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- Win A Copy of Yea Alabama 2008: Haiku Contest - Roll 'Bama Roll
Win A Copy of Yea Alabama 2008: Haiku ContestRoll 'Bama Roll, AL - 3 hours agoMost of us are aware (at least nominally) of the Japanese poetry form of haiku. We tend to think of it as a rote 17 syllable form broken down in three lines ...
- Madison National Poetry Slam team ready for the spotlight (Isthmus)
Gathering in a muggy UW Red Gym last Tuesday night, the five spoken word performers representing Madison in the National Poetry Slam were intent on their final preparations for the big show this week. At this point, it's almost all repetition. The Madison team has been meeting for months, starting shortly after city finals competition back in May. Since that time, they've been collectively ...
- 2008 Artists to Watch - Jackson Free Press
2008 Artists to WatchJackson Free Press, MS - 35 minutes agoListening to his music is listening to poetry on wax. 5th Child is hard at work on his third album, “Behind The Music,” which is sure to hit your ears ...
- Diane Ronayne: Panel exchanges tips for all kinds of writing - Idaho Statesman
I t was a shotgun approach, but two dozen of us sitting around tables at Shangri-La Tea House on Tuesday got a bead on the ever-moving target of making a career of writing. For nearly three hours, a panel of eight local authors and editors fired off ...
- 'Hyakunin' translations capture commission prize (The Japan Times)
In the same way that few British people have read all of Shakespeare's sonnets but many can quote at least a few lines of the lyric tradition, any adult who has gone through the Japanese school system is familiar with the Ogura "Hyakunin Isshu." This collection of 100 waka — a classic poetic form written in lines of 5, 7, 5, 7 and 7 syllables — has been translated into English before. The first ...
- He Blurbed, She Blurbed - New York Times Blogs
He Blurbed, She BlurbedNew York Times Blogs, NY - 12 hours agoBy RACHEL DONADIO A new company recently emerged on the publishing scene, offering writers the chance to buy and sell book endorsements. ...
- Cairo is slowly but surely becoming a little less of a fashi... - Egypt Today
The book fair’s new president, Dr. Nasser El-Ansary, previously ordered wooden stalls to be built around the publishers’ booths, a move which infuriates the publishers, who believe the stalls will only keep the fairgoers away. When Minister of ...
- COINTELPRO Comes to My Town: My First-Hand Experience With Government ... - Common Dreams
Finally, at long last, I have something in common with Muhammad Ali. No, I’m not the heavyweight champion of the world, and haven’t been named spokesperson for Raid bug spray. Like “the Greatest” — not to mention far too many others — I ...
- Museum shares its big day - Taranaki Daily News
Taranaki Daily NewsMuseum shares its big dayTaranaki Daily News, New Zealand - 5 hours agoThere'll be hip hop and reggae through to chess, bridge and scrabble, poetry and knitting. A scavenger hunt will go through all the levels, ...
- Sunday's Agenda, July 20 - Miami Herald
Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance at Calendar Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Fifth Floor Newsroom, Miami, FL 33132-1693. Or e-mail your items to newscalendar@MiamiHerald.com . No faxes, please. For a complete ...
- City ends founding anniversary celebration (Sun Star)
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- History should be inculcated among the youth, enforced through promotion of local heritage and recognized through faithful preservation of cultural artifacts.
- Weather hasn't stopped Ozark Folk Center (The Springfield News-Leader)
Q: I have always wanted to go to the Cowboy Festival at that folk center in northern Arkansas. I worried that it might have been hurt by the bad weather we've had. Please find out if the folk center is still in business and if it's still having the Cowboy Festival. Thank you.
- Doors classics without Morrison fall flat - Buffalo News
LOCKPORT — When it comes to The Doors, I’ve got an unpopular opinion: While they were a mesmerizing, trailblazing band like no other, their iconic lead singer, Jim Morrison, is somewhat overrated. I know — his dark, booming voice is oft ...
- Archives (The Daily Tar Heel)
Most of the buzz I heard surrounding "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" dealt with the prospect of seeing Scarlett Johansson and Penélope Cruz make out under the passionate red light of a dark room. That scene itself isn't worth all the fuss but the movie as a whole certainly is.
- PAL to pay tributes to Waris Shah on 29th - The News - International
PAL to pay tributes to Waris Shah on 29thThe News - International, Pakistan - 42 minutes agoIn the tradition of Punjabi ‘Qissa’ poetry, Asim Butt said, the arrival of Waris Shah elevated the status and tone of Punjabi poetry. ...
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