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- Who wrote 'Dreams From My Father'? (WorldNet Daily)
For years, I had a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt hanging on my living room wall. I had painted it while in high school in New York at a salon overseen by Helen Farr Sloan, the widow of famed American painter John Sloan and herself a painter of no small talent.
- The bird of gardens sang unto the rose: Happy Hafez Day (Payvand Iran News)
Iranians annually celebrate the Hafez Day on October 11, during which they gather and hold talks on the poetry, thoughts, and life of Hafez. Hafez was a Persian mystic and poet. He was born sometime between the years 1310 and 1337 in Shiraz, Medieval Persia.
- Protesters spend the night in parking lot - Examiner.com
Protesters spend the night in parking lotExaminer.com - 2 hours agoActivist and former Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra, who had promised spoken-word poetry and bedtime stories, began talking after everyone got settled. ...
- 'Gorgeous' Stangl 'excited' to be in Maxim - Allentown Morning Call
'Gorgeous' Stangl 'excited' to be in MaximAllentown Morning Call, PA - 2 hours agoWhen I wasn't dancing, I was writing poetry and short stories.'' But in April, at the suggestion of her roommate, Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Kjersti ...
- From ashes of Omagh rises a vision of hope - Independent
From ashes of Omagh rises a vision of hopeIndependent, UK - 1 hour agoA senior Unionist has called it "a magnificent opportunity", while Sinn Fein described it as "an inspirational beacon to the world in respect of conflict ...
- Dying, debt-ridden Singapore founder (Straits Times)
HE IS known as Singapore's founder, and has given his name to several companies and schools. But the life of Sir Stamford Raffles is given a playful twist in an irreverent play called The Last Temptation Of Stamford Raffles, one of the headliners at the OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival.
- The Cambridge Introduction to Modernism - Fabula
The Cambridge Introduction to ModernismFabula, France - 9 hours agoGenres: 4. Poetry; 5. Prose fiction; 6. Drama; Part III. Fate: 7. Literature and politics; Conclusion: after modernism?; Chronology.
- Northwestern Holds Fourth Annual Summer Writers' Conference - Media Newswire (press release)
Northwestern Holds Fourth Annual Summer Writers' ConferenceMedia Newswire (press release), NY - 3 hours agoWorkshops include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, and writing for stage and screen. The conference has already grown into a highly anticipated event ...
- SWAT pioneer: 'Killing, for me . . . has never been difficult' - San Jose Mercury News
SWAT pioneer: 'Killing, for me . . . has never been difficult'San Jose Mercury News, USA - 40 minutes agoThese days, the 60-year-old might come across more as a cerebral rancher, with his cowboy walk, dusty reading glasses and penchant for the poetry of Lord ...
- Madison finishes third in second bout at National Poetry Slam 2008 (Isthmus)
Poets on the Oakland team triumphed at the Brink Lounge Thursday night in a qualifying bout of the 2008 National Poetry Slam. Throughout a raucous evening that saw the Brink's back room crowded with boisterous spectators, Oakland fought off competition from San Francisco's City Slam, which placed second, followed by hometown favorites Madison Spoken Word Collective and Amarillo, Texas' ...
- Teen Intro: Keisha Morris (The Fayetteville Observer)
School: Keisha is going into her junior year at Pine Forest High School. Accomplishments and honors: In March, Keisha participated in the Governor’s Page Program in Raleigh.
- Friday, Aug. 15 - Advocate Weekly
Friday, Aug. 15Advocate Weekly, MA - 5 hours agoBerkshire Museum, Marge Piercy, best-selling poet, novelist and essayist, will read from her poetry as part of the Amy Clampitt Poetry Series, ...
- Poets perform rapid-fire rhymes - Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY -- Buddy Wakefield is serious about the spoken word. So serious, in fact, that he once sold everything he owned and toured the country, living in his car for two years, to bring performance poetry to the masses. Although he now calls ...
- There is little more perverse than the Mafia's sexual morality - Irish Times
There is little more perverse than the Mafia's sexual moralityIrish Times, Ireland - 6 hours agoGiovanni made the mistake of letting it be known that he likes to write poetry. Given also that the "men of honour" in his "family" noticed Giovanni's ...
- Chris Satullo: Your chance to help promote the arts - Philiy.com
Political discussion is most often about problems - decrying them, blaming them on someone, arguing over how to solve them. Less often is the dialogue about strengths - how to protect and build upon them. That's a shame, because exploiting assets ...
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