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- Faizan-e-Faiz Celebration Stirs Northern California Literary Circles (Pakistani Newspaper)
Faiz Ahmed Faiz, according to some literati belonging to my generation, was the finest Urdu poet since Ghalib.
- Belfast Poets visit Wellington, hosted by RAM - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Belfast Poets visit Wellington, hosted by RAMScoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - 3 hours ago"We're thrilled to be hosting their first performance in the capital", said Residents Action Movement (RAM) spokesperson Cordelia Black. ...
- Who wrote famous 'Footprints' poem? (The Columbus Dispatch)
"Author Unknown" once asked Jesus why there was only one set of footprints in the sand during life's most perilous moments.
- Today in History - Aug. 4 - Contra Costa Times
On Aug. 4, 1944, Nazi police raided the secret annex of a building in Amsterdam and arrested eight people, including 15-year-old Anne Frank, whose diary became a famous account of the Holocaust. (Anne died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp some ...
- Palestinians mourn national poet - AFP
AFPPalestinians mourn national poetAFP - 56 minutes agoThe 67-year-old penned over two dozen books of poetry and prose in a career spanning nearly five decades that captured the Palestinian experience of war, ...
- Arts Alive Expands Summer Schedule at Plaza Station - Washington Missourian
Directors of Arts Alive have expanded the schedule of summer activities to be held on Pacific Station Plaza, located on South First Street opposite the commuter parking lot. The season opens with one activity for the entire community. On Tuesday ...
- Anthologies, from the familiar to the feminine (Austin American-Statesman)
For former English majors, the word "anthology" might bring to mind some weighty tome — the unconquerable "Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry," for example, with its tissue-weight pages and impossible range of voice and style.
- Author Doty indulges passion for poetry, prose - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mark Doty will speak at the New Hazlett Theater Friday. Mark Doty is practicing a balancing act in his long and popular career as poet and autobiographer, splitting his writing life between both fields. Doty, 55, released his first poetry collection ...
- 'A Dangerous Weakness' buys house for first time author - Torquay Herald Express
A 93-year-old writer who has published her first novel has used the proceeds to buy a large house — so her friends can move out of care homes and live with her. Generous Lorna Page says she spent all the proceeds from the book sales on a big home ...
- The kid with a 'positive vibe' - Daily News Transcript
The kid with a 'positive vibe'Daily News Transcript, MA - 6 hours agoAnother West Roxbury teen, a longtime friend, was with Scaringello at the time of the accident and was not injured. MBTA Police have not finished their ...
- Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen's new role in Robert Burns comedy - Glasgow Daily Record
Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen's new role in Robert Burns comedyGlasgow Daily Record, UK - 11 hours agoThe Scots actress will play the mother of a poetry competition contestant in No Holds Bard, a comedy documentary for the Bard's 250th birthday next year. ...
- Out & About | High school high jinks - Tribune-Democrat
Disney’s “High School Musical” will energize the stage Thursday through Aug. 23 at Cresson Lake Playhouse, 279 Shapiro Road, Loretto. The playhouse will be the first community theater in the region to produce the musical, which is based on the ...
- Slanted Script - San Diego Reader
Slanted ScriptSan Diego Reader, CA - 3 hours agoShe plays piano and adores poetry and art; he raises prize bulls in the Napa Valley and is numb to culture. Though their differences are obvious, ...
- Virtual Greats Enters $1.5 Billion Virtual Goods Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN FRANCISCO----Millions of Us LLC, an agency specializing in virtual worlds and large online communities, today announced that it is launching a new company, Virtual Greats, to take advantage of the rapidly growing market for virtual goods.
- Long may you run - Guardian Unlimited
David Boyd Haycock can remember "crying at the tragedy of death" at the age of five or six. His mother consoled him by saying that when he grew up everyone would live to be at least 120. And now he has written a book on the subject, covering 400 ...
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