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- Interfaith community seeks common ground (Ashland Daily Tidings)
A Christian, a Muslim, a Hindu and an atheist walk into a room on Sunday. It's a scene that could begin like a stereotypical joke about religion but instead of a punch line, there will be a message.
- Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet and icon, dies - Newsday
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Mahmoud Darwish, a Palestinian cultural icon whose poetry eloquently told of his people's experiences of exile, occupation and infighting, died Saturday in Texas . He was 67. The predominant Palestinian poet, whose work has ...
- 'The Romance of Astrea and Celadon': The Hopeful Romantic - New York Sun
Director Eric Rohmer, now 88 years young, has suggested that his 2007 film "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon" may be his last. If so, it's a fitting send-off. While this soaring tale of flawed eternal love is not exactly the director's most ...
- My View: Lanesville's standing up for art, poetry - Gloucester Daily Times
My View: Lanesville's standing up for art, poetryGloucester Daily Times, USA - 33 minutes agoI read some poems about art, and the perception of art, taking cues from Degas, Delacroix and Crespi. And though I didn't (dimly) have a poem about Lane, ...
- Barack Obama the speechmaker is being rumbled - Times Online
It's funny how the harder you look at something, the harder it can be to understand it. I can't recall a US presidential election that has attracted more attention. But neither can there have been a time when the world has watched what goes on in ...
- Watch Athlone poet read to thousands in South America - Westmeath Independent
Watch Athlone poet read to thousands in South AmericaWestmeath Independent, Ireland - Sep 17, 2008For the launch in Athlone we’re also going to have a Chinese translator who will read a selection of the poems after myself and I’d really love it of some ...
- McCain VP Pick Exposes Dems As Elitist - The Bulletin
When John McCain named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential running mate, I was sitting at the bar of New York City's oldest saloon, Pete's Tavern, watching the event with my 81-year-old father and four of his long-time friends. The ...
- Pablo Neruda: A life like no other - The Island (subscription)
The Island (subscription)Pablo Neruda: A life like no otherThe Island (subscription), Sri Lanka - 7 minutes agoThis is said, not after reading his poetry (which I have not, as admitted earlier in this paper) but after reading his prose ‘Memoirs’ which he wrote in ...
- Literary journeys lead back to childhood for 2 women (Daily Record)
While at Rocking Horse Ranch Resort recently, Marcia Ivans of Chatham Township asked her son for batting pointers so she could hit better in her next game with the Chatham Adult Women's Softball League. She's 68. He's 44.
- Theater, poetry, jazz, boleros all part of Universes - Providence Journal
Providence JournalTheater, poetry, jazz, boleros all part of UniversesProvidence Journal, RI - 7 hours agoFor those unfamiliar with Universes, what that means is many things: poetry, hip-hop, jazz, blues, theater and, for good measure, some Spanish boleros. ...
- THE DUMBEST GENERATION? - Canada.com
Canada.comTHE DUMBEST GENERATION?Canada.com, Canada - 23 minutes ago"I remember an Introduction to poetry class in which I told students that their homework was to memorize 20 lines of any poem and to recite it at our next ...
- Celebrating two years of new sounds - Get Surrey
Celebrating two years of new soundsGet Surrey, UK - 9 minutes agoThe sense of unity and familiarity that comes from 15 years of friendship and hanging out together is very much evident both in the band’s sound and in the ...
- Gimme Five - Inside Bay Area
1. Treasure Island Music Festival — Two days of live music with performances by the Raconteurs, Tegan & Sarah, Vampire Weekend, Justice, TV on the Radio, Hot Chip and more. Saturday and Sunday, Treasure Island, S.F., $65-$445, www ...
- "Acedia and Me": fighting soul-stifling malaise with great care - Seattle Times
"Acedia and Me": fighting soul-stifling malaise with great careSeattle Times, United States - 3 hours agoShe describes her own differentiation between depression and acedia, and tells of various shields she's picked up against the latter: meditation, writing, ...
- Teens: Hangouts offer poetry slams, fitness, support (The Journal News)
Shopping, playing video games and talking on the phone may be staples in any teenager's life, but Rockland County offers plenty more for them to do.
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