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- Meeting on Persian literature held in Istanbul - IranMania News
LONDON, June 23 (IranMania) - The second meeting on Persian literature was held in Istanbul, MNA reported. Several Iranian scholars including Hassan Hassanzadeh, as well as professors and students of Persian literature from the Istanbul University ...
- Prestigious Griffin Poetry Prizes to be handed out at dinner in ... - Jam! Showbiz
TORONTO - Authors Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje are among the literary stars set to celebrate the best in poetry tonight at a dinner in downtown Toronto. The Griffin Poetry Prize Awards give $50,000 to the best book of Canadian poetry and $50 ...
- 10 High Culture Date Ideas - hitched
hitched10 High Culture Date Ideashitched, CA - 2 hours agoMany cafés and bookstores will host poetry readings. But if you’re looking for something with a little more social and political commentary, ...
- A Literary Look at Cuba in Revolt - Nevada Appeal
LOS ANGELES -- When Americans think of 1950s Cuba, they tend to picture Fidel Castro ranting in tattered fatigues about the revolution. But a new novel shows us, instead, United Fruit Co. executives in starched linen suits, daughters who play Chopin ...
- Poets slam down their rhymes in Brink Lounge bout - Wisconsin State Journal
Their words didn't float down out of the rafters and land on our shoulders. Instead, they slapped listeners across the face and begged for an explanation. This wasn't a flowery, Shakespearean sonnet exhibition with pentameters and rhymes and ...
- A breeding ground for literature - Ontarian
A breeding ground for literatureOntarian, Canada - 1 hour ago"At some institutions when a performance review comes up, they'll look at your list of published works and ask, 'Why did you write a book of poetry rather ...
- REVIEW: INDIETRACKS FESTIVAL - This is Nottingham
REVIEW: INDIETRACKS FESTIVALThis is Nottingham, UK - 6 hours agoAs the train leaves Butterley station for a journey over the reservoir and back, The Smittens are performing their folk-punk poetry to a smattering of ...
- Burnside, Thirlwell and Riley among Society of Authors winners - guardian.co.uk
Burnside, Thirlwell and Riley among Society of Authors winnersguardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours agoAmong the poetry awards, the McKitterick prize went to Jennie Walker, pseudonym of the novelist and publisher Charles Boyle and recipient of one of the ...
- Summer's bliss: Our picks for reading that will carry you away - Cleveland Plain Dealer
As summer reaches its peak, our pores open and -- if we're lucky -- our days become more languid, our minds and bodies moving a bit more adventurously in the humid air. Our choices of perch also expand -- the porch swing, the lawn chair, the Erie ...
- Boardwalk in Cape Town - July 29, 2008 - Tonight
Boardwalk in Cape Town - July 29, 2008Tonight, South Africa - 2 hours agoPoets, Robert Berold and Bernat Kruger launch two new books of poetry on Wednesday at The Book Lounge, cnr Roeland and Buitenkant sts. Time: 6pm. ...
- Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst - RTE.ie
Conor Oberst - Conor OberstRTE.ie, Ireland - 33 minutes agoLike 2004's 'Lua', it takes beauty from a simple melodic sweep over an acoustic guitar as he breathes out pure poetry. One of his finest songs to date, ...
- Inspirational Youth Encourage You to Show Your Real Face (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
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- Artists’ Wedding Serves as Setting for Performance and ... - City on a Hill Press
City on a Hill PressArtists’ Wedding Serves as Setting for Performance and ...City on a Hill Press, CA - 1 hour agoThe contributions varied between poetry readings, comedy, a yoga demonstration, music, dancing, painting, and a headstand. But all the performances and ...
- WITNESS: An encounter with Karadzic in the snow (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Giles Elgood is a Reuters journalist based in London. He covered the war in Bosnia from 1992 to 1995, from both sides of the front line. He joined Reuters in 1980 and has reported from countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. In the following story, he describes meeting the now-arrested Bosnian Serb leader in 1994.
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Over 120,000 Gaia Online community members apply for the closed beta program.
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