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- Poetry column: Poets and thieves have much in common - The Evening Sun
Poetry column: Poets and thieves have much in commonThe Evening Sun, PA - 20 minutes agoFrom a small inconvenience to a tragic and life-altering experience, the nature of these losses has a particular character that an accident does not. ...
- Self-exploration at heart of Shakespearean love story - Nashville Tennessean
It is spring, after all. Why not, then, a play about love — or even more so, one of being in love with the very idea of being in love? Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is the tale of the season, but there's more to it than just the mushy gushy. In the ...
- A local publisher with a nice niche - San Luis Obispo Tribune
A local publisher with a nice nicheSan Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - 1 hour agoLike the time, he remembered in exasperation, when one proposed the idea for a book about sailing around the world that included recipes and poetry; ...
- Iran honors poet, painter Sepehri - PRESS TV
PRESS TVIran honors poet, painter SepehriPRESS TV, Iran - 22 minutes agoHe was and continues to be one of the most powerful influences in contemporary literature, particularly modern poetry, in Iran. Free verse, which shows a ...
- Mountain monkeys here in Aspen?
Aspen Times - In 1997 — while he was working as a waiter and volunteering as a ski coach, and also messing around with writing rhyming poetry — Lahey wrote “The Furry Mountain Monkeys of Aspen Colorado.” The children’s tale, which wraps together Aspen ...
- Is the Arab world ready for a literary revolution? (Independent)
I had wandered awestruck around the Alhambra before, but never in the company of someone who could – literally – read the writing on the wall. Visitors with no knowledge of Arabic vaguely grasp that lines of scripture and poetry, carved in stucco, crawl over almost every surface in the stunning Moorish citadel of Granada: Europe's most elegant graffiti.
- Book Review: Gleaner or Gladiator: the struggle to create by Lyne Marshall (Blogcritics.org)
An important addition to the aesthetic canon. Lyne Marshall’s artwork is striking. In bold, modernistic strokes, it combines the beauty of nature with a humanistic sense of the greater intensity hidden below the surface of things. Her Gleaner or Gladiator is an interesting mixture between an art book which showcases her beautiful work — something you could easily display on a...
- Vigil honors teen who was shot (The Desert Sun)
Tears came to some people's eyes as they listened last week to songs, poetry and comments in tribute to the memory of eighth-grader Lawrence King, a self-admitted gay teen who was shot and killed in February by a schoolmate in his Oxnard school computer classroom.
- Bulletin Board: A listing of Broward County events (Sun-Sentinel)
Today's highlights Alzheimer's Family Center Support Group, 10-11:30 a.m. at The Colony Club, 3799 N. Pine Island Road, Sunrise. Call 954-971-7155.
- City/area digest (Columbus Telegram)
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- Young at Art
Egypt Today - A night of Sufi chanting and live circus performances or a Nancy Agram concert? Poetry readings or Amr Diab crooning live? If you think Arab youth will automatically choose Agram and Diab, think again: With smash hit venues Sakiet El-Sawy and MakAn ...
- Islamic poetry Reading For Youths in Temburong (BruDirect.com)
Temburong - In conjunction with the Maulud Nabi celebration, Masjid Utama Mohd Salleh Pekan Bangar on Sunday organised an Islamic poetry reading ceremony as part of its efforts to encourage youths to learn more about Islam.
- Society Calendar 2008 (Boca Raton News)
Executive Women's Golf Association - Palm Beach County Tee Off Networking Event. The Governors Club, 6 to 8 .pm. Register online at www.ewga-pbc.com .
- Shooting revisits magic of Pete Maravich era - Baton Rouge Advocate
It was a different time. The team played its home games on a basketball court that sat atop a dirt floor in what was essentially a rodeo arena. It’s star was a skinny kid who favored floppy, oversized socks. They were his lucky socks. He washed ...
- Exploring the gray area of age-appropriateness - Chicago Sun-Times
Exploring the gray area of age-appropriatenessChicago Sun-Times, United States - 17 minutes agoThe author of three books of poetry, the newest Behind My Eyes, and one book of essays, he is schooled by a generation of current octogenarian poets ...
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