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- Making opera from the words of Emily Dickinson (San Jose Mercury News)
When her mother gave her a book of Dickinson's work as a birthday present, Dill was so overcome by the imagery that the words seared into her mind. Dickinson's poetry has served as her muse ever since, surfacing again and again in her innovative, text-infused multimedia projects encompassing sculpture, painting, photography, performance art, and now opera.
- Keeping Brunei's traditional literature alive (Borneo Bulletin)
The finals of the 11th national-level traditional poetry recital competition or the Syair, for secondary schools, colleges and private education institutions in conjunction with Teacher's Day was held yesterday at the Dewan Sermayuda of the Language and Literature Bureau in Berakas.
- 'Infinite Jest' author, 46, an apparent suicide - CNN
'Infinite Jest' author, 46, an apparent suicideCNN - 4 minutes ago"He was the best of our generation, and his death is a loss beyond describing," Richard Powers, winner of the National Book Award in 2006 for the novel "The ...
- Darwish laid to rest in Ramallah - Aljazeera.net
Voice of AmericaDarwish laid to rest in RamallahAljazeera.net, Qatar - 3 hours agoThe streets of Ramallah were lined with flags and posters quoting Mahmoud Darwish's poetry. A giant banner bearing his photograph hung over the central ...Video: Remembering Mahmoud Darwish - 10 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglishThe Palestinian icon GulfNewsPalestinians prepare to bury poet BBC NewsDaily Star - Lebanon - Democracy Nowall 686 news articles
- Preliminary Notes on the Need for a New Political Economy - Media For Freedom
Preliminary Notes on the Need for a New Political EconomyMedia For Freedom, Nepal - 10 hours agoDr Ergas is the author of five books, of which two are novels; he also wrote a large number of academic articles on African development, two dozen or so ...
- Poet who gave identity to Palestinians dies - CNN
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Mahmoud Darwish, whose prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting, died Saturday in Houston, Texas. He was 67. Mahmoud Darwish, in Ramallah in 2000, saw his poems become anthems ...
- Odds favor Amos Oz for Nobel Prize in Literature (The Christian Science Monitor)
It depends on which set of odds-makers you trust most. Online betting site Unibet favors Israeli author Amos Oz to be the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, scheduled to be announced tomorrow, Oct. 9, in Stockholm. Ladbrokes, a competing site, sees Italian Claudio Magris as the most likely ...
- Gracing the City - Philadelphia Inquirer
Gracing the CityPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 1 hour ago"He would give me plays and poetry written during the WPA." She may have inherited her social conscience from her parents, but the intensity with which she ...
- German Scholars Reject Claim of Goethe's Secret Romance (Deutsche Welle)
Allegations of a secret love affair between a dowager duchess and Germany's greatest writer, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, have been hotly rejected this week by German literary scholars.
- A Haiku Per Day for a Year for You -- New Book is a Fascinating ... - RedOrbit
A Haiku Per Day for a Year for You -- New Book is a Fascinating ...RedOrbit, TX - 4 hours ago18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Poetry fans and Japanese Haiku enthusiasts are about to get a special treat from author Donald Alan Straub III as Xlibris ...
- Veterans' words in poetry - Ashland Daily Tidings
Most people who filled the Angus Bowmer Theatre on Memorial Day to hear veterans recount their experiences were moved to tears. Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam and their families used poetry and stories to help the audience understand what ...
- Outskirts Press Announces Challenging Perspectives, the Latest Highly ... - PR.com
Philadelphia, PA, September 15, 2008 --( PR.com )-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Challenging Perspectives: A Collection of Black & African Themed Poetry by Mr Chukwuka Oyem, which is the author’s most recent book to date.
- Interview with Flash Fiction Writer Michael Kechula - Blogcritics.org
Interview with Flash Fiction Writer Michael KechulaBlogcritics.org, OH - 4 hours agoI’m sure my poetry would be so bad, I’d lose my citizenship and be banished from Planet Earth. A few years ago, I discovered a literary form called flash ...
- Barnes & Noble to Open New Store at 911 Haddonfield Road, Cherry ... - Business Wire (press release)
Barnes & Noble to Open New Store at 911 Haddonfield Road, Cherry ...Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 30, 2008The Camden County Youth Partnership will read poetry. The Cherry Hill Public Library will host a special Storytime with crafts. ...
- Young poets are honored at Library of Congress - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Young poets are honored at Library of CongressSarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 55 minutes agoThe contest -- the largest youth poetry competition in the world -- is conducted by Berkeley nonprofit River of Words and is affiliated with The Library of ...
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