Poetry news via Google, MSN, and Yahoo!
- Christina Patterson: Laureate kings and queens of the jungle - The Independent
If Tony Blair thinks that the media are feral beasts, he should meet some poets. It's amazing what they will do So, the battle begins. The middle-aged incumbent born with a silver spoon in his mouth is on his way out and the race is on for a ...
- New writers bring fresh perspective to everyday life - Times Colonist
New writers bring fresh perspective to everyday lifeTimes Colonist, Canada - May 11, 2008Students can experiment with poetry, fiction, drama and creative non-fiction in a department that has a stable of acclaimed writers, including poets Lorna ...
- Literary conversation eases readers' hunger - San Antonio Express News
Sitting shoulder-to-shoulder, prominent writers and educators showed solidarity at the first National Book Critics Circle event staged in San Antonio. Sandra Cisneros, Rod Davis, Norma Alarcon, Steve Kellman and Gregg Barrios were the center of ...
- 'I don't make things easy' - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk'I don't make things easy'guardian.co.uk, UK - 54 minutes agoWithin three months she had amassed enough songs to fill an album; the engineer at the studio played them to a friend who ran a small record label in Oxford ...
- 2b or not 2b: David Crystal on why texting is good for language (Guardian Unlimited)
Despite doom-laden prophecies, texting has not been the disaster for language many feared, argues linguistics professor David Crystal. On the contrary, it improves children's writing and spelling
- Celebration and questioning - Tonight South Africa
When one speaks of poetic heritage in this country, Lesego Rampolokeng is up there with the greats. Controversy follows him around, because he calls a spade a spade. His poetry strikes a chord, because it reflects what's happening in this country ...
- Cambridge students examined on Amy Winehouse song - Reuters UK
LONDON, May 28 (Reuters Life!) - They might not be Shakespeare or Wordsworth but lyrics by soul singer Amy Winehouse have been included in a Cambridge University literature exam for the first time. Final year English students were asked to compare a ...
- Jazz on the weekends (The Star)
THE Sunrise Jazz & Rhythm Fest 2008 returns for the ninth consecutive year featuring various sub-genres of jazz, such as neo jazz, folk jazz, modern, ethnic and blues, performed by established and new local artistes.
- "The Situationists" by Pierre Hahn - Infoshop News
"The Situationists" by Pierre HahnInfoshop News - 2 hours agoIf one is to believe Raoul Vaneigem, the new proletariat must realize philosophy (as the father of Marxism had foreseen), but also art (poetry, ...
- Poetry festival and other cultural activities - Star News Online
Poetry festival: 6 p.m. Aug. 8 at Bottega Gallery & Art Bar, 208 N. Front St. A one-night poetry festival and chapbook release celebration with live poetry and prose along with the release of "Between the Lines," a poetry chapbook. Schedule: Informal ...
- JUNETEENTH: Going back to Africa, 'just for today' - Inrich.com
Eyes wide with wonder, Jorian Jones, 8, watched two dozen Richmonders gracefully wave their arms and emphatically pound their feet to the mesmerizing beat of African drums. "I like it," the rising third-grade Henrico County boy said as the dancers ...
- Summerfest performers - South Coast Today
Summerfest performersSouth Coast Today, MA - 1 hour agoHe's a singing cowboy who numbers rodeo stars, range hands, buckaroos, and cowboy poets among his friends and admirers, as well as fellow freethinkers as ...
- Mega-Mini exhibition gets round cash shortages - Aberdeen Press and Journal
Mega-Mini exhibition gets round cash shortagesAberdeen Press and Journal, UK - 17 hours agoThe mega part of the exhibition title comes from the sheer diversity of the work, which encompasses paintings, photography, textiles, ceramics, poetry and ...
- Rawi Hage and the practiced art of imagined proximity (The Daily Star Lebannon)
The Daily Star from his hometown of Montreal, Canada, Hage said.
- Snow live in bearsville - Times Herald-Record
Snow live in bearsvilleTimes Herald-Record, NY - 3 hours agoKnown for her 1975 hit "Poetry Man," Snow's previous appearance at the theater was last year with Donald Fagen of Steely Dan. ...Todd Rundgren summer tour stops at Bearsville Theater Times Herald-Recordall 4 news articles
|
|
Get a Home Loan today and save!
California Mortgage
December 2007 Mortgage News
|