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- Passion for the sea leads to first novel - Times and Transcript
Passion for the sea leads to first novelTimes and Transcript, Canada - 4 hours agoNancy Crossman, born Nancy White of Stephenville on the west coast of Newfoundland, spent the last three or four years writing lyrical poetry and short ...
- Area news in brief (The Houma Courier)
Woman allegedly beats teen with shoeHOUMA Battery charges were filed Monday against three alleged participants in a confrontation which began outside a West Tunnel Boulevard doctor s office and continued on the other side of town. During the attack, one of the three allegedly beat a teenager with a high heel shoe.
- Raine check (winnipegsun.com)
Talk about your tough crowds. When Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida was putting the finishing touches on his first solo album, it wasn’t the prospect of being judged by critics or catty blogosphere dwellers that kept him awake at night.
- Translator Gives Voice to Bolivian Poet’s Verse - University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
Translator Gives Voice to Bolivian Poet’s VerseUniversity of Texas at Dallas (press release), TX - 6 hours agoJohnson has been the author, editor or translator of more than 20 books and chapbooks, including three collections of poetry recently published in ...
- Getting to the Bottom of Bolaño - New York Sun
Getting to the Bottom of BolañoNew York Sun, NY - 27 minutes agoWhat makes this exciting to American readers — beyond the idea that you might make dangerous friends in a poetry workshop — has been hard to state. ...
- 'This Dominican kid from New Jersey' wins a Pulitzer - Guardian
Guardian'This Dominican kid from New Jersey' wins a PulitzerGuardian, UK - 50 minutes agoThe novel is an unconventional tale, hailed by the Guardian as "funny, unapologetic and intensely readable". Diaz's only other book, a story collection ...
- India's Regional Literature a Tough Sell at Frankfurt - Deutsche Welle
A huge poster of an old woman with sparkling eyes and snowy white hair adorns the entrance to the hall featuring India, the guest of honor, at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The 80-year-old grand dame of Indian literature, Mahasweta Devi, is a prolific ...
- Interstices of identity - Hindu
HinduInterstices of identityHindu, India - 3 hours agoSample this quote from a ta lk he delivered at the Florence Poetry Festival in Italy, “To be born into a minority is a blessing and a curse… ...
- Thursday, April 03, 2008 (Marion Chronicle-Tribune)
Angel Food orders accepted 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Unity Christian Church, 140 N. Pennsylvania St. Grant County Literacy Council spring workshops, today, Monday and April 10, Marion Public Library, 600 S. Washington St. Call 668-2900, ext 114.
- Do any heroes still exist for youth? - Ventura County Star
Do any heroes still exist for youth?Ventura County Star, CA - 8 hours agoWith its pace, subtleties, drama, poetry and tensions, baseball is still the greatest game on Earth. The problem is with the people who have kidnapped ...
- Speaking of Faith: The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi Wins a Peabody Award! (Payvand Iran News)
A Peabody went to Speaking of Faith: The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi, from American Public Media. This edition of the long-running series explored resurgent interest in the 13th century Persian poet:
- Between teaching and playing music, Brookline teacher picks both (The Brookline Tab)
Two years ago, Kenny Kozol, 34, moved back to Brookline from New York City. Since returning, he has been able to marry his two passions, teaching and music. His blue eyes light up when he talks about bringing Latin music into the classroom. They also shine when he talks about his band, Ten Tumbao, which is playing at the Brookline Arts Center “Enchanted Spring” Gala on May 3.
- John Lundberg: Found Poems On The Campaign Trail (HuffingtonPost)
The Democratic Primary, at times, seems to center around Barack Obama's preternatural rhetorical ability and Hillary Clinton's attempts to overcome it. Obama is Walt Whitman on the stump. His crowds ooh and aah even as he ticks off requisite thank...
- Bob Muth for mayor
La Crosse Tribune - I sit next to Bob Muth, my friend and fellow alderman, every second Tuesday in the City of Onalaska Common Council Chamber. ... Please do not send poetry, or items taken from other publication or from the Internet.
- Paris gets a musical tribute, Ronaldo gets the shock of his life: The ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Paris Hilton and beau Benji Madden are making beautiful music together. As Sir Paul once sang, people want to fill the world with silly loves songs. Benji Madden is offering up the latest, written for girlfriend Paris Hilton. Awwwww. Young love is so ...
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