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- Eager fans brim with anticipation - The Gazette (Montreal)
Eager fans brim with anticipationThe Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 1 hour agoAt 85, Gwen Berkowitz had been waiting a lifetime to see a live performance by the man whose poetry and music helped to define her life. ...
- Vacations on less than a tank of gas - Post-Bulletin
Vacations on less than a tank of gasPost-Bulletin, MN - 1 hour agoFor those who can think of little that's more perfect than attending a poetry slam while being served fair trade coffee, a visit to Hope's Harvest Natural ...
- In StorySlam, strangers go on stage & bare their souls (Philadelphia Daily News)
IF WHAT'S DONE in the dark will come to light, baring your soul to a shadowy room of strangers could end in disgrace. But at First Person Arts StorySlam, where 10 amateur storytellers mount a dimly lit stage to share details of intimate experiences with an audience of unknowns, it usually ends with applause.
- John Densmore's jazz education - Los Angeles Times
THE GREAT jazz drummer Elvin Jones carried on a constant musical conversation with John Coltrane. It inspired me to have that kind of dialogue with Jim Morrison. Not that I was in Elvin's league, but his courage gave me the "huevos" to stop the ...
- Prize winner and Nashville native Williams reflects on writing poetry (The Tennessean)
Nashville native Lisa Williams' second collection of poetry, Woman Reading to the Sea, is the winner of the 2007 Barnard Women Poets Prize, selected by Joyce Carol Oates. An associate professor of English at Centre College in Danville, Ky., she explores myriad topics in her latest book, which is divided into four thematically organized sections. Intensely observant, her poems grapple with the ...
- Eminent scholar’s work on show at Bangor University - Daily Post
Eminent scholar’s work on show at Bangor UniversityDaily Post, UK - 1 hour agoSir Ifor Williams (1881-1965) from Tregarth near Bethesda’s main interest was early Welsh poetry, such as the work of Aneirin, Taliesin and Llywarch Hen. ...
- From Lower Topanga, Tool's Snake Pit - Malibu Arts Journal
From Lower Topanga, Tool's Snake PitMalibu Arts Journal, CA - 1 hour agoHe is the publisher who brought us the little green covered poetry book, "Idlers of the Bamboo Grove." You’ve seen it in a bucket at The Reel Inn and all ...
- Historical anti-slavery speech the subject of July 4th celebration - Oakland Tribune
Oakland musicians and poets will offer an alternative celebration of Independence Day this week with a staged version of Frederick Douglass' famed 1852 speech decrying the hypocrisy of slavery in a supposedly free country. Poetry and jazz ensemble ...
- Around the Area - Plain Dealer
Around the AreaPlain Dealer, NJ - 7 hours agoPOETRY WRITING: Barnes & Noble in Marlton will host a poetry writing group at 7:30 pm on Monday, June 16. The store is located at 200 West Rte. 70. ...
- Guyana: Looking for Poetry - Global Voices Online
Guyana: Looking for PoetryGlobal Voices Online, MA - 12 hours agoby Janine Mendes-Franco Signifyin' Guyana posts a piece by John Agard to illustrate the things to look for in a poem. If your comment does not appear ...
- Newburyport: An array of artwork on exhibit in Room 118 - The Daily News of Newburyport
Newburyport: An array of artwork on exhibit in Room 118The Daily News of Newburyport, MA - 3 hours agoPhotography, paintings, poetry and even quilts hung in the space, suspended from professional hangings, as the local band Crown for King played in the ...
- Talented students showcased at BCC arts festival (Atlanticville)
Although Brookdale Community College in Lincroft has been an integral part of Monmouth County for a number of decades, it is still a work in progress.
- Miami Is Beach Country and Book Country, Too (New York Times)
In the last two decades, the Miami Book Fair International has grown into a widely emulated benchmark event.
- When a movie hurts too much to watch (Chicago Sun-Times)
The blog entry "In Search of Redemption" inspired an outpouring of reader comments remarkable not only for their number but for their intelligence and thought. It became obvious that many of us go to the movies seeking some sort of release or healing.
- Watcher: Taking a break from TV to talk 'Hobbit' (Chicago Tribune)
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