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- Hawthorne writer reaches pinnacle (Herald News)
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, who serves as director of the Poetry Center and cultural affairs department of Passaic County Community College in Paterson, is being honored for her literary accomplishments.
- Former P.E.I. poet laureate dies (CBC)
Frank Ledwell, author, teacher, and former poet laureate of Prince Edward Island died Thursday night at the age of 78.
- Stanford Summer Theater opens its 10th anniversary season - San Jose Mercury News
"It is not the literal past, the facts of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.'' Certainly language flickers like a candle flame in the plays of Brian Friel, illuminating some truths and casting shadows on others ...
- Iran ready to help restore Abil-Kheir tomb - MehrNews.com
MehrNews.comIran ready to help restore Abil-Kheir tombMehrNews.com, Iran - 1 hour agoAlthough American archeologists renovated the structure in 2005, parts of the tomb remain damaged. The earthen construction, decorated by embossed poems in ...
- Sunday, September 7, 2008 (Deccan Herald)
The revolutionary Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz, whose name is synonymous in South Asia with modern Urdu poetry, died on August 25 in Islamabad. He was 77. The cause was kidney failure, said his son Shibli Faraz.
- Tacoma gets performing arts potpourri - Tacoma News Tribune
If you had to sum up the 2008-2009 performing arts season in Tacoma, opening later this month, the word would be “different.” Of course, every organization’s lineup is unique, but most of them are pushing boundaries in audience, performers or ...
- Religion briefs - Aiken Standard (subscription)
Religion briefsAiken Standard (subscription), SC - 3 minutes agoUU troubadour and minister Ric Masten has posthumously released his final book of poetry, "Going Out Dancing;" our UU hymn "Let It Be a Dance We Do" is ...
- People: Frock and roll with Matthew - Independent
Share Fashion designer Matthew Williamson is jetting into the capital next month for the first international catwalk show for Dublin Fashion Week. A favourite of the fashion pack, the eclectic British designer cites Helena Christensen , Sienna Miller ...
- Olympics cultural - This is Dorset
THE arts and education have come together for a tremendous free weekend of music, dance, drama, poetry, theatre and fun to herald the start of the four-year Cultural Olympiad build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games.
- A turbulent 9 years in power - Detroit News
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pervez Musharraf took power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant nation into the U.S.-led war on terror -- an alliance that won him plaudits in the West but fueled anger at home. While few doubted he wanted a stable ...
- Deepti Naval turns director, ropes in Manisha Koirala (New Kerala)
By Subhash K. Jha, Mumbai, Sep 16 : After Nandita Das, avant-garde actress Deepti Naval has turned director. Her directorial debut has a rather poetic title - 'Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish' and she has signed on close friend Manisha Koirala as the heroine.
- Black Arts Festival celebrates storytelling, gospel, art and more - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Black Arts Festival celebrates storytelling, gospel, art and moreKalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, MI - 31 minutes agoA different attraction will be highlighted each day of the festival, beginning with storytelling sessions Monday and continuing with poetry readings Tuesday ...
- Belfast Poets visit Wellington, hosted by RAM - Scoop
The Belfast Poets Touring Group, widely acclaimed as the world's best performance poetry group, are playing in Wellington as part of their latest world tour. Across four continents, the three-women, two-men BPTG have won international critical ...
- Hallowed halls - Detroit News
It's easy to think of the White House as another of Washington's chalky monuments: an impersonal, 208-year-old structure of brick and stone. But that would be wrong, as a new book by 108 writers and illustrators proves. "Our White House: Looking In ...
- Former boxing champ finds solace in writing, will speak at workshop (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Former boxer Charles Murray turns to writing when life gives him a jab.
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