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- Robert Redford Brings Green Poetry Slam to Sundance - Ecorazzi
Robert Redford Brings Green Poetry Slam to SundanceEcorazzi, NY - 8 hours agoArt is the medium he’d like to see them express their priorities for the environment, and a poetry slam with a theme of global warming is just the ticket. ...
- Elizabeth Bartlett: Poet of the lonely and vulnerable (Independent)
Although her poems were first published when she was only 19, in Tambimuttu's Poetry London, Elizabeth Bartlett did not publish again until her mid-fifties. However, she claimed that she was "not so much a neglected poet as neglectful of the kind of ways to get published at all . . . it suited me to write without an audience, so I could do what I wanted without an editor or a publisher". As she ...
- Day two scores from National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
The second night of preliminary competition in the National Poetry Slam kept downtown Madison stages and clubs busy as the first round of bouts wrapped up and the second opened on Wednesday night. The bout winners were: Soap Boxing from St. Paul; Southflavas from Austin; Slamtopia from New Paltz, New York; H-Town Slam from Houston, Oakland Poetry Slam, Silver City Slam from New Mexico; ...
- Who We Are - Slate
David Plotz is editor of Slate . Before joining the magazine in 1996, Plotz was a senior editor and staff writer for the Washington City Paper . Plotz has written for the New York Times Magazine , Harper's , Rolling Stone , GQ, the New Republic , and ...
- Poet Mike reveals his favourite room - WalesOnline
Poet Mike reveals his favourite roomWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 24 minutes ago“I’ve been known to come down here at 2am and write poetry,” said Mike, an English teacher at Radyr Comprehensive School. “This week I’ve had a bit of time ...
- Love that lasts makes the very best story - South Carolina Now
Love that lasts makes the very best storySouth Carolina Now, South Carolina - 9 hours agoAs a pre-teen she was helping her family hoe rows of beans when she got sick. Her father told her she was lazy and would not let her rest. ...
- The veil vs. French values (Salon.com)
A Muslim woman is denied citizenship -- some say because she wears the niqab.
- Persian: difficult but loveable - The News - International
Persian: difficult but loveableThe News - International, Pakistan - 6 hours ago“In order to understand Iqbal’s, Saadi’s and Roomi’s poetry, you must know Persian,” points out Dr Afsar. Azhar Gillani studied Persian for this very reason ...
- Long-running workshop boosts writers - Post-Tribune
GARY -- The Gary Historical and Cultural Society held its annual Writers Workshop at St. John Lutheran Church recently, allowing published and aspiring writers to share their ideas on creativity, choosing a topic and self-publishing. The workshop was ...
- Poetry day a 'wonderful opportunity' for all - New Zealand Herald
Poetry day a 'wonderful opportunity' for allNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 59 minutes agoBards from around the country will be turning in large numbers to mark Poetry Day next month. Montana Poetry Day national coordinator Laura Kroetsch said ...
- Book marks - Florida Times-Union
Book marksFlorida Times-Union, FL - 1 hour agoActivities include author presentations, book signings, children's programs, panel discussion and poetry workshops. A keynote luncheon featuring Heather ...
- Beijing where it sizzles (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
ONE IMPRESSION OF Beijing is that it’s forbidding. Its structures are gray hulking monoliths, particularly the government buildings. And its people look grim-faced and more robust than those in Taipei and Shanghai, for instance.
- Burns fans mull over Jackson link - BBC News
BBC NewsBurns fans mull over Jackson linkBBC News, UK - 2 hours ago"I think it is great that anybody is trying to bring Burns and his philosophy and his poetry to the forefront of people's minds. "But I think there are ways ...
- Dulcimer Orchestra hammers away in the mountains; plays at the ... - Estes Park Trail Gazette
Dulcimer Orchestra hammers away in the mountains; plays at the ...Estes Park Trail Gazette, CO - 50 minutes agoMusicians she admires include John McCutcheon, Malcolm Daiglish, Janita Baker, Linda Ronstadt and the poetry of Bob Dylan. She said that, as with many ...
- It's time to take this veteran's mementos home - Courier-Journal
About eight years ago -- just before he died -- Robert Dalton Buster sent me a box of his Vietnam memories wrapped in brown manila paper; $3.45 postage from Edmonton, Ky. The memories included revolving-door letters that spewed information in graphic ...
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