WASHINGTON -- Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival.
- Malaysia's mid-autumn revolution - Malaysiakini
It has been a very tense week but after reading this article, I have a good feeling that our nation's crisis is going to have a fairy tale ending soon. Fairy tales and politics have always been antagonistic and yet they maintain a symbiotic ...
- Future looks bleak for many species - Globe and Mail
Free Markets from Canada writes: Foolishness...this just goes to show that special interest groups conduct studies with their findings in place even before the study begins. How about the study that revealed that 99.9% of ALL living things since the ...
- Palestinians plan big funeral for poet Darwish - Reuters
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, will get the equivalent of a state funeral in the West Bank on Tuesday -- an honor only previously accorded to PLO leader Yasser Arafat. Tributes for ...
- Culture Calendar - Naperville Sun
Culture CalendarNaperville Sun, IL - 2 hours ago1 to 2 fest at Butterfield and Batavia roads has a car show, live entertainment, crafts, bingo, poetry slam, kids area and more. ...
- The dynamics of a hit - Newindpress on Sunday
Newindpress on SundayThe dynamics of a hitNewindpress on Sunday, India - 2 hours agoEven with those beautiful songs, even with those big stars, it’s still filled with all that talking – in heavy, high-flown poetry. It’s exquisite stuff, ...
- Night and Day: Bay Area events for Tuesday, Sept. 23 - The Bay City Times - MLive.com
Night and Day: Bay Area events for Tuesday, Sept. 23The Bay City Times - MLive.com, MI - 5 hours agoThe event is free, but registration is required. Info: 893-9566. BRING YOUR BEST POEMS to a poetry slam at 8 pm in Kesseler Hall, room 130, ...
- Prevue - Portal - VUE Weekly
Prevue - PortalVUE Weekly, Canada - 45 minutes agoI just found you guys online, I was reading through your lyrics, and this is amazing. Do you write poetry?’ and that keeps you going.” V.
- Fred d'Aguiar's workshop - Guardian Unlimited
Poet, novelist and playwright Fred D'Aguiar was born in London, but grew up in Guyana before returning to England aged 12. His first collection, Mama Dot (1985) won numerous awards and established him as one of the most distinctive voices in English ...
- Acquire the write stuff - Thecalifornian.com
Salinas-area residents yearning to see their writing published can meet nationally known authors and agents who can help them make it happen at the East of Eden Writing Conference, running Sept. 5 through 7. "Some people who attend may have never ...
- Interview with Rose DesRochers, Founder of Todays-Woman.net (Blogcritics.org)
"I changed my mind and decided it would be a friendship community for both men and women." Rose DesRochers is the founder of Today's Woman, a site catering to writers -- both men and women -- of all levels and genres, including poetry. The site features articles, stories and interviews and also publishes press releases. It also has a forum for writers to share ideas and promote their work. In ...
- The Band's Visit - Salon
We're still running on a wing and a prayer over here at the temporary West Coast HQ of Beyond the Multiplex, battling a winter flu bug and some family blues, but there are a couple of new movies this week I didn't want to let slip past unnoticed. "In ...
- LETTER: Poetry and the possible - Wicked Local Gloucester
LETTER: Poetry and the possibleWicked Local Gloucester, MA - 3 hours agoThe Parker and Kingman awards already honor students for grades and good prose; there is no poetry award, though past Poetry Without Paper contests, ...
- Uganda: Children Speak Out on Domestic Violence - AllAfrica.com
Uganda: Children Speak Out on Domestic ViolenceAllAfrica.com, Washington - 35 minutes agoThe celebration were marked with poetry and singing but undoubtedly the play on child abuse took the day. The occasion held recently at Masafu sub-county ...
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