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- Tamsin Rothschild: Poetry Is (Anything But) Dead... (HuffingtonPost)
Having just published my first book of poetry, it is incredible to me that after a couple of days at the Book Expo America they tell me that poetry is dead.
- String quartet performs New College compositions - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
String quartet performs New College compositionsSarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 24 minutes agoOberlander's Lamentation with Mirror took up the themes of loneliness and self-weariness, and was inspired by and includes excerpts from the poetry of ...
- Unexpected events unearth meaning in the life and art of Phyllis Jacobs (The Frederick News-Post)
Nearly 50 years ago, Phyllis Jacobs found herself unearthing pottery and arrowheads at an archaeological excavation site in southern Indiana -- an act that would later subtly influence her concept of what her art is.
- A calendar for the bibliophile - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.comA calendar for the bibliophileThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 4 hours agoWriting in any form (poetry, essays, fiction, reportage) and in any length will be considered but should offer unique perspectives about New Orleans and the ...
- Shaikh Mohammed orders launch of Dubai International Poetry Festival (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI — His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday directed the launch of 'Dubai International Poetry Festival' as an annual calendar event celebrating Arabic poetry and promoting international understanding through one of the most enduring literary genres.
- Quake's Artistic Aftershocks: Chengdu Poetry (NPR)
Chengdu, China, is known as a city of writers — with an especially strong community of poets. Last week's earthquake already has made its mark. Poet He Xiaozhu says he wrote a poem about the quake both for those who died and as a way to release what's in his heart.
- Modern schools lack the classics THROUGH BIFOCALS - Terrace Standard
Modern schools lack the classics THROUGH BIFOCALSTerrace Standard, Canada - 2 hours agoI’ve just read Nellie McClung’s second autobiography, “The Stream Runs Fast”, and was struck by her ability to quote appropriate lines from classic poetry. ...
- Bay Area music legends Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill play ... - Pacifica Tribune
Bay Area music legends Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill play ...Pacifica Tribune, CA - 14 minutes agoI've always been in love with words and as a young girl would sit alone in my room and read poetry aloud. Oh, I was such a dweeb!" Where has her music taken ...
- Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth opens 5th festival - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth opens 5th festivalFort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 8 hours agoSeattle’s Deborah Birrane had two winners based on poetry. Eva Stone’s The Raven used literal reactions to a hilarious, updated version of Poe’s work; ...
- French farce (+recipes) (The New Zealand Herald)
I am in Uzes, in the south of France, presiding over a culinary adventure. Ten lucky individuals put themselves in my hands for a week-long dinner party.
- Books on the South squeeze Appalachia (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Whenever I pick up a book on Southern culture, I check to see how much of the mountain South is represented.
- Warren Brown Puts CakeLove on Paper - Arlington Connection
Warren Brown Puts CakeLove on PaperArlington Connection, VA - 2 hours agoI used to draw a lot with oil pastels, a lot with chalks, did a lot with poetry….. I did try, and worked and enjoyed, and I think I’ve made some pretty ...
- What our critics are listening to - Democrat and Chronicle
BECK: MODERN GUILT. Hailed as the mystical guru of anti-folk, musical ideas drift around Beck like a roomful of smoldering incense. Co-produced by Beck and Danger Mouse — and this really feels like a total studio creation — Modern Guilt is a ...
- A glimpse inside Mugabe's world - BBC News
South African writer Heidi Holland is one of the last non-Zimbabwean journalists to have interviewed Robert Mugabe. She spent two hours with him last December after pursuing the Zimbabwean president for months. This is her description of that ...
- Students lift voices for others to hear - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Students lift voices for others to hearThe Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 40 minutes ago... poetry and other work. Jeffrey-West says 90 students worked on the project, which teaches expressive writing by tapping students' interest in music. ...
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