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- IRAN: Tehran staging of 'Galileo' reflects a nation's struggle against ... - Los Angeles Times Blogs
The writers added verses from the late Iranian dissident Ahmad Shamlu ’s poetry. When actor Amin Taroukh, who plays Galileo, referring to one of Shamlu's works, defiantly tells the pope, "this snow is not going to stop," he drew the raucous ...
- KosAbility: On being weird - DAILY KOS
I'm weird. Not just in the ways many of us here are weird - liberal, progressive, etc. No. Not even just because I am an atheist. No. I am weird because I am learning disabled. And not even one of your common garden-variety learning disabilities. I ...
- Artists' work shows spectrum of talent (WITH VIDEO) - Cuyahoga Falls News Press
Artists' work shows spectrum of talent (WITH VIDEO)Cuyahoga Falls News Press"I see art like poetry," Gaiser said. "Poetry is an expression of your mental reaction to things and I think art should show your reactions. ...and more »
- Ten romantic Irish ideas for St. Valentine's Day - Irish Central
Ten romantic Irish ideas for St. Valentine's DayIrish CentralRead Yeats love poems, especially 'When You are Old," which includes the immortal lines: "But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, and loved the sorrows ...
- Patriot games: Hands off - Baltimore Sun (blog)
Baltimore Sun (blog)Patriot games: Hands offBaltimore Sun (blog)Manning, on the other hand, is poetry in motion, and I honestly don't like seeing him hit. Maybe the Ravens should to Brady like Siragusa did to Rich Gannon ...and more »
- Years, poems and lives — all must end to make way for the new - Baltimore Sun
Years, poems and lives — all must end to make way for the newBaltimore SunIt's the poetry of life. Later, my wife rummaged through some boxes in the basement and found old photographs - so old they were taken with cameras using ...
- MUZUNDRUM Creates Buzz With Coolest Game Award At NAMM 2010 - OfficialWire (press release)
MUZUNDRUM Creates Buzz With Coolest Game Award At NAMM 2010OfficialWire (press release)He is currently at work on a music, poetry, and video compilation called Upon Awakening, and is the author of the forthcoming book, The Harmonic Engine.and more »
- Scottish heritage feted at WNC Burns supper - Asheville Citizen-Times
Scottish heritage feted at WNC Burns supperAsheville Citizen-Times25, Burns' birthdate, to celebrate the music and poetry of this 18th-century Scottish poet who spoke to the loves, lives and concerns of everyday people. ...and more »
- Nonfiction journal launches new look - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNonfiction journal launches new lookPittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe conversation about poetry and fiction is very limited compared to this field. We're staying relevant because the genre is on the move upward. ...
- Volume One's first-ever poetry contest underway - WQOW TV News 18
Volume One's first-ever poetry contest underwayWQOW TV News 18The winning poem will be published in Volume One during an upcoming winter issue. Other top-ranking stories may also eventually be published. ...
- Poet Clifton dies after battling cancer - United Press International
Peppers said of Clifton in the "Dictionary of Literary Biography." Clifton was named poet laureate of Maryland in 1979 and held the post until 1985, becoming the first African-American to hold the post. Clifton, who also published 20 children's books ...
- Alexander McQueen's Last Collection Stuns Fashion World Designer returns to ... - Softpedia
Alexander McQueen's Last Collection Stuns Fashion World Designer returns to ...SoftpediaGothic influences were evident in the opulent designs, which were said to be inspired by paintings of the Old Masters. Highlights included a floor-length ...and more »
- Brothers and Sisters: Midwinter Edition - DAILY KOS
"Half your wood and half your hay should still be left on Candlemas Day." The beginning of February marks the mid-point of winter. Halfway between the Winter Solstice (Yule) and the vernal equinox (Eostar). My people call this time "Imbolc". It is a ...
- Dutch treats - Globe and Mail
Globe and MailDutch treatsGlobe and MailA slightly bohemian spirit has given new energy to the Nieuwe Binnenweg, and the edgy sculpture of St. Nick by American Paul McCarthy is an apt symbol. ...and more »
- An introduction to the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley - The Guardian
The GuardianAn introduction to the poetry of Percy Bysshe ShelleyThe GuardianHere, the classic reference would be to The Mask of Anarchy, the terse and bitter and furious poem that he composed in Italy after hearing of the ...and more »
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