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- 2 speakers compete at national tourney - Sharon Herald
Two Mercer High School speech team members competed last week at the 2008 National Forensic League National Tournament. The weeklong event, “Desert Lights Nationals,” was held June 13 through 18 in Las Vegas. More than 3,300 contestants and 1,800 ...
- Chalk Talk with Ellen Tasovac - Utica Observer Dispatch
Chalk Talk with Ellen TasovacUtica Observer Dispatch, NY - 1 hour agoHer interests include writing and poetry. Having no time for her own writing, Tasovac enjoys getting students to write poetry. “I’m happy to see them go on ...
- Zap Mama Returns to Boston - Jazz-Quad
Zap Mama Returns to BostonJazz-Quad, Belarus - 2 hours agoIyeoka Ivie Okoawo, who has been described as the future of hybrid vocal styles combining neo soul, hip-hop, Nigerian blues and jazz with slam poetry, ...
- Lois Roisman; Philanthropist Had Success as a Playwright - Washington Post
Washington PostLois Roisman; Philanthropist Had Success as a PlaywrightWashington Post, United States - 3 hours agoIt was performed at community theaters nationally and anthologized in "Making a Scene: The Contemporary Drama of Jewish-American Women" (1997). Her poetry ...
- Poetry of Rumi a Unifying Force of Civilizations - Payvand
PayvandPoetry of Rumi a Unifying Force of CivilizationsPayvand, Iran - Apr 25, 2008Rumi, a 13th-century poet, Islamic jurist, philosopher and Sufi mystic has greatly influenced not only Persian but also Arabic, Urdu, Bengali and Turkish ...
- Duo draws crowd (East Tennessean)
The Acoustic Coffeehouse is booking performances by Brad and Jack, a new musical duo. Their mellow acoustic sound has accumulated a following on Tuesday nights around 10 p.m. Jackson Shellnutt, a sophomore psychology major, riffs on his Gibson Les Paul aside Brad Blackwell the lyricist, singer and guitar player.
- Indian Culture and Social Life - Scoop
Indian Culture is one of the ancient cultures of the world and due to certain unique features; it is still before us in its original form. Similarly, Indian social life has had an identity of its own and for centuries, it has taught many lessons to ...
- Daly Will Step in for Von Stade at New York Festival of Song Gala - Playbill.com
Daly Will Step in for Von Stade at New York Festival of Song GalaPlaybill.com, NY - 8 hours agoThe company is dedicated to "creating intimate song concerts of great beauty, humor and originality, combining music, poetry, and history to entertain, ...
- Literary calendar for June 29-July 5 - Charlotte Observer
Literary calendar for June 29-July 5Charlotte Observer, NC - 18 hours agoNC WRITER'S NETWORK SUMMER RESIDENCY: Spend a weekend with master writing instructors in fiction, nonfiction and poetry, July 25-27 at Queens University of ...
- A calendar for the bibliophile - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.comA calendar for the bibliophileThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 4 hours agoWriting in any form (poetry, essays, fiction, reportage) and in any length will be considered but should offer unique perspectives about New Orleans and the ...
- Israeli films takes a lead role at Cannes - Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
Against a backdrop of threatening skies, clearly not a metaphor for the future of Israel's film industry, two Israeli feature films premiered on May 15, opening day of the 61st Cannes Film Festival. And a short by Israeli student filmmaker Elad ...
- Why poetry matters, By Jay Parini (Independent)
In 1989, the American poet Dana Gioia lobbed a grenade into the cosy world of the US creative-writing industry. His essay, "Can Poetry Matter?", spoke wittily and despairingly of "poets" graduating from courses who teach and produce fresh multitudes of versifiers, publish in the same magazines and reverently review one another's books, most written in the same chopped-up free verse that has ...
- Laurie Solheim: From her grief came a reason to sing - Seattle Times
Laurie Solheim: From her grief came a reason to singSeattle Times, United States - 2 hours ago"I'm a Christian and have faith he's in heaven," she said of her brother, Daniel J. Johnson. "But when you're depressed, it's hard to visualize heaven. ...
- Music News : Soul Shine Magazine (Soul Shine)
After the successes of Virgin Festivals in Toronto and Vancouver last year it seemed pretty tough to top. The organizers seemed ready to out do themselves. This year's Toronto show taking place on September 6 and 7 on Toronto Island and will feature headliners Foo Fighters and Oasis.
- Teen shot running from men dies (Orlando Sentinel)
Mildred Beaubrun's family celebrated her final birthday, her 19th, with cards and balloons at her bedside Sunday at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
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