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- Poetry, politics and political killings (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Two days after a peasant leader was gunned down in front of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) office in Ma-a District in Davao City, a poet’s words read before a small gathering of writers, students and teachers in a university came to life
- Chopin: Genius or monster? - Independent
Chopin: Genius or monster?Independent, UK - 18 minutes agoThough Chopin had droves of fainting female fans, little is known about his sex life before his fateful relationship with the writer George Sand. ...
- A lost weekend in the north (Guardian Unlimited)
The recent history of posthumous publishing has not been terribly happy.
- Nordic writers take a stand for human rights - Nordic Council
Nordic writers take a stand for human rightsNordic Council, Denmark - 1 hour agoLeevi Lehto is a translator and poetry activist from Finland, who is, amongst other things, the initiator of the internet based publishing house 'ntamo’. ...
- Artist Breathes New Life into Scraps - San Leandro Times
Artist Breathes New Life into ScrapsSan Leandro Times, United States - 1 hour agoTo compliment the art exhibit, Denham will read his poetry and sign copies of his poems on Sunday, July 13, from 4 to 6 pm His illustrated letterpress ...
- Feenish Productions ‘The Wren’s Nest’ Flies to Cúirt - The Irish Film Television Network
The Irish Film Television NetworkFeenish Productions ‘The Wren’s Nest’ Flies to CúirtThe Irish Film Television Network - 4 hours agoFootage used includes black and white archive film, colorful super 8 home movies, black and white photography, contemporary performance poetry from the ...
- Other honorary degrees from staffordshire university are awarded to - This is the Sentinel
Other honorary degrees from staffordshire university are awarded toThis is the Sentinel, UK - 5 hours agoAlso honoured are: actor turned director Ken Campbell; Carol Ann Duffy, who has played a major role in bringing poetry to the masses; ; Neil Carr, ...
- America’s favorite fence-painter takes the stage - Galesburg Register-Mail
America’s favorite fence-painter takes the stageGalesburg Register-Mail, IL - 18 hours agoFriday’s events include a photography exhibit of local work at the Galesburg Public Library, a gallery walk downtown and a regional poetry slam competition ...
- A long way from Gorky Park - St.Petersburg Times.ru
A long way from Gorky ParkSt.Petersburg Times.ru, Russia - 9 hours agoHe loves the promise of Russia — its poetry, music and people — even though he is routinely battered and emotionally scarred. That’s also why he’s so often ...
- Sunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival - Boston Globe
Sunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival Three-time US poet laureate Robert Pinsky kicks off the 2008 Sunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival with poetic musical group Merge. The festival runs every other Wednesday through Aug. 20 and showcases world ...
- School's end weighs on parents (San Diego Union-Tribune)
My son's baseball teacher scheduled an end-of-year, mother-son game the other day, and it was a blast. The 5-year-old boys “won” (wink wink), but not before us moms got to hit a few grounders and run the bases in Central Park in the middle of a workday.
- Exploration, entertainment (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
At age 58, and after recording 20 albums of standard-setting folk/country originals, Tom Russell has formed an opinion on more than a few topics of the day.
- Stephanie's Id finds balance between genres (Creative Loafing Charlotte)
Warning: may produce mood shifts... By Allie Goolrick.It was a serendipitous meeting -- when Stephanie's Id siren Stephanie Morgan walked into the studio of Asheville sculptor John Payne, there it was hanging from the ceiling -- the title for the band's next record. Morgan found herself so fascinated with Payne's sculpture of a whooping crane, made from scrap metal and animated by modified ...
- Have you got wind of Afri-kaaps yet? - Tonight South Africa
'Daais die move!", yells the poet Jitsvinger at the audience. "Maakit aan!", they shout back enthusiastically. His mother calls him Quinton Goliath, but in 2001, Jitsvinger was born. "I called myself Jitsvinger, because 'jits' is a slang word for ...
- Calendar for April 17 - Milpitas Post
Calendar for April 17Milpitas Post, CA - 3 hours agoThe Peaceful Poets will resume their Thursday meetings with an open microphone night of poetry, spoken word, acoustic music and performance art on April 24 ...
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