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- Profile: Mahmoud Darwish - Al Jazeera
Mahmoud Darwish, the award-winning Palestinian poet, has died aged 67 Mahmoud Darwish, the poet widely regarded as being the voice of the Palestinian people and chronicler of their suffering following the creation of Israel, died on Sunday 10 August ...
- Autumn space in the city speakers named (Hampshire Chronicle)
THE autumn programme for the Space in the City events at The United Church in Jewry Street, Winchester, has been unveiled. Talks lasting 30 minutes will be held from 12.30pm every Wednesday in October and November, except for October 29 during half-term.
- Happy Accident - Nashville Scene
Happy AccidentNashville Scene, USA - 1 hour ago"Michael Walker's plays tend to have historical value about the black experience, plus more poetry and music," says McCallum. "But the other pieces we're ...
- The Bard outdoors? A lot to like. - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeThe Bard outdoors? A lot to like.Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours ago(T. Charles Erickson) Crammed with clowns and lovers, dukes and rustics, great poetry and rollicking song, "As You Like It" has something for every mood. ...
- Sanctuary hosts open house to show off brood - Record-Searchlight
Sanctuary hosts open house to show off broodRecord-Searchlight, CA - 4 hours agoOther events include free horse rides for children 10 and younger, cowboy poetry, entertainment, and a barn dance. Demonstrations on horseshoeing, horse ...
- For poets who need an audience - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
For poets who need an audienceThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 54 minutes ago"I carry on the tradition of my family. Writing is a form of breaking bread." As many as 20000 poetry lovers are expected to attend the 12th biennial ...
- Charles Spencer wonders if verse is worse - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukCharles Spencer wonders if verse is worseTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 7 hours agoPoetry is an important part of the theatre, but it has little to do with rigid rhythm and rhyme. The poetry comes through the combination of words and ...
- Poets perform rapid-fire rhymes - Traverse City Record-Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY -- Buddy Wakefield is serious about the spoken word. So serious, in fact, that he once sold everything he owned and toured the country, living in his car for two years, to bring performance poetry to the masses. Although he now calls ...
- Ex-wife writes about Che Guevara - Daily Gleaner
Ex-wife writes about Che GuevaraDaily Gleaner, Canada - 57 minutes agoThe pair's friendship deepened as they discussed books on philosophy, politics and poetry. They also both supported the Guatemalan government of Jacobo ...
- Guy Browning's top 10 Christmas books - guardian.co.uk
Guy Browning's top 10 Christmas booksguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoPoetry that uses some very modern imagery to illustrate some very ancient truths. 9. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore (illustrated by Christian ...
- Iraqis celebrate culture at Mesopotamian Festival (Mississauga News)
For many members of the Iraqi community taking part in the fifth annual Mesopotamian Festival, it was a lot like coming home. “We miss our family we had to leave behind,†says artist Ahmad Nasir. “When we come to this festival each year, it feels like we are home.â€Â Â
- Dance Theater to step up big (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Two of America's top modern dance companies come to Cincinnati for the first time, leading off Contemporary Dance Theater's 2008-09 season.
- Aaron Eckhart Tried To Portray Controversial 'Towelhead' Character As ... - MTV
It's somewhat ironic that Aaron Eckhart's latest film, "Towelhead," is being attacked by some groups for its title . The title may very well be one of the least incendiary things about the flick, which was written and directed by Alan Ball and ...
- Acclaimed Derry poet for September Over The Edge: Open Reading - Indymedia Ireland
Over The Edge in association with Poetry Ireland presents the September Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library, St. Augustine Street, Galway on Thursday, September 25th, 6.30-8pm. The Featured Readers are Orla Higgins, Des Kavanagh ...
- Nature poet wins inaugural gong for religious verse (The Australian)
ENGLISH visionary William Blake was a poet as well as a painter and, 57 years after its founding, the Blake Prize for religious art honours his calling as a writer.
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