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- IRAQ: Marine convicted of murder sent to Leavenworth prison - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Pvt. Lawrence Hutchins, convicted as the ringleader in the execution of an unarmed Iraqi by a squad of Marines, has been transferred from the brig at Camp Pendleton to the military's only maximum-security prison, at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Hutchins, 24 ...
- Patti Smith & Kevin Shields: The Coral Sea (Pitchfork)
The new album from Patti Smith (that's good!) is two discs long (that's bad), and it's a collaboration with My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields (that's good!!) built around live performances of her 1996 book-length poem (that's ba...actually it turns out to be pretty good). read more
- New Yorker praises C.D. Wright's latest book of poetry - Harrison Daily Times
A new book of poems by Carolyn Wright, daughter of Ernie and Aline Wright of Harrison, is drawing critical acclaim. Her “Rising, Falling, Hovering” brought this review from The New Yorker: “Wright is a resolutely experimental poet, funny and ...
- William Stafford's Poetry of False Witness (The New York Sun)
When William Stafford (1914-93) was given the National Book Award for poetry, for his 1962 collection "Traveling Through the Dark," the judges said of his poems that "their music knows the value of silence." This seems a dubious tribute. Would a composer be acclaimed for his mastery of rests? In fact, though Stafford often wrote about silence — and made grand claims for it — he was an unusually ...
- Filipino Heritage Month celebration in Bacolod City Staff Writer - The Daily Tribune
Bacolod City is the gateway to Negros Occidental, known as the Philippines’ “Sugarlandia.” The province prospered with sugar, its vast tracts of land planted with sugar cane. During its heyday, mansions were built and the lifestyle was lavish ...
- Iran honors great poet Omar Khayyam (Payvand Iran News)
Iran has honored the 960th birthday anniversary of the eminent Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam of Neyshabur.
- The beauty of the art of the interned (Independent Race and Refugee News Network)
An astonishing exhibition was launched this week in central London of poetry, pottery, paintings, crafts, pictures, photographs, cartoons - all created by men detained under anti-terror laws in the UK.
- Trails & Vistas expands to two-day event in September - Reno Gazette
Trails and Vistas heads to Donner Summit for an expanded two-day event Sept.6 and 7. Among towering pines, granite rock faces and crystal lakes of the Sierra Nevada, the three-mile guided hike compels participants to become part of eight artistic ...
- Blogosphere (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
From Carrie Rickey's "Flickgrrl" http://go.philly.com/flickgrrl In film, there have been a handful of black supers, including Robert Townsend's The Meteor Man (1993), about the inner-city teacher who finds an emerald that makes him invincible; Damon Wayans' Blankman (1994); Samuel L. Jackson's Frozone in The Incredibl
- What's Happening - Oroville Mercury-Register
First United Methodist Church Dinner at Six is served each Wednesday, 6 p.m., at 45 Acacia Ave. May 7 menu: Swedish meatballs over noodles, vegetable, salad, bread and dessert prepared by trustees. All are invited; $5 donation. 534-9455 for ...
- Global Gorecaster's 10-year challenge - WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDailyGlobal Gorecaster's 10-year challengeWorldNetDaily, OR - 10 minutes agoOn the lighter side, according to Robert Redford, there's a different, less drastic way we can help save the planet: Poetry. The "actor/activist" (today's ...
- Sarah Slean back from the - Jam! Showbiz
Sarah Slean back from theJam! Showbiz, Canada - 8 hours agoAnd that, needless to add, is what keeps this sensitive artist going, expressing herself not only through music but also through poetry. ...
- Spoken in slam: Poet brings swagger to SHS (Norwalk Advocate)
STAMFORD - The students had the words, but Mahogany Browne helped them find their voices. Browne, slam curator from the New York City-based Nuyorican Poets Cafe, worked with Stamford High School students during a two-hour poetry slam workshop after school Thursday.
- A Raisin in the Sun (DVD Talk)
The Movie: Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun is rightly recognized not only as a modern masterpiece, but also as one of a very few plays that made history itself, by being the first piece written by an African American (not to mention a woman) to receive a major Broadway production.
- Edgar Allan Poe - Baltimore Sun
Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, editor and literary critic and is described as the father of the modern detective story. Some of his most famous writings of mystery and the macabre include "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of ...
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