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- Announcing the teams competing at the National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
Hundreds of spoken work performers from around the United States, along with a handful from Canada and Europe, are in the midst of preparations for this year's National Poetry Slam, which be held in Madison over the first week of August. Competing in teams of four or five members apiece, each will take the stage and give their best through a series of bouts at the competition. Altogether they ...
- Poetry and Taxis - The Jewish Journal of greater L.A
Poetry and TaxisThe Jewish Journal of greater L.A, CA - 30 minutes agoNachmanidies answers by picturing Moshe going to the tent of each Israelite to honor them, "like someone who wishes to take leave of his friend and comes to ...
- Study abroad students have lots to say, in lots of languages - Harvard University Gazette
Study abroad students have lots to say, in lots of languagesHarvard University Gazette, MA - 56 minutes ago“The passion and vitality of Dostoevsky’s prose struck me with such power that ever since then, I have wanted to read the book in its original language. ...
- Expert: Great leaders, time of change define '60s decade (Westland Observer)
When Heidi Ardizzone shows photos of 1960s leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy, her University of Michigan students have no trouble with recognition.
- Wednesday's Agenda, July 23 - Miami Herald
Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance at Calendar Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Fifth Floor Newsroom, Miami, FL 33132-1693. Or e-mail your items to newscalendar@MiamiHerald.com . No faxes, please. For a complete ...
- Rhymes for a reason - This Is Lancashire
Rhymes for a reasonThis Is Lancashire, UK - Oct 5, 2008National Poetry Day was launched in 1994 to fuel the nation’s enthusiasm for verse. The free event starts at 12.30pm and refreshments will be on offer, ...
- Philip Glass: Confessions of a chameleon - The Independent
As a child, the composer Philip Glass worked at his father's radio- repair shop in Baltimore, which doubled as a small record store. It was there that he was exposed to a huge variety of music, from Schubert and Bartok to Hank Williams and Elvis. "I ...
- Cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell to appear in lecture series - Carlsbad Current Argus
Cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell to appear in lecture seriesCarlsbad Current Argus, NM - 5 hours agoHis common sense approach to life and the art of Cowboy Poetry have delighted and inspired audiences across the country. Mitchell will perform at Tydings ...
- Iran announces programs in commemorating Rudaki in Tajikistan (mehrnews.com)
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) -- Iran’s Cultural Office in Tajikistan announced the arranging Iran’s programs to commemorate the 1150th anniversary of the birth of Rudaki.
- The B Plot: Sword swallowing! - Asbury Park Coaster
Asbury Park CoasterThe B Plot: Sword swallowing!Asbury Park Coaster, NJ - 3 hours ago“In an historical sense we are a family-run show,” stated Eddy Jo Cotton, founding member, Yard Dogs and author of “Hobo.” “We endeavor to operate a ...
- Slingshot Hip Hop invades Lebanon - Menassat
Slingshot Hip Hop invades LebanonMenassat, Lebanon - 1 hour ago"You saw in the film how that one kid called himself an Arab and not a Palestinian. This is what my [Palestinian] friends are taught in Israeli schools," ...
- Manny Stars as Manny in a New Summer Hit - New York Times
Manny Stars as Manny in a New Summer HitNew York Times, United States - 5 hours agoThe baby blue of the outfield walls, the palm trees and shrub-covered hills that sit beyond them, and the poetry of the broadcaster Vin Scully have always ...
- Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Three - Popmatters.com
Big misconception about reggae music: it’s all happy, at the beach, drinking music. Biggest misconception about reggae music: it all sounds the same. Even Bob Marley (and it is both respectful and required to at least mention the great man’s name ...
- The Alchemy of Loss, Garden Fresh Recipes and Youth Speaks Seattle - KUOW NPR
KUOW NPRThe Alchemy of Loss, Garden Fresh Recipes and Youth Speaks SeattleKUOW NPR, WA - 25 minutes agoAdults tend to cringe when they hear teenage poetry. But those teens were still writing about experiences and ideas that mattered to them. ...
- Much Ado About Something - Jewish Exponent
Jewish ExponentMuch Ado About SomethingJewish Exponent, PA - 1 hour agoI've never forgotten Grossman, not only because I eventually sought out his splendid poetry, which has enriched my reading life significantly. ...
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