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- Poet Kooser, musicians to perform in Omaha bar (Daily Nebraskan)
Ted Kooser, who served as the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2004-2006, made about 200 public appearances during his term. Nowadays, he doesn't do nearly as many poetry readings. "It really is slowing down now, and I'm glad," Kooser said. The reduced pace gives him the opportunity to fix things up on his farm in Garland, Neb.
- Casting Couch: Poehler Eyes Office Spinoff; Hanks, Nicholson, Willis ... - Entertainment Online
Another Saturday Night Live star is ready for prime time. Amy Poehler is in talks to topline NBC's hugely anticipated spinoff of The Office , per the Hollywood Reporter . The untitled show, whose plot is a big secret, is the brainchild of The Office ...
- Bulgarian poet Konstantin Pavlov dies at 75 - Thaindian.com
Konstantin was popular and highly reputed. He became one of Bulgaria’s most prominent intellectuals with his rare defiance of the country’s communist regime. Konstantin was 75. Pavlov died on Sunday after a long illness. Konstantin was among the ...
- Paul Weller's '22 Dreams' (New York Daily News)
Maybe facing 50 did the trick, but on Paul Weller's ninth solo CD, he sounds defiantly reborn. Released just two months after hitting the half-century mark, the latest album finds a man who boasts a long string of strong, but familiar, solo albums radically shaking things up.
- Palo Pallas - Birmingham News
Location Alabaster Alexander City Alpharetta Anniston Atlanta Bessemer Birmingham Brownsboro Calera Center Point Chelsea Collegeville Crestline Cullman Decatur Ensley Enterprise Fairfield Fairhope Florence Forest Park Fultondale Gadsden Gardendale ...
- A guest of eternity: Mahmoud Darwish in memoriam - Electronic Intifada
CBC.caA guest of eternity: Mahmoud Darwish in memoriamElectronic Intifada, IL - 16 hours agoIf I write love poems, I resist the conditions that don't allow me to write love poems." Nonetheless, he also asserted that "most of my poetry is about love ...Video: Remembering Mahmoud Darwish - 10 Aug 08 AlJazeeraEnglishProfile: Mahmoud Darwish Aljazeera.netMahmoud Darwish: Life and work The NationalReuters - Democracy Nowall 715 news articles
- Pack of cards (Al-Ahram Weekly)
On the first of Ramadan, Fatimid Cairo came to life. Though it receives large numbers of visitors all year round, Khan Al-Khalili becomes during the holy fasting month a source of inspiration. Taher El-Barbary strolled the streets and alleyways of Islamic Cairo to capture the mood.
- Silence speaks loudly - Baker City Herald
Silence speaks loudlyBaker City Herald, OR - 36 minutes agoDielman repeated during last Tuesday's council meeting his contention that specifically Christian prayers during City Council meetings violate the US ...
- Sultry Summer Poetry Event Book Launch Open Mic - The Observer
The Ontario Poetry Society officially launches Sounding the Seconds, a new 156-page book edited and compiled by Sarnia poets Adele Kearns Thomas and Lynn Tait with photo illustrations by Tait.The group will also launch 4 chapbooks by Sarnia area ...
- THE ARTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
THE ARTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS A project of Arts Assembly of Midland P.O. Box 3494, Midland, Texas 79702 (432) 687-1149 FAX 687-1600 SUNDAY Arts Assembly of Midland: Midland's non-profit arts council and umbrella organization for performing and visual arts organizations, 401 W. Texas Ave., Suite 508, 687-1149. EXHIBIT: Art in the Park, four selected sculptures, Duet by David Hickman, Gypsy Rose by ...
- 'Man on Wire' Between the Twin Towers (The New York Sun)
'Man on Wire" is an upside-down documentary, so riveting in its setup and exposition that the climax arrives almost as an afterthought. The man of the title — the famed French tightrope walker Philippe Petit — is ultimately less interesting than the drama surrounding his wire, a tightrope strung between the newly completed World Trade Center towers in August 1974. And rather than tease the ...
- CURIOUS TIMES AUG. 8 EDITION - Boise Weekly
CURIOUS TIMES AUG. 8 EDITIONBoise Weekly, USA - 3 hours agoNASA is not involved in any sort of cover-up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe," said their spokesperson. ...
- Enjoy Leif Ericson day with Norwegian tunes (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Community music by Richard Tiegs
- Unraveling the Mysteries of Modern China - Wall Street Journal
Unraveling the Mysteries of Modern ChinaWall Street Journal - 3 hours agoAware of this moral flaw, Inspector Chen often looks for solace and purity in ancient Chinese poetry and delightful Chinese food -- two passions that Mr. ...
- Ha Jin wants to visit China - Forbes
On a trip that's put him the closest to his homeland in 23 years, Chinese-American author Ha Jin says he wants to visit China but expressed frustration with censorship of his books. The 52-year-old National Book Award winner told The Associated Press ...
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