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- Palestinians mourn national poet - Turkishpress.com
Palestinians are mourning the death of Mahmud Darwish (pictured in 2007), who gave voice to their decades-old struggle and is widely considered one of the Arab world's greatest modern poets. (AFP/File) Palestinians on Sunday mourned the death of ...
- Art transplant - The Australian
The AustralianArt transplantThe Australian, Australia - 4 hours agoThis is the stuff of Kenneth Slessor's 1920s and '30s poetry and his odd lodgers, flats with single gas-rings, girls thumping mops and aspirin-taking ...
- Brian Williams still missed - GoAZcats.com (subscription)
Brian Williams still missedGoAZcats.com (subscription), AZ - 2 hours agoBrian also was interested in poetry, cooking and what he considered art. But above all, he was a free spirit. I watched "From Glory to Gone," the fine MSNBC ...
- Fleeting words - Haaretz.com
The death of poet Mahmoud Darwish, in an American hospital, far away from his land, grieves me. This man and his multifaceted poetry has occupied me since the 1960s. Even then he was already known as a young member of the group of poets and writers ...
- Lesbian rights activist Del Martin dies - Salon
SAN FRANCISCO -- Del Martin, a lesbian rights pioneer who took part in one of California's first same-sex weddings, died today in San Francisco after a long period of declining health. She was 87. Ms. Martin's political activism began more than five ...
- CD Review: Jamey Johnson's 'That Lonesome Song' gutty, gritty thrill (Tucson Citizen)
Jamey Johnson's "That Lonesome Song" delivers a salt-of-the-earth antidote for those who consider contemporary country music too slick and sentimental.
- • Was it satire? - Hamilton Spectator
BBC News• Was it satire?Hamilton Spectator, Canada - 20 hours ago... criticism, poetry and cartoons. Long may it run. Qaeda operatives? Probably not. That is a consequence of a rigorous, free press and free political ...Video: New Yorker controversy over Obama cartoon - 15 Jul 08 AlJazeeraEnglishall 2,128 news articles
- TRIUMPHS: Mentoring program let her escape life of drugs, abuse (Detroit Free Press)
Janese Shurn was molested as a child. She was beaten by boyfriends. A dropout from Detroit Northern High School, she eventually resorted to using ecstasy and drinking alcohol. "When I think about what I have gone through, life feels surreal," Shurn said.
- JANE GLENN HAAS: Poetry, schmoetry! - Olympian
The topic is aging/longevity/life after 50. Keep your entries short and pithy. Homeric epics will not be considered. Furthermore, do not use the word "geezer" because the judge (that's me) doesn't like the word "geezer." Do not rhyme "Viagra" and ...
- 2008 'Florida Book Awards' competition begins with call for entries - Herald Tribune
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Book Awards has kicked off its third annual competition with a call for entries in eight categories, including a new one for “Book Design.” Established in 2006 and now the most comprehensive state book awards ...
- Modern passions and ancient legends in Ithaca - Turkish Daily News (subscription)
Modern passions and ancient legends in IthacaTurkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 10 hours agoBut until science closes the matter, poetry can keep us busy with its feelings. The palace may take long time to find but Ithaca is giving its modern ...
- Robicheaux returns: this time he’s in Montana - 2TheAdvocate
Robicheaux returns: this time he’s in Montana2TheAdvocate, LA - 10 minutes agoWhether Burke is describing Louisiana or Texas or Montana, he achieves the same lyricism by using near-poetry to set his scene. That’s true in this book, ...
- Beauty spots inspire poetry fundraiser - Dinnington Today
Beauty spots inspire poetry fundraiserDinnington Today, UK - 1 hour agoAnd even holidays far from his rural home life offered suitable subject matter, as former insurance salesman Jeff helped raise cash for the Anston ...
- JI dissociates itself from disruption at Washington moot - Daily Times
JI dissociates itself from disruption at Washington mootDaily Times, Pakistan - 2 hours agoThe heckler also began to recite poetry, including the line “Sang-murmur pay challo gay to phisal jao gay” (If you walk on marble floors you will slip). ...
- Letter-writing Sandyston-Walpack students, seniors meet - New Jersey Herald
Letter-writing Sandyston-Walpack students, seniors meetNew Jersey Herald, NJ - 9 hours agoAfter two years of letters, the groups met in person for the first time Thursday, when the students visited Liberty Towers to perform music and poetry ...
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