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- Iran's Mr Nice - satire on a tightrope (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
In Iran, satirising the establishment can mean being slapped with a publication ban or even jail for an editor.
- 'White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas ... - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal'White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas ...Wall Street Journal - 46 minutes agoPoetry torn up by the roots, he later said, that took his breath away. Today it may seem strange she would entrust them to the man now conventionally ...
- New site for writers (The Sentinel)
The Sentinel recently talked shop with Joellen Kubiak-Woodall, developer and editor of the online magazine, The Write Room. Kubiak-Woodall is a recent KSU graduate currently enrolled in KSU’s Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) program in Creative Writing.
- AP Lies about Obama’s Red Mentor - Family Security Matters
Family Security MattersAP Lies about Obama’s Red MentorFamily Security Matters, NJ - 26 minutes agoDavis “published several volumes of poetry,” AP said, failing to note that they include poems praising the Soviet Red Army and mocking Christian ...
- Pulse contributors for Aug. 19: - Hagerstown Morning Herald
Pulse contributors for Aug. 19:Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - 3 hours agoShe is Mormon and enjoys writing poetry about her spirituality. Lev Yermolenko, 14, will be a junior at Clear Spring High School. He enjoys writing poetry.
- Singer Laura Marling's refined songwriting defies her youth - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeSinger Laura Marling's refined songwriting defies her youthBoston Globe, United States - 6 minutes ago"I love the idea of people treasuring something," she says. "It adds another dimension to the experience, at least that was the hope. ...
- Hwendaenda’s novel offers domestic workers voice - The Herald
Hwendaenda’s novel offers domestic workers voiceThe Herald, Zimbabwe - 44 minutes ago... Chiedzo and Mubairo, both published by College Press. The author was also one of the contributors in a Shona Poetry anthology called "Tipeiwo Dariro".
- Time to put peace on parade - Rochdale Observer
Time to put peace on paradeRochdale Observer, UK - 6 hours agoThe tent will also host a ‘Write a Poem for Peace’ competition, which will be judged by children’s Poet Laureate, Michael Rosen and read by Colin Parry OBE, ...
- EDITORIAL (The Narrowsburg River Reporter)
It’s that rarest and most beautiful time of year, when July is full and ripe and high summer reigns in the Upper Delaware River valley. It is easy to become lost in worry: about gas prices, the price of food, education, clothing, heat; we wonder what will become of our families, our futures.
- Evidence of life (Las Vegas CityLife)
AT more than 800 pages in length (when you include sources, credits and index), Literary Nevada: Writings from the Silver State promises to serve as the definitive anthology for anyone wishing to learn more about the authors and texts that define our "battle-born" territory. The book makes damn good on that promise, despite just a few glaring lapses in Vegas-related selections. Any such ...
- Celebrity writers try out big ideas - The Australian
Celebrity writers try out big ideasThe Australian, Australia - 13 minutes agoLevi, an Italian Jew incarcerated in a concentration camp, and Akhmatova, whose life and poetry were blighted by Stalinism, are extreme examples of how ...
- The Eraserheads’ popular, most memorable singles (Part 1) - Philippine Entertainment Portal
Philippine Entertainment PortalThe Eraserheads’ popular, most memorable singles (Part 1)Philippine Entertainment Portal, Philippines - 3 hours agoBut regardless of lyrical poetry, "Toyang"—with its simplicity and amusing melody—found its way to the hearts of the local listeners all the way to the ...
- Pal power (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Sometimes, with all the pointless competition, feuding and lack of cooperation, the "New Orleans theater community" doesn't seem to exist. But for singer-actress Lisa Picone, it came through big-time.
- Newcastle: a cursed brand (Sunday Herald)
could never hope to match the poetry, near Shakespearian in its eloquence, of a Joe Kinnear. Was Hamlet ever more tragic? Take it from us: years from now leather-bound volumes of F*** the Press: the Soliloquies of a Caretaker Coach will be collectors' items.
- Nigeria: Oty Agbajoh-Laoye - Promoting African Writing - AllAfrica.com
Nigeria: Oty Agbajoh-Laoye - Promoting African WritingAllAfrica.com, Washington - 18 minutes agoOty knows poetry has a fairly limited audience, so she writes lead papers and speaks at conferences. She wants to do even more. ...
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