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- Classical Theater of Harlem to Present 'Death' Outdoors - Broadway World
Classical Theater of Harlem to Present 'Death' OutdoorsBroadway World, NY - 2 hours agoThe New York Times said, "This early precursor to hip-hop, rap and poetry slams is a get-down, roiling depiction of ghetto life" and goes on to say that the ...
- Book Notes (The Burlington Free Press)
A look at local works
- Angus Calder: Historian, critic and poet whose 'The People's War ... - The Independent
Angus Calder was for many years a conspicuous figure in the Edinburgh literary scene, but those who knew his prodigious output and his teaching career realised that there was much more to him than that genial presence in poetry readings, theatre ...
- David Mamet explores the wages of honor in ‘Redbelt,’ a martial ... - Philadelphia Daily News
David Mamet explores the wages of honor in ‘Redbelt,’ a martial ...Philadelphia Daily News, PA - 4 hours agoI also admit that I love Mamet's odd locutions; yeah, it's stilted, but his stilted poetry is better than the dreary, vapid prose that passes for movie ...
- Edison teen learns lesson in standing up for herself (Miami Herald)
Never had Jeislee Alvarez imagined something so cold and humiliating as jail. There she was, all of 18 with her whole life ahead of her except for the grimy cell holding her back. Poet, pacificist and now jail bird No. 08-18621. Despite her tough-girl shell, the 5-foot-4 Miami Edison Senior High student feared using the toilet with other inmates and guards watching. Disgusted by the smell of the ...
- DOWNTOWN OWL (Kirkus Reviews)
A debut novel that works better as cultural criticism than it does as fiction.
- COVER STORY (Style Weekly)
Virginia’s attempts to regulate sex and obscenity. by Lindsay Barnes and Amy Biegelsen Across Virginia, a woman hangs around government buildings brazenly baring her breast. In libraries, assembly halls, even inside the Department of Motor Vehicles, the naked bosom is downright unavoidable.
- Pick of the day - Guardian Unlimited
"In 1978," Benjamin Zephaniah recalls, "a landmark album was released in the UK. On Dread, Beat an' Blood, Linton Kwesi Johnson expressed the black British experience as it had never been heard before. This was the era of the Sus law, where the ...
- Alone in North Korea (Times Online)
THE COMMUNISTS were watching intently. One wore a rough, green military uniform with a cut-off collar. He had a large, moon-like face and an inscrutable expression. The other, who had a flint-like look in his eye, was in a slick grey suit.
- Age 77, of Marshall (Marshall Independent)
MARSHALL — Celebration of life services for Jean Marie (Moon) Mitchell, 77, of Marshall, are set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery.
- Frost ‘unplugged’ in ’47 lecture - Worcester Telegram
Frost ‘unplugged’ in ’47 lectureWorcester Telegram, MA - 1 hour agoSitar, 28, now archive editor for the Poetry Foundation in Chicago, obtained permission from Dartmouth and Frost’s estate and went to work. ...
- This Day, Like the Future, Belongs to Patriots - Nation
As the 50th anniversary of America's revolution against colonialism and the divine right of kings approached, the author of the rebellion's founding document -- still alive at age 83 --was asked to attend a July 4, 1826, celebration in Washington ...
- 81-year-old athlete keeps body, mind fit - Akron Beacon Journal
81-year-old athlete keeps body, mind fitAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 31 minutes ago... of psychology — is the author of professional works and novels, including a couple with cowboy themes and a soon-to-be published book of poetry. ...
- Kiya, 18, crowned as Miss Northampton - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Kiya, 18, crowned as Miss NorthamptonNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK - 16 minutes agoHer other achievements include winning a Stars in their Eyes-style contest in 2006 and she has also had poetry published and is a singer and dancer. ...
- 17 unveil work at Arts Rolla Open Show - Rolla Daily News
The reception for the month-long exhibition of the Arts Rolla Open Art Show on Friday evening commenced with an all-inclusive program diverse enough in presentation to delight any art enthusiast, from the visual and auditory to literary ...
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