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- Hard Rock Band OTEP Headlines New West Coast Dates on the Circus of ... - Earthtimes
NEW YORK, NY -- 06/13/08 -- KOCH Records recording artist OTEP is set to bring its searing live show on the road once again! Headlining new west coast dates on the Circus of Democracy tour to promote "The Ascension," the band's latest and most ...
- Toronto List: July 18–20, 2008 (Torontoist)
WORDS: The new season of the Toronto Poetry Slam kicks off Friday. Amateurs sign up half an hour before the show, and are given a chance to showcase their talents.
- Deep-felt tales of nature, a work of transformation (Toronto Star)
In one poem in Spirit Engine , John Donlan refers to an area of wetlands as "our vulnerable cathedral." This reverence for the natural world, which is the bedrock of the collection as a whole, also permeates Louise Bernice Halfe's The Crooked Good , though her way of expressing it is different.
- Small is beautiful (The Star-Ledger)
THE CONTENT is complex: suicide, war, love and illness. The format, however, is simple: black ink on white paper. In an era of streaming video, e-mailed images and audio downloads, this format -- the printed page -- may seem paltry.
- Elizabeth Edwards - Chicago Tribune
Give props to Gil Scott-Heron for the cutting-edge topicality of his best street poetry and jazz-inflected R&B over the last four decades, and the activist performer will accept the compliment graciously, albeit with reservations.
- THIS WEEK - San Francisco Gate
Kerouac Alley - the tiny strip of pavement that sits between City Lights Books and the Vesuvio Cafe, and straddles Chinatown (Grant Avenue), Specs Adler Cafe and Tosca - recharges its Beat legacy today for the 12th iteration of Art in the Alley ...
- In Memoriam: Thomas M. Disch - Popmatters.com
It's often said of uncommonly talented writers that they defied description; in Disch's case, that actually managed to be true. The worlds of both science fiction and great literature lost a smart, acerbic voice on Friday when Thomas M. Disch ...
- Local artist's masks cast history's faces - Allentown Morning Call
Local artist's masks cast history's facesAllentown Morning Call, PA - 35 minutes agoThey cover many expressive disciplines, including poetry, film, opera, music and literature. The arts encompass a comprehensive array of topics too lengthy ...
- New York, NY - Atlantic Online
New York, NYAtlantic Online - 1 hour agoI thought you might like to list this polka show I'm doing on Saturday at the Bowery Poetry Club. It's a live concert by the Ja Ja Jas, the rough and tumble ...
- The Daily Journal's Student of the Day: Bruno Costanzo (Daily Journal)
Accomplishments: Bruno was in the LEAP program for gifted and talented students and has received straight As on his report card. Bruno's poems were selected to be published as part of a student poetry contest. He was named a Student of the Month at his school several times over the years.
- Food, rides and games all part of Raisin Festival (Selma Enterprise)
For five days, Lincoln Park was filled with colorful rides both big and small, the sound of children laughing, and the smell of delicious food wafting through the air as Selma hosted the 29th annual Raisin Festival.
- Event opportunity for 'youth to tap into their creative side' - Daytona Beach News-Journal
DAYTONA BEACH -- On Tuesday night at the HotSpot Coffee Shoppe, a "Night of Poetry and Expression Through Music" will feature performances by young local poets and musicians. The 6 p.m. show will be hosted by "Young Prophecy," a 14-year-old poet, and ...
- Anderson County Library's reading program well-aimed at teens - Anderson Independent Mail
Anderson County Library's reading program well-aimed at teensAnderson Independent Mail, SC - 1 hour agoMs. Sutton said she will be planning some programming for Teen Read Week and is in the early stages of organizing a teen “poetry slam” with the adult ...
- Poetry: Grains - of Truth, Sand and Biofuel - Desicritics.org
Poetry: Grains - of Truth, Sand and BiofuelDesicritics.org, India - 4 hours agolove people who are in awe of words. words are the sole arbiter and the final survivor. desicritic editor, slave and slave-driver. Keep reading for comments ...
- :. Agitation first step towards ultimate goal: Geelani - Kashmir Watch
:. Agitation first step towards ultimate goal: GeelaniKashmir Watch, Pakistan - 13 hours agoHymning the rhythmic lyrics of Alama Iqbal’s poetry, people were seen all involved in the procession. Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Raja Mehrajuddin, Masarat Alam ...
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