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- Opportunities abound for area artists to show talents (El Paso Times)
Here are a couple of opportunities for artists of all types-- whether they're visual artists, writers or young singers.
- Memoir Emphasizes Love In Face Of Adversity (The Tampa Tribune)
"The Geography of Love," by Glenda Burgess (Broadway Books, $22.95)
- Envisioning what's left unsaid - The Daily Star
The Daily StarEnvisioning what's left unsaidThe Daily Star, Bangladesh - 5 hours ago... breathing life to each word. The way she utters "Tomaye kothaye dekhechhi..."exudes desperation, yearning. It's like poetry in motion. ...
- Third Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina brings new wave of books - New Orleans Times-Picayune Blogs
WHAT'S NEXT?: Check upcoming Living sections for interviews with authors featured in today's Hurricane Katrina book survey: Aug. 13: Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, "Not Just the Levees Broke:
- 'Only room for so many' (Post-Tribune)
Ulysses Chew bowed his head, absorbed booming bass tones into his body and penned his poetry. "I'm back in the building, back in the booth," Chew begins, "Who Dat? Mr. No Love, and this is the truth."
- The Exiles: Soul and the City - Village Voice
The Exiles: Soul and the CityVillage Voice, NY - 1 hour agoBut Mackenzie (who died in 1980 at age 50 after making just one other feature) had an ear for the poetry of ritualized interaction, and an eye for the glint ...
- Funs on the coast as Kataklysmos begins - Cyprus Weekly
The coastal towns will come alive from tonight with the start of the Kataklysmos Flood Festival, coinciding with the Christian feast of Pentecost. Kataklysmos is traditionally celebrated with water fights in the street although the severity of the ...
- What on earth would Miss Skinner think? - Guardian Unlimited
I am standing in the hall of Coloma Convent girls' school. There are pupils writhing on the floor in front of me, twisting their bodies into letter shapes to spell out countries' names. This is a year seven drama lesson. The girls wriggle, their legs ...
- Christina Patterson: Where poetry still has power (Independent)
Mahmoud Darwish, who died at the weekend, was, according to the Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Soueif, "the last poet who could fill a football stadium". In a country that regards poetry as a pastime for the lost and the lonely – like, say, knitting tea cosies, or making wicker baskets – this is quite hard to understand. Celine Dion fills football stadiums. So does Elton John. So does Simply Red. But ...
- Bare or Bear, or, the Story of Berserk - OUPblog
Bare or Bear, or, the Story of BerserkOUPblog, New York - 3 hours agoBerserks were mentioned for the first time in a poem commemorating King Harald Fairhair’s victory in a battle that occurred around the year 872. ...
- Teen Poetry/Music Fest - Chronicle
Come to the Scotland Public Library at 6:30 p.m. library and share a hidden talent. Read a poem or perform a song. Ages 12-18 are welcome to join us. Call the library at 423-1492 with questions or to sign-up
- Radio 4 poet criticises BBC soaps and aggressive interviewers - Guardian Unlimited
Radio 4 has commissioned poet Wendy Cope to write a series of verses about the BBC to examine how public attitudes to its services have changed since a similar volume was published 80 years ago. Cope's verses, called The ABC of the BBC, will be aired ...
- A 'Shrew' made for the LA lifestyle - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesA 'Shrew' made for the LA lifestyleLos Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours agoThe cast moves around the stage in a constant state of euphoric panic, emphasizing the physicality of the play rather than the poetry -- a decision perhaps ...
- Fall for the falls - Kentucky.com
Fall for the fallsKentucky.com, KY - 51 minutes agoBut as I stood there looking at it, that seemed too much like a science lesson. I preferred to think of it as romantic poetry.
- Here comes the Hofstetter - Citizen Online
Steve Hofstetter's ironic humor and social commentary is coming to Cayuga County. The author and columnist will perform at TC's Place, a restaurant in Cato. This will be his first visit to Cato. The 27-year-old humorist, known for his satire ...
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