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- Blogging day one of National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
Spoken word artists are naturally a loquacious bunch, so it's only natural that more than a few are sharing their experiences at the National Poetry Slam in Madison this week. The five-day showdown opened on Tuesday with a series of 12 bouts between 48 teams, less than a third of the total in the two preliminary rounds of competition. Poets from several teams competing on this opening night have ...
- Shekarau: Speaking the language of the people - Triumph
Shekarau: Speaking the language of the peopleTriumph, Nigeria - 9 hours agoIn fact there was this young Igbo man, in didactic prose who chanted some local proverbs in very fluent Hausa to the admiration of local people. ...
- Poetry Collection Relates Author's Victory Over Crushing Odds - PR Web (press release)
Poetry Collection Relates Author's Victory Over Crushing OddsPR Web (press release), WA - 31 minutes agoMore than just inspirational words, the poetry in this book offer readers a great devotional and study guide with references to story after story of ...
- Heart and tongue of Palestine dies at 67 - PRESS TV
PRESS TVHeart and tongue of Palestine dies at 67PRESS TV, Iran - Aug 9, 2008Darwish wrote some 30 volumes of poetry, eight books of prose and served as the editor of several publications. Darwish won several international awards ...
- How `Genius' Walsh Added Smarts to Brutal Gridiron: Book Review - Bloomberg
How `Genius' Walsh Added Smarts to Brutal Gridiron: Book ReviewBloomberg - 2 hours agoIt wasn't that Walsh saw poetry in the gridiron game that had gone unnoticed for 12 decades or so. This smart book about a smart man demonstrates how Walsh ...
- Fahmida praises PPP workers - The Post
Fahmida praises PPP workersThe Post, Pakistan - 4 hours agoPoet and short story writer, Agha Saleem was the key speaker on the occasion and delivered his lecture on Poetry of Shah Abdul latif Bhitai and Sufism. ...
- Costner delivers his Swing Vote (Creative Loafing Tampa)
Plus reviews of other new and recent releases... OPENING THIS WEEK BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (PG-13) Romance, suppressed desire and heartbreak in pre-WWII England, courtesy of our pals at Miramax, who never met a British period piece they didn't like. Based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh and directed by the fellow who brought us Becoming Jane. Stars Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell and Emma ...
- "The Silence Before Bach": captivating interludes inspired by Bach - Seattle Times
Pere Portabella's "The Silence Before Bach" blends a seemingly random series of vignettes into a captivating visual ode to the German composer. "The Silence Before Bach," with Àlex Brendemühl, Féodor Atkine, Christian Brembeck, Daniel Ligorio ...
- Rosemarie DeWitt on 'Rachel Getting Married' - Los Angeles Times
"THE VIBE was like a good poetry slam or something," said Rosemarie DeWitt of working on the set of Jonathan Demme's "Rachel Getting Married" with its upscale-bohemian, groovy, multicultural backyard wedding. Although the cast includes DeWitt as ...
- ADMA-OPCO wraps up Ramadan activities - UAE Daily News
ADMA-OPCO wraps up Ramadan activitiesUAE Daily News, Canada - 7 minutes agoOther activities included a heritage night, a handicraft auction, a poetry night and future career fashion show co-organised with the Community Police of ...
- Two Cumberlands Professors Win Artist Fellowships - RedOrbit
Two Cumberlands Professors Win Artist FellowshipsRedOrbit, TX - 11 minutes agoThe title is actually taken from the novel, "A Death in the Family." "Bodies Larger Than Mine" included about 25 poems that she had collected over 30 years. ...
- Jo'burg turns 80 with Arts Alive - SABC News
Jo'burg turns 80 with Arts AliveSABC News, South Africa - 1 hour agoArts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan officially opened the popular spring month festival, which will feature spectacular acts of music, poetry, dance, ...Singer strips at Jazz Sowetanall 4 news articles
- Gullah Geechee Festival cooks up culture today and tomorrow - Myrtle Beach Sun News
Gullah Geechee Festival cooks up culture today and tomorrowMyrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 2 hours agoThe festival began in Atlantic Beach at noon today with cultural activities and lectures, including poetry readings, quilt making and storytelling. ...
- A 'birthday' salute - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
A 'birthday' saluteThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 1 hour agoThe second half served as a dizzying sampler of the composer's wit and poetry. Ebersole demonstrated Bernstein's facility for '40s pop, vivaciously growling ...
- A meandering journey along the Indus - Express Buzz
A meandering journey along the IndusExpress Buzz, India - 1 hour agoThis book is a rare thing — one that combines myth and man, politics and poetry, geology, religion, hard fact, and pure romance — all juxtaposed against ...
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