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- Darwish, poet of the Palestinian cause, dies after surgery - The Independent
Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, is to get the equivalent of a state funeral in the West Bank following his death this weekend – an honour only previously accorded to the PLO leader Yasser Arafat. Tributes for ...
- Faraz lend voice to poor: Jamali - The Post
Faraz lend voice to poor: JamaliThe Post, Pakistan - Aug 26, 2008He termed his poetry as voice of the voiceless, saying the poet lend voice to the poor and downtrodden masses of the society. His poetry, he said, ...
- MILLVILLE: Community asked to help art students make sculptures - Daily Journal
MILLVILLE -- The Arts Creates Excellence Summer Art Camp will be held at the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, 22 N. High St., Millville, Monday through Friday, from July 7 through Aug. 8. Students may apply for one or more weeks. Camp for ...
- Poet was an inspiration to his niece, many others - Corpus Christi Caller
There were quiet times when TĂo Luis fell silent, deep in thought beyond what most would understand, including his only niece, Lamar Saenz. The thoughts racing through Luis Omar Salinas' mind were constant and profound, haunted by the specter of a ...
- Upcoming entertainment events - Chippewa Herald
Upcoming entertainment eventsChippewa Herald, WI - 3 hours agoFeaturing Yvette Flaten, reading and talking about poetry. Info: (715) 726-9000. - Wednesday Night Concerts on the Hill, 7 pm, Wednesday, June 25, ...
- Spike in sales for next poet laureate - International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK : Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections "The ...
- Irish Civil War prisoners' last words haunt writer James McSherry - New York Daily News
James McSherry, with his daughter Paige, 7, holds up a drawing in a prison diary written by his grandfather. James McSherry vaguely remembers his stepgrandfather pushing him on the swings in the playground 40 years ago. That was his image of the old ...
- Bella Vista band leader Mitchell calling it quits (NWAnews.com)
BELLA VISTA — The sound of music here will soon change forever. Jack Mitchell and his wife, Betty, are relocating to Tennessee to be closer to family. (Benton County Daily Record)
- In the Land of the Master Chess Player - Venezuelanalysis.com
In the Land of the Master Chess PlayerVenezuelanalysis.com, Venezuela - 5 hours agoClifton Ross represented the US in the Second World Poetry Festival of Venezuela in 2005 and his book of poems in Spanish, Traducir el Silencio, ...
- 1860s-style baseball teams will play at Sauder Village (The Toledo Blade)
A Barbershop Sing and Baseball Game are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Sauder Village in Archbold, Ohio. The Southern Gateway Chorus will harmonize, and the Cincinnati Southern Gateway Chorus will celebrate its 50th year. In the afternoon the Great Black Swamp Frogs Base Ball Club of 1860 will take on the Ohio Village Muffins. Teams will dress in period uniforms and play by the ...
- Destination: Montreal - Salon
Put aside stories of a freezing, exotic locale full of igloos and kooks in favor of these portraits of the hardscrabble -- and magical -- Northern state. I was 19 when I moved to Montreal to attend McGill University. The previous year, McGill had ...
- MICHELANGELO EXHIBITION - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
MICHELANGELO EXHIBITIONThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - 3 hours ago... Renaissance man for free without traveling to Italy. Sketches, drawings and manuscripts by Michelangelo, and paintings and poetry by his contemporaries, ...
- Lee offering courses for senior adults (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Lee University is offering eight new mini-courses in its Encore program at the Cleveland, Tenn., campus. Encore offers senior adults age 60 and older the opportunity to take college courses for credit for $50.
- Hot-and-bothered Dingell slams 'bastard' Republicans (The Washington Examiner)
Maybe it's the summer heat that's making Washington politicians a tad grumpy.
- PM rescued after guide dies on mountain (The Mercury)
NEW Zealand's Prime Minister has been evacuated from a remote mountain hut after a failed three-hour bid to save the life of her guide.
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