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- Spoken words (The Post and Courier)
From the College of Charleston's Crazyhorse literary journal to Spoleto's Sundown Poetry Series, Charleston is a major player in the art of words. Consider these weekly and monthly events for a dose of poetry and perhaps the chance to reveal your talent for the first time.
- Our town's talent tops America's - Ottawa Citizen
Our town's talent tops America'sOttawa Citizen, Canada - 2 hours agoLionel, the guy who cuts my lawn, and his wife, Shirley, who is poetry in motion with the Weed Whacker. 5. My cat, Wanda, who, if pressed, ...
- Cros-Lex grad reaches out to Christian gays (Times Herald)
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- Goings on About Town: On the Horizon (The New Yorker)
THE THEATRE GO, BILLY! Oct. 1 Stephen Daldry’s film “Billy Elliot,” about a young boy who discovers, to his surprise, a love for dance, was turned into a musical for the West End in 2005, and is still running on the London stage, with music by Elton John and a . . .
- U.S. Poet Laureate to Give Reading at CSE, Oct. 15 - Bridgeton News
Photo by Jane Hirshfield U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan The public has an exceptional opportunity to attend a reading by U. S. Poet Laureate, Kay Ryan on Wednesday, October 15 at 4:45 p.m. at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) in Morristown. Held in ...
- Sarah Vowell, hip historian (The Wichita Eagle)
Writer Sarah Vowell has almost as many former lives as current ones. But they somehow blend together, rather than clash. This makes her far more interesting than she'd be if she'd either stayed in her native Oklahoma or been born in Manhattan, where she lives now. She grew up working class (her father is a gunsmith) in a tiny town near Muskogee, where she spent her early years as a devout ...
- Music Review: One Day As A Lion (Blogcritics.org)
Gritty, funky rock from former Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha. One Day As A Lion is a duo, made up of former Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha and former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore. Zack sings/raps and plays keyboards and Jon drums and they produce a fuzzy rock sound with Zack’s traditional bare-knuckled poetry. It is a perfect setup for the street ...
- The following books are scheduled for review in this Sunday's Arts ... - News & Observer
The following books are scheduled for review in this Sunday's Arts ...News & Observer, NC - 3 hours agoHass' sixth volume of poetry addresses large topics like global warming and "Bush's War" as well as smaller ones. The collection won both the Pulitzer Prize ...
- People & Places - The Statesman
People & PlacesThe Statesman, India - 11 hours ago... November as part of a large-sale of Milligan memorabilia, is expected to fetch between £1500 to £2000, the Daily Telegraph reported. n PTI GENEVA, Nov. ...
- Rosario: Willie the drywall guy would like to tape the mouths of ... - Pioneer Press
Rosario: Willie the drywall guy would like to tape the mouths of ...Pioneer Press, MN - 20 minutes agoHe is a run-of-the-mill laborer but also a smart man who writes haiku poetry on the side. We have become a society to our detriment when we cannot envision ...
- Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's Parents to Divorce - Showbiz Spy
Showbiz SpyJake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's Parents to DivorceShowbiz Spy, UK - 1 hour agoHis first collection of poetry, Claptrap: Notes from Hollywood, was published in June 2006. A rep for Jake couldn't reached for comment as Fame went to ...
- The Philistine - Vermont Cynic (subscription)
The PhilistineVermont Cynic (subscription), VT - 11 hours agoAlthough written in a style that is often parodied now - that of black turtlenecks and goatees, of daddy-o's and hip cats - you can look past these ...
- Washington and Lee editor wins Virginia poetry book of the year (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
Washington and Lee University’s R.T. Smith, editor of Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review, has won the 2008 Library of Virginia Poetry Book of the Year prize. The award was presented Oct. 18 at a gala ceremony at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
- Students 'spam' JuicyCampus (Daily Pennsylvanian)
In addition to the traditional gossip, JuicyCampus' forums now include lines of free-verse poetry and portions of Wikipedia articles. One year after the official launch of JuicyCampus.com, college students are still talking about - and criticizing - the controversial anonymous gossip Web site.
- Exhibit an artistic response to book banning - Contra Costa Times
Exhibit an artistic response to book banningContra Costa Times, CA - 2 hours ago... installation and performance artist Victor Cartagena remembers El Salvadorian poet and soldier Roque Dalton by hanging text from his poetry books from ...
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