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- Day writers drank from Eugenia Abu’s libation - Vanguard
The quintessential voice of Nigerian Television Authority news presenter, Eugenia Abu, resounded again, to the pleasure of the poetry and literary reading public as She in her remarkable and magnetic reading manner delivered lines of poetic ...
- Poet Sanchez to read at Jackson church - Jackson Clarion Ledger
Poet Sanchez to read at Jackson churchJackson Clarion LedgerSanchez's books of poetry include Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems and Like the Singing Coming Off the Drums: Love Poems. ...and more »
- Poet Nikki Giovanni coming to local event Saturday - Charleston Gazette
Poet Nikki Giovanni coming to local event SaturdayCharleston GazetteThe civil rights movement and African-American artists and activists have influenced Giovanni's work, and she also embraces popular culture. ...
- Stop-Motion Ace YouTubes Himself to Hollywood - Wired News
Equipped with little more than a video camera and a piece of green cardboard, Montreal filmmaker Patrick Boivin earns a comfortable living by setting up action figures on his kitchen table and moving the limbs in tiny increments to produce weirdly ...
- Spring Arts Preview: Poetry - Arizona Daily Star
Spring Arts Preview: PoetryArizona Daily StarCo-sponsored by Poets & Writers. • John D'Agata — Feb. 22. Author of "Halls of Fame" and the editor of "The Next American Essay. ...
- Waking Up in Toytown by John Burnside - The Guardian
The GuardianWaking Up in Toytown by John BurnsideThe GuardianThat his years of madness were followed by a period in which he produced book after book of award-winning poetry striking for its awareness of the numinous ...
- A CALCULUS OF WRITING, APPLIED TO A CLASSIC - El Paso Inc
A CALCULUS OF WRITING, APPLIED TO A CLASSICEl Paso Inc“I mean, the romantic idea that poetry comes from this deep inarticulable ur-stuff is a nice idea, but I think it is essentially false. ...and more »
- Local books: nature poems, becoming a carnivore and a 'stand-up ... - Seattle Times
A last volume of verse by Seattle poet Crysta Casey tops this week's list of books of local interest. "Jews of the Pacific Coast: Reinventing Community on America's Edge" by Ellen Eisenberg, Ava F. Kahn and William Toll (University of Washington ...
- To-Do List - Arizona Daily Wildcat
Sky Bar , 536 N. Fourth Ave., holds an open mic event each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Performance artists, spoken word poetry and original films welcome. Sign-up is at 6 p.m. Free. Viva La Diva Drag Show will be held at IBT, 616 N. Fourth Ave., 9 p.m ...
- Community celebrates King - Eastern Wake News
Eastern Wake NewsCommunity celebrates KingEastern Wake News"If you're a street sweeper, sweep like Michelangelo painted," write music like Beethoven and poetry like Shakespeare." The service included music by ...and more »
- The Exiles (Milestone Films, NR) - Play by Play
Play by PlayThe Exiles (Milestone Films, NR)Play by PlayAt its best, The Exiles achieves the same kind of visual poetry found in neorealist classics such as Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief) and La terra ...
- Discovering the Soul of Chinese New Year - TheTyee.ca
Discovering the Soul of Chinese New YearTheTyee.caFiona Tinwei Lam is the author of two books of poetry, Intimate Distances (finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Prize) and most recently, ...
- Three Recent Works by Cy Twombly Showcased at the Portland Art Museum - Art Daily
Cy Twombly, Untitled, 2007, from Blooming, A Scattering of Blossoms & Other Things, Acrylic on panel, The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica. © Cy Twombly. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. PORTLAND, OR.- Among the most important and influential artists of ...
- Interview - Viggo Mortensen, actor - Scotsman
Interview - Viggo Mortensen, actorScotsmanIt doesn't matter that since he played Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he's published more books of art and poetry than he's made movies, ...and more »
- Erich Segal, 72: Never say sorry for 'Love Story' - Inquirer.net
Erich Segal, 72: Never say sorry for 'Love Story'Inquirer.netFrancesca Segal said her father, whose popular romantic drama coined the phrase “Love means never having to say you're sorry,†died Sunday at his home in ...and more »
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