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- Three authors come to Austin - two of them live and in person (Austin American-Statesman)
Philip Roth's live "appearance" (via video) at the Ransom Center's Prothro Theater on Sept. 16 was the latest attempt by the publishing industry to promote a major writer's new novel without sending him out on tour, presumably because he doesn't wish to go. Last year, Ian McEwan's publisher put together a short film — something like a music video, but promoting a book, not a song — for his ...
- SFA grad to release his first book of slam-poetry - SFA The Pine Log Online
SFA grad to release his first book of slam-poetrySFA The Pine Log Online, TX - 34 minutes ago"It was then when I decided I liked the art of poetry." It was seven years later when Moore found himself writing once again. With a pen and pad in hand he ...
- Angelou, Lear named for 2008 Marian Anderson Award - San Francisco Gate
TV producer Norman Lear and author Maya Angelou will be the 2008 recipients of the Marian Anderson Award, which honors artists whose leadership benefits humanity. They are to accept their honors, each with an accompanying $100,000 honorarium, at the ...
- Snow Hill hits the streets with reggae band - Bethany Beach Wave
Snow Hill hits the streets with reggae bandBethany Beach Wave, DE - 3 hours agoNew works by Jim Adcock, poetry by Jen and photos by New York City photographer Sam Smith will be featured. Refreshments will be served. ...
- The Top 5 Songs About Sexy Teachers - The Frisky
The FriskyThe Top 5 Songs About Sexy TeachersThe Frisky, Georgia - Sep 10, 2008He had curly ringlets, the cutest butt, a blue convertible, and liked to read poetry aloud to us. Mr. Johnson was so irresistible, there was a rumor going ...
- Colleges lead the way - Worcester Telegram
Colleges lead the wayWorcester Telegram, MA - 5 hours agoThe multimedia presentation, which celebrates Jesuit Humanism at its best and worst, is a fond and irreverent homage to 500 years of Jesuit poetry and prose ...
- Crowded house - The Australian
The AustralianCrowded houseThe Australian, Australia - 1 hour agoThey use atmosphere, an ominous sense of evil, bright, brittle imagery, and are crammed with ideas delivered with laconic wit and imagistic poetry. ...
- Painful journey into despair - The List
The ListPainful journey into despairThe List, UK - 5 hours agoThere are the real-world lovers, friends and doctors, but also the hallucinatory visions of the child she once was and the 80-year-old woman she feels like. ...
- The O-Zone - Herald.ie
The O-ZoneHerald.ie, Ireland - 1 hour agoThe way he described the adverse weather conditions was pure poetry. "It's pissing down like a sick cow on a flat rock," he told her. ...
- Afghan free press struggles to take root - San Francisco Gate
Monday, October 6, 2008 Foreign journalists trying to report on the mounting insurgency face numerous dangers. But their Afghan counterparts run the risk of being killed by Taliban fighters and harassed, arrested or beaten by at the behest of ...
- Foo Fighters rock out in concert, at least as long as bandleader Dave ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dave Grohl needed a gag order. Don't get me wrong: His band, Foo Fighters , rocked with aplomb over the course of a 2 1/2-hour performance Friday night at The Q. Unfortunately, grunge survivor Grohl (a Warren, Ohio, native) felt compelled to ramble ...
- Seher Presents Ananya Dance Festival '08 At Purana Qila - India PRwire (press release)
Seher Presents Ananya Dance Festival '08 At Purana QilaIndia PRwire (press release), India - 5 hours agoWith lilt and drama, the dance is rooted in classical poetry, appropriate raagam and an expert play with rhythm which is always with strict adherence to ...
- National Youth Choir of Scotland, St Cuthbert’s Church, Edinburgh - The Herald
National Youth Choir of Scotland, St Cuthbert’s Church, EdinburghThe Herald, UK - 9 hours agoThe Brittenesque interweaving of death-conscious poetry with the Latin Mass achieved its intended effect, not only through its evocation of the First World ...
- Quick Hits - Asheville Citizen-Times
Quick HitsAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - 1 hour agoPOETRY READING: Join local poets Michael Beadle, Sonja Contois, Charley Pearson and Lesley Reifert for an evening of poetry at 7 pm Friday at Osondu Books ...
- Mark Patinkin: Is ‘just like us’ good enough? - Providence Journal
Mark Patinkin: Is ‘just like us’ good enough?Providence Journal, RI - 1 hour agoBut they’re not just attacking Obama, they’re attacking eloquence itself and saying prose — even on the stump — beats poetry. Is that so different from ...
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