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- Wigmore reels in ReLit award - Vancouver Sun
Wigmore reels in ReLit awardVancouver Sun, Canada - 13 hours agoNorthern British Columbia author Gillian Wigmore's first poetry collection, Soft Geography, has won the eighth annual ReLit Award, which is considered ...
- Viz Whiz - Slate
Listen to Mia Fineman and Dana Stevens discuss Fur . Click here to play the audio, or subscribe to the Spoiler Special podcast in iTunes . In the 35 years since her death, Diane Arbus' most famous photographs—the twin girls in identical outfits ...
- THE TIMELESS LEGEND OF ROSTAM AND SOHRAB - Payvand
PayvandTHE TIMELESS LEGEND OF ROSTAM AND SOHRABPayvand, Iran - 5 hours agoHowever his love of Poetry and particularly the works of Persia's Literary Icon HakÄ«m AbÅ« lQÄsim FirdawsÄ« TÅ«sÄ«, better known as Ferdowsi, were to have a ...
- 'A Map of Home' by Randa Jarrar: Arab teen finds herself in Texas - WFAA
A Map of Home promises to tell us about Arab culture as we never knew it. And using young Nidali as our guide, it does, giving us a multifaceted portrayal of the Arab world. As the American-born daughter to an Egyptian- Greek Christian mother and a ...
- Community Calendar (Wilmette Life)
Deadline for calendar items is 10 days in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to glenview@pioneerlocal.com.
- Come celebrate Irishfest - La Crosse Tribune
Irishfest is fast approaching, and I want to encourage everyone to come and celebrate. This is truly a great time for families. Special visitors this year will be deputy mayor of Bantry, Ireland, Letty Baker and her family. Bantry is a sister city to ...
- Catholicism and controversy - MSNBC
Since 1993 Italian physicist Nicola Cabibbo has presided over the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Though not a clergyÂman, he has been weathering countless criticisms of the Church’s handling of science issues. Still he remains resolute and ...
- Zines rock the art and paper worlds - Inside Bay Area
Zines rock the art and paper worldsInside Bay Area, CA - 4 hours ago... poetry and profiles, as well as fiction and features that is produced in an old house that publisher David Pang bought in the San Antonio district. ...
- Anita Lahey: Cape Breton, east of Krakow - Cape Breton Post
Anita Lahey: Cape Breton, east of KrakowCape Breton Post, Canada - 2 hours agoAnita was back in Cape Breton this year for the second Poetry With A View evening, sponsored by the Friends of the Cape Breton University Library, ...
- And the winner is... - Boston Globe
The campaigns, not surprisingly, have both declared victory, while some early polls suggest that Barack Obama fared better. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. flash poll of debate viewers found that 54 percent thought Obama won, while 30 percent believed ...
- Can't get enough of the Madison Slam Team and spoken word? - Wisconsin State Journal
Last week, 77 teams of poets from all over the country took over Madison for the National Poetry Slam competition and conference. Our own Madison team came in at #35 in that line-up (see the full results here ). That might not sound like such a great ...
- William McClure Brown, 54: drew inspiration from Canada's north (Toronto Star)
William McClure Brown, a prolific Canadian painter and printmaker better known in Europe, has died in Britain of congestive heart failure. He was 54.
- Literary luminaries are yours for the meeting (Chicago Tribune)
This one wasn't as bad as the book-signing back in 1980, where actor Tim Reid—at the height of his Venus Flytrap fame—was promoting his book of poetry "As I Feel It." With his 12-year-old daughter at his side he waited—and waited—for fans. One showed up. Reid had to convince his girl that he was, indeed, a big star.
- In the World (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
CAIRO, Egypt - A fire destroyed the main hall of the Egyptian National Theater in the heart of downtown Cairo yesterday, injuring three firefighters, a civil defense officer said. Billowing white smoke filled busy Ataba Square as 22 engines responded.
- At the Sherborn Library (Aug. 14) - Wicked Local Sherborn
At the Sherborn Library (Aug. 14)Wicked Local Sherborn, MA - 1 hour agoLearn new tricks for writing stories, journals and poetry. Have fun. This workshop takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 3-4:30 pm Recommended for children ...
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