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- Political Islam and Muslim hip hop - Zaman
There is much talk about political Islam and its future these days. The ascendancy of political movements with clear Islamic agendas is being watched closely from Egypt and Lebanon to North Africa. While many see Islamic political parties as a threat ...
- Poet's Corner: Grade school science - Joplin Independent
Poet's Corner: Grade school scienceJoplin Independent, MO - 6 minutes agoAmerican Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the ...
- Faith in action - Salt Lake Tribune
Faith in actionSalt Lake Tribune, United States - Aug 1, 2008For more information, visit www.matsiko.com The Rumi Poetry Club will meet Aug. 5 from 7-8 pm a the Anderson-Foothill Library, 1135 S. 2100 East, ...
- Activism: Youth rally to 'Silence the Violence' (Pittsburgh City Paper)
On July 22nd, more than 100 youths from Pittsburgh's most violent neighborhoods gathered in Market Square for a peace rally. By Diana Fisher.
- Angelou, Lear named for 2008 Marian Anderson Award - San Francisco Gate
TV producer Norman Lear and author Maya Angelou will be the 2008 recipients of the Marian Anderson Award, which honors artists whose leadership benefits humanity. They are to accept their honors, each with an accompanying $100,000 honorarium, at the ...
- Dark prophet - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeDark prophetBoston Globe, United States - 1 hour agoIt's a lovely phrase - a bit of poetry, really - and just the sort of thing one might expect from a hallucinogen user, like Dick. These novels are usually ...
- Review: The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd - Telegraph.co.uk
Review: The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter AckroydTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours agoAckroyd's most deeply felt passage is the Creature's account of his encounter with a labourer and his daughter through whom he discovers the power of poetry ...
- Camping out - locally (The Dexter Leader)
Camping in Southeast Michigan is no longer only about s'mores and soggy sleeping bags.
- TV presenter goes back to home town - Diss Express
TV presenter goes back to home townDiss Express, UK - 6 hours agoHarleston community librarian Sally Blows said: “We held a poetry workshop a few weeks ago, which got the children interested in poetry and they came up ...
- Sifting through the past, savoring the flavor - Greensboro News Record
Sifting through the past, savoring the flavorGreensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours agoBut pore through those installments about food - poetry and pictures, stories and speeches - and you'll sense the editing eyes of a husband and wife, ...
- Symphony at the Shore a high note of weekend activities - Courier Mail
Symphony at the Shore a high note of weekend activitiesCourier Mail, Australia - 34 minutes agoQueensland Poetry Festival's Words and Water Dragons runs 11am-1pm in the Japanese Garden. BYO haiku, or tanka to read. Free. ...
- Poetry Writing Contest Lets Subway Riders Vent Commuting Frustrations - NY1
"Vent Your Inspiration" asks riders to compose poems about what they want to improve about the subway system and what they appreciate about the MTA. Contestants are asked to submit poems of up to 30 lines in a category of their choice, such as air ...
- Diary of Dylan's wife up for sale - BBC News
BBC NewsDiary of Dylan's wife up for saleBBC News, UK - Aug 11, 2008Caitlin Thomas' 43-page manuscript describes her love for him and an account of their adventures together. The collection assembled over 15 years by an ...Diary written by Thomas' wife for sale United Press InternationalThomases’ tempestuous relationship WalesOnlineall 15 news articles
- Californian chosen as U.S. poet laureate - AZCentral.com
Kay Ryan, award-winning poet, mountain-bike rider and self-described "modern hermit," will soon be going to Washington. The Library of Congress announced Thursday that the Californian, whose compressed, metaphysical poetry has been compared with ...
- Prized “Bird” - Manchester HippoPress
Prized “Bird”Manchester HippoPress, NH - 3 hours agoBy Jeff Mucciarone jmucciarone@hippopress.com New Hampshire resident LewEllyn Hallett was recently awarded the 2008 Ann Stanford Award for her poetry ...
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