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- Grad earns top award for poetry dissertation - Iowa City Press-Citizen
A recent University of Iowa graduate won a national honor for his dissertation that looks at how people used the once popular, but often viewed as high-brow medium of poetry. Michael Chasar, a regular contributor to the Press-Citizen's Poetic License ...
- Umm Kulthum: The Voice of Egypt - NPR News
Several of the singer's famous dresses are on display at the Umm Kulthum Museum in Cairo. Weekend Edition Sunday , May 11, 2008 - "All Arabs agree," reads The Rough Guide to World Music . "Umm Kulthum is indisputably the Arab world's greatest singer ...
- People on the Move (Baltimore Sun)
Susan Thornton Hobby and Padraic Kennedy have been elected to the board of the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo).
- The "It" List: A trendier guide to living (The News-Press)
• Rent it: "Persepolis" on DVD. Marjane Satrapi's animated adaptation of her graphic memoir was nominated for an Oscar and won a slew of other awards.
- Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute - University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications
Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education instituteUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications, WI - 1 hour agoAuthor of more than 40 books, including essays, poetry, drama and music history, Baraka will give a reading from his works. The reading will be followed by ...
- Revered songwriter Tom Waits picks El Paso for rare concert - El Paso Times
Revered songwriter Tom Waits picks El Paso for rare concertEl Paso Times, TX - 5 hours ago... where he released eight albums in eight years that embraced blues, jazz and Beat-era poetry. His songs chronicle life in society's dark corners. ...
- Poetry session spotlights humorous verse pioneer (Gulf Times)
AN URDU forum has hosted a poetry session dedicated to Akbar Allahabadi, a pioneer of humorous and satirical verse. The forum, Anjuman Muhibban-e-Urdu Hind Qatar (AMUHQ), is affiliated to the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC).
- Ian Nagy: Six reasons why Jonathan Kay shouldn't be writing columns on ... - Nationalpost.com
Jonathan Kay's June 11 post Six reasons why Stephen Harper's government shouldn't deliver an apology " is deserving of a response. Not knowing Mr. Kay, nor being familiar with any of his writing, I can only presume his intentions in writing about ...
- Business: Downtown bookstore is a community unto itself (Baraboo News Republic)
Customers browse the shelves and casually note that they'd like to retire and run a used book store. Annie Randall stifles a snicker. She's tempted to ask whether they plan to work 70 hours a week in retirement. She's not complaining about her hours, mind you. As owner of the Village Booksmith, she sets her own schedule and relies on several employees and friends to help her mind the shop. ...
- British Surrealists: Minor league, but major players - The Independent
A new exhibition of British Surrealists in Middlesbrough may not be crammed with big names, but all of these artists deserve a second look, argues Tom Lubbock They've been gradually dying off. ELT Mesens went in 1971, so did John Tunnard, and John ...
- Gaining hope - Citizen Online
David Wilcox, a musician and songwriter, brings the best of both pop and modern folk appeal to his work. “For me, it feels like when I look out at the world there's just a need for people to be talking about where they get their hope now,” he ...
- Media Advisory - Youth Out Loud Walk To Stop Child Sexual Abuse - CNW Group
SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2008, 1 P.M. DUNDAS SQUARE - TORONTO Walk Registration: 11 a.m. Live Performances: 12 p.m. TORONTO, May 30 /CNW/ - Youth Out Loud will hold its third annual 4-km walk to stop child sexual abuse on Sunday, June 1. Before the walk ...
- The great debater - Paris News
North Lamar High School senior Matthew Corley took the gold medal in Class 4A UIL Lincoln-Douglas debate competition in Austin in early May. “That is pretty amazing,” debate coach Kristi Hodgkiss said of her student’s accomplishment. “There ...
- Secrets and lives - Salon
SalonSecrets and livesSalon - 2 hours agoBarry has shown a dazzling facility with poetry, drama and fiction -- his works form a mosaic-like whole, though each stands on its own. ...
- University anticipates over 3,000 graduating - Daily Reflector
East Carolina University will hold its annual commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Thomas J. Spaulding Jr., head of the nonprofit organization Up With People, and an East Carolina alum, will deliver the keynote address ...
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