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- Kingsolver to speak at festival (Salina Journal)
Barbara Kingsolver, whose ability to deliver penetrating insights with a poet's grace has made her an internationally acclaimed writer, will be one of the featured speakers at The Land Institute's 30th annual Prairie Festival.
- Salman Rushdie: Knight of the Tall Tale - New York Sun
'The Enchantress of Florence" (Random House, 368 pages, $26) is a "Harry Potter"-ish restoration project of great intelligence and remarkable egoism, both of which are characteristic of its author. Although he sets his novel in the Florence of the ...
- Three Alaska writers are conference presenters - Anchorage Daily News
The Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference began as an experiment, an exploration, maybe even a hope, and quickly grew into an array of workshops, dialogues and readings that turn the Homer Spit into a literary haven every June. Before the first conference ...
- Union City offers free gallery space for local artists - Hudson Reporter
Union City offers free gallery space for local artistsHudson Reporter, NJ - 1 hour agoHowever, Union City and its officials have found a remedy for both afflictions; the city has provided a free space where artists can display their work and ...
- 'Aloha Shorts' radio taping set for Sunday (Honolulu Advertiser)
"Aloha Shorts," a KIPO radio show hosted by Cedric Yamanaka featuring local actors reading Island-written poetry and stories, will hold a live taping session open to the public at 7 p.m. Sunday at Hawaii Public Radio's Atherton Performing Arts Studio, 739 Kaheka St.
- Enjoy upcoming events - Philadelphia Daily News
Enjoy upcoming eventsPhiladelphia Daily News, PA - 25 minutes agoThree Leeway Foundation grant recipients, Judith Trustone, Sylvia Coleman and Trapeta Mayson, will read from their works of fiction, poetry and memoir at ...
- She won't go easy - Salon
May 14, 2008 | "She Came to Stay." That was the American title of Simone de Beauvoir's first book, a 1943 roman Ă clef about a manipulative and self-absorbed young woman who saps the energy and willpower of her admirers and plunges them into the ...
- Women writers unite in Edwards (Vail Daily)
EDWARDS, Colorado — Back by popular demand, students from Edwards-based author Valerie Leff’s creative writing workshop for women will share their works with the public.
- Japanese custom of naked sushi comes to Clearwater's Dirty Martini bar - Tampabay.com
Tampabay.comJapanese custom of naked sushi comes to Clearwater's Dirty Martini barTampabay.com, FL - 4 hours ago"I love art — music, paintings and poetry — and the best way for me to convey my art is in food," says Keir, a Vietnam native who was adopted by a New York ...
- Can’t talk about it? Whisper - Clinton Herald
CLINTON — ”Whispers,” a drama troupe from Dubuque, will present the issues of child abuse through poems, verses, scenes, colloquies and statistics in two performances here this weekend. The free presentations will be given in First Methodist ...
- Weakening Signals (Washington Post)
Bill Watson might play a four-hour piece by Bach, and then slap it on again, just because he felt like it. Or he might interrupt a Mahler symphony mid-spin, deciding instead to recite poetry or blend news bulletins with reports from his "Roman Empire correspondent," Edward Gibbon.
- A&L Events Calender - Gateway
A&L Events CalenderGateway, NE - 5 hours agoMay 15 - Spoken word artist Nebraska will be at the Loves Jazz and Arts center as part of its "Poetry in Motion" showcase. The performance starts at 7:30 pm ...
- In the Shadow of the Magic Mountain: The Erika and Klaus Mann ... - Times Online
In the Shadow of the Magic Mountain: The Erika and Klaus Mann ...Times Online, UK - 54 minutes agoThe novelist put a more artistic spin on things, telling his brother Heinrich that “I find a son more full of poetry, more a continuation and new beginning ...
- It is wrong to repress students whose writing contains violence - and ... - Guardian Unlimited
The creative writing faculty of America's Virginia Tech university has new guidelines for teachers to use when assessing students' work. "Is the work expressly violent?" they are asked. "Do characters respond to everyday events with a level of ...
- A ringleader in search of a three-ring - Waterloo Record
Waterloo RecordA ringleader in search of a three-ringWaterloo Record, Canada - 23 minutes agoSometimes he bursts into public places, loudly recites poetry (the works of Robert Frost often fit the bill) and giddily runs away. ...
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