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- Iran's Mr Nice - satire on a tightrope - Yahoo News
TEHRAN (AFP) - In Iran , satirising the establishment can mean being slapped with a publication ban or even jail for an editor. Making fun of the president and senior leaders is not a task to be undertaken lightly. Tightrope-walking, as the publisher ...
- Paulo Coelho - guardian.co.uk
Paulo Coelhoguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoUnknown, although he did win the school poetry prize before three stints in psychiatric hospitals as a young adult. Journalist; lyricist on a number of ...
- Palestinians bury poet Darwish in emotional funeral (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Palestinians gave their national poet Mahmoud Darwish what amounted to a state funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, mourning a man who articulated their sense of loss, exile and defiance.
- Paul Overy: versatile historian and art critic of The Times - Times Online
Paul Overy was an historian of art, architecture and design of impressive versatility. He was an art critic (for four years for The Times ); he taught at numerous art schools (including the Royal College of Art, the Slade, the London Institute, and ...
- Get out with Ord - SIU - Daily Egyptian
Get out with OrdSIU - Daily Egyptian, IL - 3 hours agoThankfully, you, reader, have several opportunities to be a part of the poetry and natural beauty of this pastime. Southern Illinois boasts over 300 miles ...
- Palestinian poet lives on in show (BBC News)
The appearance of the Palestinian National Theatre in Edinburgh is overshadowed by the death of their finest poet.
- Alden Nowlan, the great energizer - Telegraph-Journal
Alden Nowlan, the great energizerTelegraph-Journal, Canada - 7 hours agoCook skillfully integrates Nowlan's poetry with his history. I think my affection for Alden grew because he reminded me so much of my father, ...
- Seventh Generation Celebrates 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report - Forbes
Seventh Generation, the nation's top provider of environmentally preferable non-toxic household products and a founder of the corporate responsibility movement, is marking the release of its 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report with a special contest ...
- Tales of Sex, Death and Ginger Hair ; Tim Minchin, the Australian ... - RedOrbit
Tales of Sex, Death and Ginger Hair ; Tim Minchin, the Australian ...RedOrbit, TX - 13 hours ago... death, dancing bears and ginger body hair with his own brand of dark, twisted humour. His show is part rock'n'roll, part jazz, part poetry, ...
- H2O Jam is back, and in a bigger venue (The Record)
One of the area's most vital outlets for artistic expression is back after a two-year hiatus.
- Inmates show their patriotism (The New Straits Times)
THE inmates of the Air Molek Prison clearly showed the spirit of patriotism during a singing contest and poetry recital recently. Each presentation was creatively prepared and judges had a hard time choosing the winner.
- Michael Symmons Roberts's top 10 books about civil war - guardian.co.uk
Michael Symmons Roberts's top 10 books about civil warguardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours agoWinner of the 2004 Whitbread poetry prize for his collection Corpus, Michael Symmons Roberts has published four highly acclaimed volumes of poetry to date. ...Michael Symmons Roberts's top 10 verse novels guardian.co.ukall 2 news articles
- To Sir with love (The Borneo Post)
IN recent weeks, teachers have been very much in headline news, usually for the wrong reasons. They have received a long-overdue pay hike, up to 30 per cent for some. Naturally, taxpayers and parents’ expectation of teachers have also gone up by many notches.
- ‘Go in the direction of the things you love’ - Bridge
‘Go in the direction of the things you love’Bridge, MN - 1 hour agoYou can read a sample of Vikingstad’s stories, essays and poetry here Ivar Vikingstad is a remarkable man. Born in 1928, the longtime Seward resident has ...
- Poetry needs to be read aloud, says Motion (Guardian Unlimited)
Andrew Motion shrugs off the hardships of a poet laureate's life to get people listening to poetry
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