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- Sept. 11: In the poet’s eyes - Randolph Herald
Sept. 11: In the poet’s eyesRandolph Herald, MA - 31 minutes agoWith each year, the words are somewhat different, but the thought and meaning behind the poem is the same – to create change and get things moving in a ...
- In search of an authentic Arab self - Daily Telegraph
Sami Traifi enjoys showing off his Arabic heritage: at university he sports the red and white kuffiyeh worn by Syrian farmers (even though a "member of his class in Syria would never wear one"), matched with a T-shirt bearing a Palestinian flag. He ...
- Broken English - The Age
Broken EnglishThe Age, Australia - 31 minutes agoCrystal believes shortcut English has also encouraged creativity, with texting poetry competitions in Britain set to rival Japan's famous three-lined verse, ...
- Leaves of gas - The National
Leaves of gasThe National, United Arab Emirates - 38 minutes agoSayed Mohammed Ali: “It is too hard to think about my life without music and poetry.” Galen Clarke / The National At a petrol station in the desert, ...
- Tolworth author robbed of valuable manuscript - Kingston Guardian
A Tolworth author has appealed for the return of his valuable manuscript after being robbed in Surbiton last night when he stopped to ask for directions. Sohan Lal Saini, 72, of Hamilton Avenue, Tolworth was driving back from Surbiton station at 10 ...
- One man and his monsters - Guardian Unlimited
He isn't exaggerating. The Walworth Farce, which opens at the National Theatre next week, focuses on a tyrannical Irishman who has kept his two sons locked in a decrepit flat since the trio arrived in London almost two decades before. In The New ...
- Books special: Can intelligent literature survive in the digital age? - The Independent
Is the paper-and-ink book heading the way of the papyrus scroll? Can serious literature survive in the brave new world of web downloads, e-books and ever-shortening attention spans? John Walsh introduces our special section Look at this chap sitting ...
- Community Calendar Community Calendar treasures galore k0awyf77 - Eagle Tribune
Community Calendar Community Calendar treasures galore k0awyf77Eagle Tribune, MA - 3 hours agoTalents may include singing, writing and reciting poetry, comedy, dancing, or juggling. Auditions are necessary. To make an appointment to audition, ...
- Auditions for Power to the Poets Tours - Warren Times Gazette
Auditions for Power to the Poets ToursWarren Times Gazette, RI - 2 hours agoVolunteer poets will read original works and engage the audience in writing and reading poetry. To audition for tour, bring three to five minutes of ...
- No reports of damage after northeast Nev. temblor (Las Vegas Sun)
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 (10:15 a.m.) Authorities in northeast Nevada reported no damage or injuries after magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported just before 4 a.m. north of the northeast Nevada town of Wells.
- Momento Mori - Baltimore City Paper
Poetry about the "nature of death, our reverence for the departed, and the legacies we entrust" with Rick Royer, Elisa Urtiaga, Barbara Diehl, Tom Swiss, and Elgaroo Brenza. Open mic follows. Greenmount Ave. and East Oliver St
- You promised me poems - Guardian Unlimited
In his epic poem Omeros, a retelling of the Odyssey in a Caribbean setting, Derek Walcott imagined that his father was named "in love or bitter benediction / ... for Warwick. / The Bard's county". Warwick Walcott, the offspring of a white plantation ...
- Book sale to help pay a big bill: Museum (The Truro Daily News)
By Monique Chiasson TRURO DAILY NEWS TRURO — The Colchester Historical Museum is hosting its first book sale today to help pay the facility’s heating bill.
- Villa What? - Egypt Today
W hy are the Lebanese so charming? I found myself wondering this (again) as I sat across the desk from Gerard Avedissian in his office — a high-ceilinged room in the beautifully refurbished Villa Grey, née Villa Hendawi, the petite Ottoman palace ...
- E-town kicks off the fall fair season (Lancaster Online)
David Cavanaugh was taking it easy on a bench early Monday evening while his wife Patricia finished the last of dinner. If he had looked up, he would have seen a beautiful, cloudless sky the same shade of blue as his shirt — but instead, he looked around at all the people with him at the ...
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