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- Why poetry matters, By Jay Parini (Independent)
In 1989, the American poet Dana Gioia lobbed a grenade into the cosy world of the US creative-writing industry. His essay, "Can Poetry Matter?", spoke wittily and despairingly of "poets" graduating from courses who teach and produce fresh multitudes of versifiers, publish in the same magazines and reverently review one another's books, most written in the same chopped-up free verse that has ...
- Navigating the post-Nirvana world (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The daughter of a punk-rock icon, who shot himself in front of her, must forever confront a celebrity-hungry public that cannot be satisfied.
- Tasmania poet wins NSW prize - ABC Online
Tasmania poet wins NSW prizeABC Online, Australia - 2 hours agoMs Lomer's second collection of poetry, 'Two Kinds of Silence', was recognised as part of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. ...
- Senior Notes (May 22) - Needham Times
Senior Notes (May 22)Needham Times, USA - 20 hours agoHer strong voice and her understanding of the text will provide new perspective on the classic prose and poetry she brings to you. ...
- Excitement a big part of teacher's lesson plan - Chicago Tribune
Excitement a big part of teacher's lesson planChicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour agoRight now they are writing poetry. It makes you cry because it's so wonderful." Bontkowski has led teacher training and is known as a strong supporter of ...
- In memory of Aharon Amir - מגזין ×ימגו
In memory of Aharon Amirמגזין ×ימגו, Israel - 1 hour agoPoems that I finally collected at the end of 1975 in my first book of poetry, Hushniya, the Mosque. I knew that he had already decided that the days of his ...
- » 'Donuts' a solid successor to 'August' - Chicago Daily Herald
» 'Donuts' a solid successor to 'August'Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 19 minutes agoAfter talking his way into a job, Franco tries to convince Arthur that turning the shop into a cafe - complete with live music and poetry readings - will ...
- Love - The Musical, Hammersmith Lyric, London - Independent
Love - The Musical, Hammersmith Lyric, LondonIndependent, UK - 27 minutes agoDespite sterling work from Curry (who appears in the buff at one point) and Calder-Marshall (who makes the awful "Love Story" lyric sound like real poetry), ...
- Bookshop with a view (The Telegraph)
In the quaint Radhanath Mullick Lane, off College Street and just a few bends away from Putiram, a bookshop has just been born. Formally, it is called Charchapad — also the name of its imprint.
- Book Review: The Last Of The Angels by Fadhil al-Azzawi (Blogcritics.org)
A beautiful book that does the seemingly impossible of holding humans up to ridicule while exalting their potential simultaneously. Satire is a delicate matter, or at least it should be. Far too often satire seems to be confused with farce for some reason, which is sort of like confusing a chain saw with the delicate touch of a surgeon's scalpel. It's true that both will cut close to the bone, ...
- Obenieta: Books in a bottle - Sun.Star
Obenieta: Books in a bottleSun.Star, Philippines - 5 hours agoIn Wim Wender’s cinematic poetry, Wings of Desire, the camera shows there’s no place on earth more heavenly than a library. See how angels hover around and ...
- A Poignant Journey From Christianity to Sin and Back Again -- New ... - StreetInsider.com
IRONTON, Mo., July 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- In life, we will encounter many trials that will test our faith. There will be times when we will doubt and walk astray from our path. But there is hope that we will find our way back to where God wants ...
- Bob Dylan's Apocalypse - Christian Post
"I can hear another drum beating for the dead that rise, Whom nature's beast fears as they come and all I see are dark eyes." - Bob Dylan In a pop music world where issues are seldom addressed and creativity and individuality have been lost, Bob ...
- The Journey to Healing Begins Here -- New Religious Poetry Book Emphasizes the Healing of the Spirit (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
LEVITTOWN, N.Y., May 13, 2008 -- Healing is a God-given gift to all sufferers. It is not the flesh that gets inflicted but rather the person's soul and as such, healing must be deeper and stronger.
- Terror poems are terrible poems - Guardian Blogs
It's not often that the Sun gets itself into a lather about poetry. But just six months after the release of the Lyrical Terrorist, Samina Malik , it devoted a full page spread to a YouTube clip purporting to be Bin Laden's youngest son, Hamza ...
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