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- The passions of John Stuart Mill. - New Yorker
New YorkerThe passions of John Stuart Mill.New Yorker, United States - 1 hour agoThe curriculum had no room for new poetry, and not much for old music. It was nothing but history, math, economics, the classics, and the Benthamite axioms: ...
- Andrew Motion celebrates the rise and rise of the Poetry Archive - Times Online
Andrew Motion celebrates the rise and rise of the Poetry ArchiveTimes Online, UK - 26 minutes agoThe received wisdom appears to be true: poetry is no longer part of familiar life. The Poetry Archive, which will celebrate its third birthday in November, ...
- Does Iran's Ahmadinejad Suffer from A Napoleon Complex? - Huffington Post
Does Iran's Ahmadinejad Suffer from A Napoleon Complex?Huffington Post, NY - 1 hour ago... Zoroastrian holiday Noruz, their family gatherings, their warm hospitality and their insistence that their children should speak Farsi and read poetry. ...
- Douglas Dunn - Times Online
Douglas DunnTimes Online, UK - 1 hour agoIf, as verse, Imlah’s writing has panache, as poetry it frequently has power to provoke or move. “Braveheart†tells of the adventure-cum-pilgrimage ...
- Laughs flow in 'Beer for My Horses' (The Tennessean)
If you could combine Men at Work and Miami Vice, you might have a good starting point for Beer for My Horses, the latest vehicle for star/co-writer/ executive producer Toby Keith. It's a likable (if somewhat predictable) and fairly entertaining movie, best enjoyed with a moonshine slushee at a drive-in.
- Sunday Happenings (Bostonist)
Bivalves -- The Shellfish Shindig brings the fishermen and shellfish farmers of Massachusetts to Boston. Learn about sustainable aquaculture, drink beer, and, most importantly, gorge yourself on oysters and clams. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Aquaculture Association. Samuel Adams Brewery, 30 Germania St., Jamaica Plain, noon - 5 p.m. $10 donation. Poetry -- Boston Poet Laureate Sam ...
- Poetry feast: Begins Oct. 4 in Northfield (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
NORTHFIELD -- Four organizations have come together to plan a feast of poetry projects in Northfield and Roxbury during the month of October. The Friends of the Brown Public Library, Paine Mountain Arts Council, Roxbury Free Library and the Vermont Council on the Humanities will sponsor a series of activities for all ages that will include book discussions, workshops and readings. ...
- Hundreds gather at funeral for Palestinian poet Darwish (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered for the equivalent of a state funeral on Wednesday for Mahmud Darwish, the towering Arabic poet who gave voice to their bitter decades-old struggle.
- John Lundberg: Britain's Poet Laureate Has Writer's Block (HuffingtonPost)
British poet laureate Andrew Motion is planning to resign next year. And while he has long professed his desire to leave the lifetime appointment early,...
- St. John's students show at-risk youngsters another side of life - Annapolis Capital
Annapolis CapitalSt. John's students show at-risk youngsters another side of lifeAnnapolis Capital, MD - 3 hours ago"I have discovered talents and skills I didn't know I had; writing poetry and this heavy talking stuff," Antonio Conner, 16 and a resident of the Kingsport ...
- Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies (San Francisco Chronicle)
Del Martin, a lesbian rights pioneer who took part in one of California's first same-sex weddings, died today in San Francisco after a long period of declining health. She was 87. Ms. Martin's political activism began more than five decades ago when in 1955...
- 10 days to find 'forever home' - Wagoner Tribune
10 days to find 'forever home'Wagoner Tribune, OK - 3 hours agoThe children will present a cultural evening of Russian song and poetry for the community; date and location will be announced. Those not hosting a child ...
- National Poetry Slam - Isthmus
National Poetry SlamIsthmus, WI - 1 hour agoThe granddaddy of spoken word events, the National Poetry Slam, is coming to Madison this August 3-9. Poets representing 80 teams from all over North ...
- Exiles’ return - The National
Exiles’ returnThe National, United Arab Emirates - 25 minutes agoThen he parroted some clichés about Sindhi Sufi poetry and world peace. I am a great admirer of Sindhi Sufi poetry, but I doubt Zardari would get very far ...
- Fascinating collage - Hindu
HinduFascinating collageHindu, India - 32 minutes agoWhile poetry is probably the most favoured genre of Bangla Dalit literature, the Bangla Dalit novel offers fascinating insights into how Dalit writers have ...
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