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- Spotlight On The Life Of Fatima Az-Zahra (as) - LeadershipNigeria
Spotlight On The Life Of Fatima Az-Zahra (as)LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 2 hours agoTo summarize, any linguistic device that could be used to further enhance the eloquence of speech - such as imagery; what, in poetry, is known as 'musical ...
- Our gang (Isthmus)
Did you know that West Side Story was originally going to be called East Side Story? It would have been about the Catholic and Jewish street gangs in 1950s New York, and it would have been set during Easter and Passover. Somebody thought better of the idea, thank God, and the rest, as they say, is history.
- New School gives students freedom to explore, think - The News Journal
New School gives students freedom to explore, thinkThe News Journal, DE - 21 hours agoIn poetry form, he is writing about "motivation, the reason you do things, the nature of responsibility," he said. Emily Wolfe, 15, who wants to be an ...
- Poor prospects for Glasgow's underground poet - Times Online
It aims to produce underground literature, but according to some writers, the only thing subversive about a plan to recruit a poet-in-residence for Glasgow's subway system is the pay. The scheme, thought to be the first of its type for public ...
- Open Mic: National Poetry Month - Love - San Francisco Gate
April was National Poetry Month and dozens of readers responded to our call to read their original poems out loud on our Open Mic podcast. We received so many that we'll have to continue posting poems into May
- In the area - Pasadena Citizen
In the areaPasadena Citizen, TX - 2 hours agoPoet members of the chapter will write a poem about each item to be displayed, which will be submitted for approval by the artist. A permission form will be ...
- Nabokov's final, incomplete work to be published (CBC)
The book world is buzzing with the news that Vladimir Nabokov's son is set to defy the wishes of his father by publishing his final, unfinished novel.
- Tourism in Yemen: - Converting strangers into friends - Yemen Times
Tourism in Yemen: - Converting strangers into friendsYemen Times, Yemen - 4 hours agoThe incense was prohibited in Christian churches. The other reason was the transformation of trade road from the desert to the main plateau which was ...
- Eclectic mix of literate Magpies shine - Real Footy
Eclectic mix of literate Magpies shineReal Footy, Australia - 27 minutes agoHaiku is a style of Japanese poetry — three short lines that offer description, insight and mood. Despite its brevity, it is rather sophisticated. ...
- Bibliofiles: Plenty of activity for poetry lovers this week (The Kansas City Star)
A first-glance look at this week’s literary calendar reveals only a few events, but glances can be deceiving. Quite a few Kansas City poets, actually, will be stepping up to the podium in the next few days.
- Trio of Northville High Girl Scouts goes for the “gold” - Northville Record
Trio of Northville High Girl Scouts goes for the “gold”Northville Record, MI - 6 hours agoStudents submitted poetry, drawings, short stories and photography. The first edition of Cavalcade debuted in January, the second arrived last week. ...
- Turning Summer Leaves (Gay City News)
Meena Alexander, "Quickly Changing River" (TriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press, $14.95) Alexander's eighth book of poems quotes Whitman in its epigraph and in "Torn Grass" features five impressive triptych sequences (e.g., "Three for Summer").
- Autry Technology student wins graphic arts contest - Enid News & Eagle
Autry Technology student wins graphic arts contestEnid News & Eagle, OK - 27 minutes agoKelby Kinman, a student at Autry Technology Center, recently placed first in the 42nd National Career Devel-opment career poster/poetry contest. ...
- Do we protest too much about where we write? - Guardian Blogs
In a city bereft of a location with equivalent bookish cache to the British Library, entrepreneurs in Manhattan have provided New York's literati (as in anyone, published or not, who can afford to pay a hefty annual fee) with an opportunity to get ...
- A sprightly elegy - Al-Ahram Weekly
I never thought funerals could be such fun. But then, not every funeral has Khalid Galal as director. He has a keen eye for the ludicrous and an eerie knack for squeezing laughter out of the most lugubrious situations and gruesome events. Parody and ...
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