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- Western North Carolina celebrates Black History Month - Asheville Citizen-Times
There will be no shortage of area events at the YMI and around Asheville during Black History Month to help broaden people's basic knowledge about African-American history as well as U.S. history. Through its exhibit, “Juke Joint: An Installation ...
- Traveling Kurdistan in the 1960s with Dr. Christensen - Kurdish Herald
Kurdish HeraldTraveling Kurdistan in the 1960s with Dr. ChristensenKurdish HeraldAs bej (literally means “tellâ€) in Kurmanci is often used to connote sing, a majority of Kurdish poetry, history, and stories and their metaphor is orally ...and more »
- Poet's Choice: "Money Talks" by Rae Armantrout - Washington Post (blog)
Poet's Choice: "Money Talks" by Rae ArmantroutWashington Post (blog)This poem originally appeared in the New Yorker magazine. Rae Armantrout is Professor of Poetry and Poetics at the University of California, San Diego. ...
- Women in touch with the world of rugby - WalesOnline
Women in touch with the world of rugbyWalesOnline“But the poetry of a perfectly executed try is more likely to make me swoon. “I dread to think what I've spent travelling the world to watch rugby but I've ...and more »
- Abu Dhabi book fair to 'raise the bar' - National
Abu Dhabi book fair to 'raise the bar'NationalThere also will be an Emirati poetry forum and an antiquarian book fair, as well as live cookery demonstrations and a creativity corner dedicated to ...and more »
- Journey from the north: Will a global vision renew Nordic crime fiction's appeal? - Independent
Journey from the north: Will a global vision renew Nordic crime fiction's appeal?IndependentTranslators from Nordic tongues who harbour a passion for contemporary poetry or ancient mythology will know that those dour detectives still do most to ...and more »
- Annual dinner honors poet Burns - Aiken Standard
Andrews Society of Aiken, and those who are Scots at heart, will honor the memory of poetry giant Robert Burns with its ... Pat Scheetz, "Robbie Burns wrote the Address to the Haggis, and it's very funny." Said Brooks, "We're very fortunate to have ...
- A diary to die for - New Nation
I lamented in my column last week about how I was stuck with a six month long membership to my gym with little inclination to exercise anymore. Well, some more drama has been added to my dilemma. You see, I had been going through the motions. Doing ...
- Pizarro: Celebrating love — or not — on Valentine's Day - San Jose Mercury News
Pizarro: Celebrating love — or not — on Valentine's DaySan Jose Mercury NewsFor those in the romantic mood, Nils Peterson will be offering his annual reading of love poetry at 5:30 pm Friday at Le Petit Trianon in downtown San Jose. ...and more »
- Rock and Pop: Grooves - latest news - Camden Crawl line-up news + BBC 6Music ... - Islington Tribune newspaper website
Rock and Pop: Grooves - latest news - Camden Crawl line-up news + BBC 6Music ...Islington Tribune newspaper websiteThe Dig's Spring Equinox celebrations of bohemian deviance are at Passing Clouds, Dalston, on March 18, featuring live installations, poetry, an erotic ...and more »
- Mission Nights: Got Mortified! - Mission Local
Mission Nights: Got Mortified!Mission LocalAnd what better way to showcase how grandiose our problems seemed in adolescence than through poetry gone Mortified? “This is what you're fighting for ...
- Students from around Tulare County recite during Poetry and Prose ... - Visalia Times-Delta
He was a performer at the Poetry and Prose Onstage program at the Tulare County Office of Education office in Visalia ... But the one kid who is not scared — that is a joy." A 13-year-old student from Burton Middle School in Porterville captivated ...
- Chicano Federation chairwoman was a tireless activist - San Diego Union Tribune
Chicano Federation chairwoman was a tireless activistSan Diego Union TribuneShe enjoyed writing poetry and didn't like having her picture taken. Ms. Creel-Vargas is survived by her sons, John Creel of San Diego and Sid Creel of El ...and more »
- Poet Dawn Lundy Martin to read at Penn State Altoona - Penn State Altoona
Penn State AltoonaPoet Dawn Lundy Martin to read at Penn State AltoonaPenn State Altoona... Martin's visit coincides with the 2010 African American Read-In, of which she is the featured author. Martin was awarded the 2006 Cave Canem Poetry ...
- Evening star - Brisbane Times
Evening starBrisbane TimesA thought-provoking film looks at the beauty and poetry of the night, writes Tim Elliott. It consumes roughly half of our lives and bookends the day, ...
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