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- Ancient Korean Song Stays Strong After 11 Centuries - Donga.com
The ancient “Song of Cheo-yong” dates back to 879 A.D. during the reign of Shilla Dynasty King Heongang. The Korean tune has resurfaced thousands of years later in the modern world under various representations, and has served as a motif in art ...
- Sorted out for rhymes and lines: the secret of great lyrics (Independent)
On a recent trip to Brazil, I commented to the bossa nova-era songwriter Carlos Lyra that so many of the great Brazilian songs contain the word coracao – heart – in them. "It's so romantic," I said to Lyra. "It seems that Brazilians can't help but sing of the pain and the joy in their hearts." "Actually," Lyra replied, "there's another reason. Coracao is the easiest word in the Portuguese ...
- A date for all occasions - The National
A date for all occasionsThe National, United Arab Emirates - 6 hours agoThe Liwa Festival began as a one-day affair four years ago; this year it will involve other activities including a group wedding, Nabati poetry and ...
- Sometimes, the obvious needs to be restated - New Straits Times
Sometimes, the obvious needs to be restatedNew Straits Times, Malaysia - 37 minutes agoThey would have called it elitist; a Harvard man quoting ancient Greek poetry. But even they would not be able to deny the effect that it had. ...
- Atlanta storyteller will talk bugs - Albany Herald
Free performances begin at 10 a.m. at Dougherty County Public Library’s Tallulah Massey Branch and 2 p.m. at the Southside Branch. “Meet an oddball who loves bugs and stories — especially stories about bugs,” states a recent news release ...
- Kate Clanchy's workshop (Guardian Unlimited)
The Forward prize-winning author of Slattern, Samarkand and Newborn wants you to write a letter-poem to someone you've lost, in celebration of the ineffable greatness of Leonard Cohen
- Exoneration not enough, says wrongfully convicted man - The North Bay Nugget
Exoneration not enough, says wrongfully convicted manThe North Bay Nugget, Canada - 1 hour agoHanemaayer, who writes poetry, said no amount of money will make his pain subside. You just can't put a price on pain," he said.
- Grand Junction briefly news ... July 1, 2008 edition - Grand Junction Free Press
Grand Junction briefly news ... July 1, 2008 editionGrand Junction Free Press, Colorado - 4 hours agoMC Libraries presents Gwendolyn Brooks at poetry night July 9, 6pm, 550 Grand Ave. Info: 683-2437. St. Mary’s Blood Center offers free cholesterol screening ...
- Nightlife Calendar: 06/06/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Short's Brewing Company, Harmony and Grits 8 p.m. June 6; Seth Bernard CD Release Party 8 p.m. June 7; Synergy Song 8 p.m. June 12; Eric Kesseler 7:30 p.m. and Katie Shields 9:30 p.m. June 13; The Vermeers 9 p.m. June 14, with special guest Eric Kesseler 7:30 p.m.; Samantha Robbins 8 p.m. June 19; Dwain Martin and Amy Cook 8 p.m. June 20; Pinky Lee, Josh 'n' Me 8 p.m. June 21; Darlene from ...
- DVD: Allen Ginsberg (RainbowNetwork.com)
Bohemian gay poets are hardly role models, or even superstars in this day and age. Yet, there was a time when they were amongst the few who dared to live their lives free of the closet, out in the public arena.
- Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona and Woody - TIME
Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona and WoodyTIME - 47 minutes agoIt is in Ovieto that Vicky meets Juan Antonio's ancient father, who writes beautiful poetry but refuses to publish it, believing that a world that has not ...
- 'The Bishop's Daughter' by Honor Moore - Los Angeles Times
'The Bishop's Daughter' by Honor MooreLos Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour agoMoore, author of three books of poetry and a biography of her grandmother, the painter Margarett Sargent, has divided her memoir into three sections: ...
- BR area for May 23-May 29, 2008 - 2TheAdvocate
BR area for May 23-May 29, 20082TheAdvocate, LA - 6 minutes agoOPEN MIC POETRY SHOW: 8 pm, Insomkneeacks, 9895 Florida Blvd., Suite B, upstairs next to the Broadmoor Theater. (225) 935-2824. STAND UP STAND OFF: 9 pm, ...
- 'Xanadu': Its Neon Lights Still Shine - Washington Post
What I am about to write will undoubtedly elicit mockery and ridicule for weeks, if not months, to come. But I have to speak the truth: I love "Xanadu." I love that the plot of this 1980 musical is thinner than the finest slice of deli-variety Swiss ...
- “Let us not forget Bam:” Shajarian - Tehran Times
“Let us not forget Bam:” ShajarianTehran Times, Iran - 12 hours agoShams Gallery curator Ali Jamshidi also made a short speech and said that all the works on display are based on the pieces of poetry Shajarian used over the ...
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