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- SlamCharlotte repeats as champion at National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
A mere four teams among the 76 total competing at the National Poetry Slam this week took the stage at Overture Hall on Saturday to compete in the final round. This crowning bout pitted last year's champions SlamCharlotte against three other powerhouses of competitive spoken word: Austin Poetry Slam, Boston Cantab, and louderARTS from New York City. It was the culmination of so much work on the ...
- ‘Water’ wins mayor’s heart, praise - River Falls Journal (subscription)
‘Water’ wins mayor’s heart, praiseRiver Falls Journal (subscription), WI - 3 hours ago... after he was asked to read poems composed by young poets enrolled in the Community Arts Base-sponsored workshop, called Poetry on the River 2008, ...
- Great poet's grave stokes Civil War dispute (The Charlotte Observer)
The tranquil, pine-carpeted hills in this patch of southern Spain hold awful secrets. Now, one of them has been thrust into the spotlight of a still painful accounting of atrocities committed in the Spanish Civil War. The dispute has arisen over whether to open the grave of Federico Garcia Lorca, widely considered Spain's best 20th century poet and playwright. At the start of the 1936-39 war, ...
- Mullanpur loses 8 in stampede - Tribune
A group of 25 devotees, who left Mullanpur for Nainadevi yesterday morning, have returned minus nine persons, eight of whom are dead and one is missing. A distraught youth committed suicide at hearing the death of his father in the stampede. A pall ...
- Shapeways lets Internet users manufacture goods - AFP
AFPShapeways lets Internet users manufacture goodsAFP - 1 hour agoOne template lets people make candle holders embodying poetry and another is for making fruit bowls. Each item is priced at 150 dollars (US). ...
- Striking a British note - Daily Telegraph
Identifying a national sound in any genre of contemporary music is getting harder and harder these days, and I certainly didn't expect to come away from this two-day survey of British pianists with a firm sense of what creates a British sound in jazz ...
- Vandalism at Dem headquarters - La Crosse Tribune
On Tuesday, July 15, a person or persons spray-painted the windows of the Crawford-Vernon Democratic Party headquarters in Viroqua. In part, the paint spelled out “McCain ... he’s a vet!†Other words were unintelligible. I feel that this ...
- One choreographer stands out in Chelonia Dance's Chicago debut - Chicago Sun-Times
For modern dance choreographers, a college teaching job is about as good as it gets. Unlike writers, painters and composers, choreographers need two hard-to-come-by resources: A studio in which to create work, and a sure supply of dancers on which to ...
- Hafez poetry is imbued with spirituality of Quran: Khorramshahi (mehrnews.com)
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) -- Hafez poetry is imbued with spirituality that emanates from the Quran, Hafez expert Baha’eddin Khorramshahi told MNA on the occasion of Hafez National Day on Friday.
- Biden could play attack-dog role in campaign - San Francisco Chronicle
USA TodayBiden could play attack-dog role in campaignSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 10 hours ago... as racially insensitive - calling him "the first mainstream African American (candidate) who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. ...Video: Democratic VP Candidate Sen. Joe Biden CSPANall 6,143 news articles
- Show your BC pride with one of these parties - Canada.com
Show your BC pride with one of these partiesCanada.com, Canada - 18 hours agoTry to interpret haiku poetry, or watch a couple of animated shorts before wending your way through the food stands to the beat of taiko drums. ...
- A real guy's novel with genuine bite - Toronto Star
A real guy's novel with genuine biteToronto Star, Canada - 5 hours agoOn one or two levels, Harrison's new novel – which arrives after more than 25 respected volumes of fiction, poetry and non-fiction – is as comfortably ...
- Poetry sought for publication - Traverse City Record Eagle
Poetry sought for publicationTraverse City Record Eagle, MI - 1 hour agoWriters may submit up to three poems of no more than 40 lines each; there is a $10 entry fee. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 15. ...Poetry prize submissions sought Leelanau Enterpriseall 2 news articles
- Fair is 99 times better than the first time - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Fair is 99 times better than the first timePrince Albert Daily Herald, Canada - 15 minutes agoBlair calls him a walking encyclopedia, saying Smith has a powerful memory of the poetry of Robert W. Service and many other poets. ...
- John Maloney's "After Work" (Seattle Times)
I hope it's not just a guy thing, a delight in the trappings of work. I love this poem by John Maloney, of Massachusetts, which gives us...
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