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- Tens of thousands mourn Palestinian poet Darwish (Middle East Times)
Family and friends of late Palestinian poet Mahmud Darwish mourn outside his family house in the Arab village of Jadaida in northern Israel on August 11. Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered for the equivalent of a state funeral for Darwish, the towering Arabic poet who gave voice to their bitter decades-old struggle.
- This Tuscaloosa African-American art showcase (Birmingham Times)
Gives stark contrast to negative images portrayed in the media recently such as CNN’s “Black in America” series.
- James Crumley; inspired generation of crime writers; 68 (San Diego Union-Tribune)
James Crumley, 68, whose poetic and violent tales of crime in the American West made him a patron saint of the post-Vietnam private eye novel, died of complications from kidney and pulmonary diseases Sept. 16 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mont., where he lived.
- Columbus-born boxer to be honored with marker - The Commercial Dispatch
Columbus-born boxer to be honored with markerThe Commercial Dispatch, MS - 5 hours ago... “The Pittsburgh Kid” (1941) and “Joe Palooka, Champ” (1946) and released “Gloves, Glory and God,” his autobiography in 1956, and a book of poetry, ...
- Profile: Jeremy Paxman - guardian.co.uk
Profile: Jeremy Paxmanguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoChambers defines 'doggerel' simply as 'badly written poetry'. Paxman must have known that his statement would play badly north of the border and it doesn't ...
- Training and Wisdom (BG News)
What results from having been primarily trained in clearly defined skills as opposed to being generally educated for self-direction? We know what training in a specific skill is but very few courses have had the stated goal of making students wiser. Researchers reported in the American Psychologist that when we are wise, we use knowledge for the well being of oneself and others.
- Tribute, to a sacked comrade (The Telegraph)
New Delhi, Aug. 11: The theme was liberalism. A communist leader, whose party has been under fire for not being tolerant, did his best to present a liberal face. But the man who has come to symbolise reforms was in no mood to spare the comrades.
- Jalota launches music company to promote amateur singers (Calcutta News)
Well-known bhajan singer Anup Jalota and Kavi Narayan Agarwal have launched a music company called Shabd 'n Sur to promote amateur singers. 'There are many talented singers who aspire to make a career in singing, but can't fulfil their dreams because of various reasons.
- Hendrix's burnt guitar leads rock auction in London - AFP
AFPHendrix's burnt guitar leads rock auction in LondonAFP - 1 hour agoAlso in the auction is Morrison's last notebook, which contains lyrics, poetry and musings from The Doors frontman, fingerprints of Elvis on a gun permit ...
- Artists go solo for upcoming local concert - Baylor University The Lariat Online
Artists go solo for upcoming local concertBaylor University The Lariat Online, TX - 1 hour agoHathaway, a spoken word artist, plans to play acoustic music Sunday, as well as perform original poetry. "What's funny is, I never really got into poetry. ...
- Poetry (while) in motion - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Poetry (while) in motionPhilippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Philippines - 1 hour ago... who was found guilty of extortion by the supreme court and never had the balls to face the issue and chose to kill trees by writing down your inanities ...
- Small-stage openings this fall (Seattle Times)
Theater roundup: September in Seattle includes "The Vertical Hour" at ArtsWest, "Gutenberg! The Musical!" at Strawberry Theatre Workshop and a return engagement of Daniel Beaty's "Resurrection" at the CD Forum.
- Pakistani poet Ahmad Faraz dies at 78 - United Press International
Gulf TimesPakistani poet Ahmad Faraz dies at 78United Press International - 17 hours agoThe newspaper said Faraz had a passion for change and progressive ideals, carving out an exceptional career in Urdu-language poetry whose creations were ...Death of a legend The News - InternationalPoetry legend Faraz passes away Pakistan Daily MailLegendary poet Ahmed Faraz passes away Pakistan Timesall 21 news articles
- Sorting the Olympic professionals from the amateurs - yorkshirepost
From: Tom Whitley, Nicholson Road, Healing, Grimsby. THE arguments about whether professional sportsmen and sportswomen should be allowed to compete in the Olympic Games will go on and on, and the matter is clouded by definition of what constitutes a ...
- Jennifer Nix: Resurrecting Literature: Sustenance for the Progressive Soul (HuffingtonPost)
I was living in Torino, Italy, when Bush's war on Iraq broke out, trying rather desperately to finish a collection of short stories I'd started...
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