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- NEA awards 'Big Read' grants (Contra Costa Times)
LOS ANGELES — The National Endowment for the Arts announced Monday that more than 200 organizations nationwide will receive grants totaling $2.8 million to host The Big Read, an initiative meant to restore book reading in American culture.
- A Spring Bouquet of Poetry - NPR
Washington PostA Spring Bouquet of PoetryNPR - 1 hour ago... Poetry Month draws to a close, we recognize five new volumes that celebrate the form, including verse probing the darkness at the edge of everyday life ...Poetry in Motion, Thanks to YouTube Washington Postall 2 news articles
- Chatham literary fest draws international cast - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Post GazetteChatham literary fest draws international castPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 56 minutes agoAli's poetry collection, "So What," was published in 2006 by Copper Canyon Press. One of his American translators, Peter Cole, a published poet as well as a ...
- Bound for success: Recent UM master's graduate wins prestigious ... - The Missoulian
The MissoulianBound for success: Recent UM master's graduate wins prestigious ...The Missoulian, MT - 1 hour agoIn past years, winning entries have included works of poetry, short stories and essays. The Merriam-Frontier Award was established by HG Merriam, ...
- Family, friends remember Chapel Hill High grad - NC WANTED
Family, friends remember Chapel Hill High gradNC WANTED, NC - 2 hours agoSome speeches and readings of Yarmolenko’s poetry left many in tears. Friends said their thoughts and prayers are with Yarmolenko's family. ...
- Beth Orton added to Latitude line-up - Norwich Evening News
Norwich Evening NewsBeth Orton added to Latitude line-upNorwich Evening News, UK - 29 minutes ago... danceable disco indie five-piece Black Kids. Beyond music the event will also features top names from the worlds of comedy, literature, poetry and art. ...
- Latitude interview: Lisa Horton - Norwich Evening News
Latitude interview: Lisa HortonNorwich Evening News, UK - 20 hours ago“I like the fact that it's not just about music - that there's comedy, theatre, poetry, cabaret, art and all sorts of other stuff going on too. ...
- Tacoma stage performer finally comfortable in his own skin (Tacoma News Tribune)
For one guy, Chad Goller-Sojourner’s got a heck of a lot of stories to tell. Like the sixth-grade bus trip where the kid behind called him a tar-monster the whole way.
- Poets tackle death and dying for hospice - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Auckland stuff.co.nzPoets tackle death and dying for hospiceScoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - 9 hours agoHe has chosen contemporary poetry because it explores the subjects of death and grief head-on. ‘Poems are the words we turn to when words fail us: when we ...Poems used to ease grief Auckland stuff.co.nzall 3 news articles
- 2008 Detroit Festival of the Arts - WWJ
2008 Detroit Festival of the ArtsWWJ, MI - 2 hours agoThese performances include aerial and physical theatre, grammy award winning musicians, puppet shows, poetry, performance art and much much more. ...
- NU to Offer MFA in Creative Writing (Daily Northwestern)
Starting in Sept. 2008, Northwestern will offer, for the first time, a Master of Fine Arts program for students who write poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. A part-time, evening MFA program will allow students to write a longer thesis, closer to book length, than the part-time MA program.
- ‘When did the singer Lotte Lehmann live in Santa Barbara?’ (Santa Barbara Independent)
The world-renowned operatic soprano fell in love with the Santa Barbara area during her first visit in 1936. In the aftermath of political persecution and personal tragedy, she would settle here in 1940.
- A first in Canada - spoken word in written (East York Mirror)
It may seem like a contradiction in terms but according to David Silverberg, spoken word poetry can mean as much when it isn't spoken at all. "I think the best spoken word comes alive on the page as...
- Pete Doherty Released From Jail 70 Days Early - hecklerspray
Pete Doherty Released From Jail 70 Days Earlyhecklerspray, Los Angeles - 5 hours ago... caught him writing more rubbish prison poetry and chucked him out before he had enough to turn it into an actual book - but Pete knows one thing, ...
- Live Music Picks - AccessAtlanta
AN IMPRESSIVE RÉSUMÉ: This fiery guitarist has been a David Bowie sideman, a member of King Crimson and a Talking Heads collaborator. His fascinating solo albums give progressive rock a good name. In recent years, he's spent a lot of time producing ...
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