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- 'Wit' opens this weekend - Opelousas Daily World
'Wit' opens this weekendOpelousas Daily World, LA - 6 hours agoThe play, by Margaret Edson, is about Vivian Bearing, a renowned scholar and professor of poetry who is suffering from stage-four ovarian cancer. ...
- Osama bin Laden, a purveyor of poetic terrorism - Al-Arabiya
Al-ArabiyaOsama bin Laden, a purveyor of poetic terrorismAl-Arabiya, United Arab Emirates - 21 hours agoBin Laden often recites poetry to underscore a point and to associate himself with chivalrous and learned warriors who were willing to become martyrs for ...
- Florida Book Awards has call for entries (Stuart News)
The Florida Book Awards has kicked off its third annual competition with a call for entries in eight categories, including a new one for book design.
- STARGAZING | Stephanie Savage talks ‘Gossip Girl,' Zack Snyder talks superheroes (The Kansas City Star)
“Gossip Girl” co-creator, writer and executive producer Stephanie Savage thinks her show “is a story, but it’s also a platform for ideas. I think people like the Gossip Girl connection. The idea of people watching and talking about each other is something that’s very real to their lives.”
- Angelic Clair’s songwriting proves a big hit (Oldham Chronicle)
A BUDDING local poet has reached the semi-final of a prestigious national songwriting competition at her first attempt. Clair Ellerton (31), of Barmouth Walk, Hollinwood, who uses the pen-name Street Angel, is a former court worker and Oldham Bears rugby league club cheerleader.
- The write stuff - Schenectady Gazette
The write stuffSchenectady Gazette, NY - 9 minutes ago“In high school, I would write poetry for the boys to give their girlfriends and for girls to give their boyfriends,” she said with a laugh. ...
- Mat-Su community datebook - Anchorage Daily News (subscription)
Mat-Su community datebookAnchorage Daily News (subscription), AK - 4 hours agoSouthwest Alaska resident reads from "Crosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment," an anthology of essays and poetry by Alaska writers; free. ...
- The Outsider Artist - Slate
The tone is both ironic and sincere; it is the case, I think, that repulsion is genuinely seen as a virtue, but there is a loss that the speaker skates over—namely, the loss of true intimacy, of the possibility of sustaining a genuine "private life ...
- Giving a Boost to off-off-Broadway - New York Sun
Just shy of its 10th year, the Midtown International Theatre Festival may be an established fixture in New York's theatrical calendar, but it is still growing in ambition. Showcasing 50 plays and musicals at seven downtown venues, the festival, which ...
- Stew and More to Perform at Alice Tully Hall Opening Nights Festival - Broadway World
Broadway WorldStew and More to Perform at Alice Tully Hall Opening Nights FestivalBroadway World, NY - 18 minutes agoHe has developed his own unique style of Indian music and rhythm, and is also known for an exceptional voice that he uses for folk song and poetry. ...
- Meet Your Neighbor Terry Huston Director energizes historical society - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Meet Your Neighbor Terry Huston Director energizes historical societyThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 6 hours ago"I've always loved to write," she said, adding she's working on a children's book and enjoys writing poetry. Huston, who lived in Lincoln City for six years ...
- August 2008 - Weekly Standard
Over the past week, several of our friends from the organization Vets for Freedom (VFF) have returned to Iraq. All of the men and women on the trip are veterans of the Iraq War, most of them combat veterans. The idea was that they would return to the ...
- He's San Francisco's pugilistic poet, for better or verse - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesHe's San Francisco's pugilistic poet, for better or verseLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoFor him, poetry is as much about hatred as it is about love. Kleinzahler carries himself like a boxer: sure-footed, as if ready to throw a punch. ...
- Mahmoud Darwish leaves behind legacy of political, nonpartisan poetry (The Daily Star Lebannon)
In the death of poet Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine has lost a voice. It was a voice that carried into the hearts of Palestinians, and far across the world. His poems were translated into 22 languages, including Hebrew. Darwish, who died 40 days ago today, was born in the northern Palestinian village Birwah.
- Going Our Way: Two-week family trip to Alaska carefully avoids the ... - Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem JournalGoing Our Way: Two-week family trip to Alaska carefully avoids the ...Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 5 hours agoMark, of Trails End Horse Adventures (he of no Web site, heck, no indoor toilet), entertained us with his dilapidated pickup truck, his poetry and songs, ...
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