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- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dead at 67 (USA Today)
Mahmoud Darwish, the world's most recognized Palestinian poet, whose prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting, died on Saturday in Houston, Texas. He was 67.
- Poetry contest open to all (Whittier Daily News)
WHITTIER - A $1,000 grand prize is being offered in a special poetry contest sponsored by Christian Poets Guild.
- Pulling The Plug- Life Without Television - Cape Cod Today
About ten years ago I made a momentous decision- to cut the cable and thus remove television from my life and the life of my children. To some this step may seem extreme, even untenable, but I am here to make a case for the benefits of pulling the ...
- Symphony's opening night a bombastic outburst (Deseret Morning News)
Keith Lockhart was in opening-night mode Friday as he began his 11th and final season as music director of the Utah Symphony.
- Hasson was a dedicated coach - Long Beach Press-Telegram
Hasson was a dedicated coachLong Beach Press-Telegram, CA - 1 hour agoAfter retirement in the mid-1980s, Hasson substituted regularly at Wilson High School and began taking stained glass and poetry classes. ...
- 2 writers to recount violence in Central America (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
After the United States kicked Spain out of Cuba in 1898, the nation's relationship with Central America and Mexico has been tainted by political and military meddling. ...
- Prime Berths for Composers Still at Work (New York Times)
This season, major institutions are showcasing pieces from living composers in ways that provide them with context and galvanize public attention.
- Ryan reading to kick off literary season - Webindia 123
Kay Ryan, the new poet laureate consultant in poetry to the U.S. Library of Congress, has agreed to open the library's 2008-2009 literary season with a reading. The library said the event is to take place Oct. 16 in the Mumford Room of the James ...
- Telluride Film Festival Feminist Round-Up - Feministing
Telluride Film Festival Feminist Round-UpFeministing, NY - Sep 4, 2008I was especially excited about this film, because an old friend of mine--Malcolm Barrett--stole the show. He and I used to do spoken word poetry together in ...
- Michael Redhill to judge 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize - CBC News
A trio of esteemed poets and editors have been selected to judge the upcoming Griffin Poetry Prize, organizers announced Monday. Award-winning Canadian writer Michael Redhill, who also publishes and co-edits the literary journal Brick, will be joined ...
- Celebration of Irish links to Liverpool - Liverpool Daily Post
Celebration of Irish links to LiverpoolLiverpool Daily Post, UK - 2 hours agoThere are two special events this weekend – on Saturday (August 2), Nead an DreolÃn, a collection of short films exploring the poetry of six living Irish ...
- Comedian Daniel Tosh's State Theatre show was rude, crude and raunchy ... - Kalamazoo Gazette
Comedian Daniel Tosh performed at Kalamazoo's State Theatre on Saturday night. KALAMAZOO -- Early this summer, a teen was decapitated by a roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia. When Daniel Tosh heard about this, he told the State Theatre audience ...
- Poetry book of the week: The Lost Leader by Mick Imlah - The Independent
Admirers of Birthmarks, the debut by Mick Imlah, have waited 20 years for a second book, an unusual hiatus. But The Lost Leader is also remarkable for its size — at 124 pages, it is a big book of poems — and for a tonal and technical range which ...
- BITS AND BRIGHTS: NICANOR PARRA'S BIRTHDAY, CHILEAN COMMUNISTS ... - Santiago Times
BITS AND BRIGHTS: NICANOR PARRA'S BIRTHDAY, CHILEAN COMMUNISTS ...Santiago Times, Chile - 13 hours agoOne of Latin America’s best known and most influential poets, Parra is renowned for poetry that shuns traditional form and convention. ...
- Buzzz In Brief - Modesto Bee
Buzzz In BriefModesto Bee, CA - 1 hour agoYoung writers and artists are invited to submit their best work in more than 25 categories, including animation, poetry, sculpture, fashion design, ...
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