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- Steve Ralls: I Love You; Please Go Away (HuffingtonPost)
Several years ago, I attended a poetry slam at New York's Bowery Poetry Club. One of the presenting poets, whose name now escapes me, tore...
- 20 Mil. Lost Generation in Japan - Donga.com
This is an excerpt from one of Ishikawa Takuboku’s poems published in 1910. He died at the age of 26. The passage is often quoted to express the harsh realities of the Japanese “working poor.” Although the Japanese poet worked day and night as ...
- Boyd Tonkin: The Week In Books - Independent
Boyd Tonkin: The Week In BooksIndependent, UK - 8 hours agoIf Her Majesty felt the need for a soothing topic of conversation with the embattled Archbishop of Canterbury, she might have chatted about poetry. ...
- Are there any politically engaged poets out there? - OpEdNews.com
It is true that many poets were born out of necessity, from the trouble times they were living in. Poetry was then the only acceptable way to fight, because it could be less evident about what it really meant. It was often an indirect attack leaving ...
- Revolution slam poetry team is headed to nationals (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
By CRAIG KAPITAN Eagle Staff Writer Ever wonder what a national slam poetry team looks and sounds like? Well, you could always head to ...
- A Four Letter Word! - indiainteracts.com
A Four Letter Word!indiainteracts.com, India - 20 minutes agoThis entry was posted on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 at 5:50 pm and is filed under Uncategorized, Writing-Poetry. You can follow any responses to this entry ...
- Rautzhan: Go by the book this summer - Port Huron Times-Herald
Summer vacation should be filled with all sorts of activities that help young minds and bodies grow. While kids are taking a well-deserved break from the rigors of academics, make sure to include reading as a regular part of the daily summer routine ...
- Temple Beth El to mark 80th anniversary - Fall River Herald News
Temple Beth El to mark 80th anniversaryFall River Herald News, USA - 9 hours ago“I say to myself, ‘I had such a good life, a good husband, good family.’ I thank God for it.” Her brother, Nate Dondis, 82, ran the Empire Men’s Shop after ...
- Writing his own story - Salem News
"Please, no doom and gloom," Christopher Reardon asks. "This isn't another kid in a wheelchair crying about his life." This is a kid in a wheelchair who says he's trying to tell the truth about his life. A kid, a man, really, who just turned 22 and ...
- Scuba accident victim's coma now considered irreversible - CDNN
CDNNScuba accident victim's coma now considered irreversibleCDNN, New Zealand - 1 hour agoHer writing and performance fit together as well as anyone else's on stage." Lewis later won the Austin-wide Under 21 poetry slams in 2003 and 2004. ...
- Packed week to toast Hardy - This is Dorset
THE Thomas Hardy conference is hosting a week of activities including live music, poetry and a rare auction of paintings and memorabilia. The conference runs from this Saturday until Saturday August 2 and poet Bernard O'Donoghue will opening the ...
- Couples will perform together tonight with Akron Baroque - Akron Beacon Journal
Couples will perform together tonight with Akron BaroqueAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 43 minutes ago(Champagne, candlelight, poetry, flowers: perfection, Amy said.) Not only was there mutual attraction, but there were also strange coincidences, ...
- Angelou to celebrate her 80th birthday in Atlanta (Marietta Daily Journal)
ATLANTA - Maya Angelou may be 80, but she doesn't party like it. The author-poet-dancer-singer-activist will celebrate her birthday in Atlanta on Sunday with a star-studded gala including a red carpet and a celebrity guest list.
- Liberal Arts Names Michael Stoff Director of Plan II - News from the University of Texas at Austin
Liberal Arts Names Michael Stoff Director of Plan IINews from the University of Texas at Austin, TX - 6 hours agoWith freedom to cross intellectual and disciplinary boundaries, Plan II students explore subjects ranging from the humanities and ancient poetry to the ...
- What's Happening (Minot Daily News)
The 22nd annual Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be May 24-25 in the Medora Community Center. The schedule includes free afternoon sessions beginning at 1 p.m. in which anyone may perform, a Cowboy Gospel singing session beginning at 9 a.m.
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