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- 4 Filipinos in MAN Asian literary prize longlist - Inquirer.net
4 Filipinos in MAN Asian literary prize longlistInquirer.net, Philippines - 1 hour ago... was a bestseller in Urdu. Also in the running is the Tamil Nadu-born Salma, nominated for Midnight Tales. Salma’s first poetry collection shocked ...
- Oxford Guide To Literary Britain And Ireland, edited by Daniel Hahn & Nicholas Robins. (Independent)
Blown by the gales of finance and fashion, British sport may rise and fall. British and Irish literature yields golden returns century after century. From Hardy's Wessex to Joyce's Dublin by way of Dickens's London and Rankin's Edinburgh, the outcome is an archipelago studded from terraced street and college lawn to windswept moor with the memory of writers and works.
- Feats on film: Get real for high drama (Independent)
It can be said with reasonable certainty that Philippe Petit is the only tightrope walker to have appeared on Desert Island Discs. In 2005, while recounting an extraordinary life spent with his head in the clouds, the French high-wire artist also became the first "islander" to cue up works by Morricone and Dvorak alongside obscure Jewish chants. His luxury: "An object found by my father that ...
- Nature writer to read from recently published "Kudzu On the Rise" (The Greenville News)
Spartanburg-based Nature writer John Lane, a prolific writer of prose and poetry, will read from his latest tome, "Best of the Kudzu Telegraph," recently published by the Hub City Writers Project.
- Tracing Chad's path - Lodi News-Sentinel
At 9:26 p.m. on a recent Sunday night, Chad Ehrhart bought a single ticket for "The Dark Knight," along with a large popcorn and 32-ounce drink. He was alone at Lodi Stadium 12 Cinemas on School Street. A few moments after arriving, for reasons ...
- Geek talk, street talk and other musings on language - Kentucky New Era
Geeks and nerds used to be defined as people with poor social skills. The terms were rather cruel and were sometime applied to people who just had an unusual fascination with some aspect of life. Computers seemed to often attract nerds and geeks. Now ...
- Ted Nugent: Caring for pets helps set one on right path - Waco Tribune Herald
Ted Nugent: Caring for pets helps set one on right pathWaco Tribune Herald, TX - 2 hours agoIt's animal poetry in motion. We make sure their kennels are spic and span and all their health considerations are monitored and serviced to the max. ...
- 2008 Maine Literary Festival to Focus on the Environment - Forbes
CAMDEN, Maine, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- "For This Earth: Visions in Literature" is the theme of the Maine Literary Festival, to be held November 7 -- 9, 2008, at the Camden Opera House. The Festival explores the roles of writing, poetry, nature, and ...
- New Ashland book offers the poetry of peace - Ashland Daily Tidings
Thirty-eight local poets have done their piece for peace in a new collaborative book put out by Ashland nonprofit Peace House. The diverse collection, titled Peace Poems, includes work by State Representative Peter Buckley, local writer Elise A ...
- Pat Foley brings a road-wily spirit to his music - Foster's Daily Democrat
Pat Foley brings a road-wily spirit to his musicFoster's Daily Democrat, NH - 11 hours agoWith that kind of writing, Foley might be only scratching the surface of the meaning he's expressing within his musical poetry. Having the ability to put ...
- Block party scheduled near Wick Park - Youngstown Vindicator
Block party scheduled near Wick ParkYoungstown Vindicator, OH - 2 hours agoLive entertainment will include a variety of music, including gospel, hip-hop, Hispanic, RB, soul, jazz, reggae and blues; poetry, dancing and mimes. ...
- Paul Dunbar's Lasting Poetry - Investors Business Daily
Many have called Paul Dunbar the poet laureate among black Americans, and for good reason. Though he died in 1906 at just 33, he made a lasting mark. Schools, libraries, hospitals, an opera house and a World War II battleship were named in his honor ...
- Casper Calendar for September 20, 2008 - The Casper Star Tribune
Casper Calendar for September 20, 2008The Casper Star Tribune, WY - 2 hours agoSeveral panels, readings, and a daylong book fair, along with a banquet, poetry slam and workshops at the NIC, Casper College and around Casper. ...
- State poetry convention to feature readings, slam (The Springfield News-Leader)
Springfield will be the site of the 10th Annual Missouri State Poetry Society Convention, held Sept. 26 and 27.
- Music-Mad Month - Wall Street Journal
Madras Music Season has its roots in a 1927 meeting of a political party. The annual Madras Music Season, which dates back 80 years, is a festival of Carnatic music, the classical sounds of southern India. Today it is viewed by many in the music ...
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