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- Katie Parks, champion of Lubbock community, dies at 87 - LubbockOnline.com
Katie Parks, champion of Lubbock community, dies at 87LubbockOnline.com, TX - 2 hours agoA History of African Americans in Lubbock, Texas" in 2000. "She was a fabulous lady; she contributed so much to the community," Price said. ...
- Sensitive Gangstas? (Free Times)
No doubt you’ve been hearing a lot about Columbia’s gang problems lately. Well, here’s a new book sure to challenge a few stereotypes and piss some people off: The Bandana Republic: A Literary Anthology by Gang Members and Their Affiliates from Soft Skull Press.
- 'On the Road' to the first Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest - The California Aggie Online
'On the Road' to the first Jack Kerouac Poetry ContestThe California Aggie Online, CA - 5 hours agoThe gallery will debut the first annual Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest at the conference to keep the spirits of the Beat Generation alive. ...
- Community Calendar (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
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- From poetry to song: "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" - Spectrum
Phyllis brought me a penciled musical adaptation of the Irving Berlin favorite based on the words from a poem by Emma Lazarus, and asked me to sing the harmony; she would sing the melody.
- Kurdish novel re-writes rules - Kurdish Aspect
Kurdish novel re-writes rulesKurdish Aspect, CO - 8 hours ago"Until now, there has been harmony between the essence of poetry and the essence of politics in Kurdish literature," Ali says. Also a prolific critic, ...
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power (AP via Yahoo! News)
Pervez Musharraf took power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant nation into the U.S.-led war on terror — an alliance that won him plaudits in the West but fueled anger at home.
- Eulogy: Peter Herrndorf remembers Hamilton Southam - Ottawa Citizen
Peter Herrndorf, president and CEO of the National Arts Centre and a friend of Hamilton Southam, delivered the eulogy at the memorial service held for Southam in Ottawa Sunday. Following is an edited transcript of the eulogy: I was greatly blessed to ...
- We Don't Die, We Multiply: Hip-Hop Groups - Popmatters.com
Group identification creates interesting scenarios within hip-hop culture, from the formation and maintenance of group identity to the difficulties of promoting the lyrical skills of a group's various members. If we were naming hip-hop’s best ...
- Emerging artists on shortlist for most valuable poetry prize - guardian.co.uk
Emerging artists on shortlist for most valuable poetry prizeguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoThe others are Christopher Buehlman for Wanton; Catherine Ormell for Campaign Desk, December 1812; Don Paterson for Love Poem for Natalie 'Tusja' Beridze, ...
- Literary artists spread the word - BBC News
BBC NewsLiterary artists spread the wordBBC News, UK - 1 hour agoLike much spoken word, his performances combine poetry, theatre and live graphics. Other performers work with a musical accompaniment, but all artists ...
- Stopped In My Tracks, It's A New World - NPR News
I live and breathe sports. My television career started in the sports department. I've covered five different Olympics. Leroy and I were hooked on watching the Beijing Games. In fact, his oncologist was over for the Opening Ceremonies and we had fish ...
- Summer Poetry: Online edition - Southwest Journal
Surprise is sometimes a wonderful thing. We find that Minnesota really does have a summer, that we can do things we thought we couldn’t and that all over town people are writing poetry. This version of the Poetry Project had me worried. There wasn ...
- Professor contributes to Web site project - Asu News
For a mind-boggling experience, go to http://edsitement.neh.gov . There, with just a click of the mouse, you will find dozens of Web sites covering art and culture, literature and language arts, foreign languages and history and social studies. You ...
- Kimani is Hailed as the Top Notch Poet for PoeticWorks.Com Battle of the Poets 2008 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
PoeticWorks presented its' 1st radio broadcasted Battle of the Poets on their new radio show this month. Kimani, a Miami native, hailed as the Top Notch Poet.
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