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- Writer aims to bridge cultrural gap (The Beacon-Villager)
 Local appearance Xujun Eberlein will be speaking at the Maynard Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m., to discuss her book and growing up in China under Mao’s regime. Visit Eberlein’s author Web site at www.xujuneberlein.com and her blog at www.insideoutchina.com.
- Review: Radio Golf is a performance not to be missed - Houston Chronicle
Review: Radio Golf is a performance not to be missedHouston Chronicle, United States - 17 minutes agoRadio Golf may not boast as much poetry as other Wilson gems (say, Joe Turner's Come and Gone.) But it has every bit as much power and purpose. ...
- Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish dies - Ha'aretz
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish diesHa'aretz, Israel - Aug 9, 2008By Haaretz Correspondent and Reuters , By Zvi Bar'el Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry his fellow Palestinians embraced as the voice of their suffering, ...
- National Poetry Slam 2008 announces bouts draw and schedule (Isthmus)
The wait is over for hundreds of spoken word devotees wondering who they will face in the opening rounds of this year's National Poetry Slam in Madison. Organizers conducted a random draw this week to determine match-ups in the opening two rounds of the competition, which will be held in multiple venues across downtown over the first week of August. Teams hailing from the same city will face off ...
- Poet Laureate Andrew Motion got writer's block - Belfast Telegraph
Poet Laureate Andrew Motion got writer's blockBelfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - Sep 11, 2008[And] when I composed a poem for Prince Charles and Camilla's wedding, she sent me a handwritten letter as well," he said. ...
- New: Sa Dingding, Murs, The Faint and more (Colorado Daily)
The carefully designed mystery of Sa Dingding’s “Alive” is literally impenetrable in spots.
- Review: Ways of Life by Andrew Motion - Daily Telegraph
Andrew Motion has been a great success as Poet Laureate. He faced a difficult brief in following on from an indisputably great poet, Ted Hughes, whose poetry was reinvigorated by the demands of public myth-making that the job imposed. And at a time ...
- A family nourished by art, poetry and love - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Gus Chan/The Plain Dealer Isis Webb, right, with children, left to right, Consuela Brown, Ricardo Brown and Sequoia Versillee. CREATIVE CLEVELAND This ongoing series explores people, places and events that stir the desire to create. To suggest a ...
- Updated 9/3: Hip-hop poet to promote book at Oakton (Des Plaines Times)
Northbrook native Kevin Coval will read selections from his latest book at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 as part of the Chicago Writers series at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
- Phelps, Hoff inspire Baltimore club teammates - NBC Olympics
BALTIMORE (AP) - Christopher Plimpton's parents gave him a trophy as a reward for jumping off the diving board as a 5-year-old swimmer for North Baltimore Aquatic Club. But the moment turned extraordinary when Christopher's teammate, Michael Phelps ...
- William H. Prescott - BusinessWorld Online
William H. PrescottBusinessWorld Online, Philippines - 2 hours agoInitially he wanted to excel in English Literature, read and master classical prose and poetry, for which he needed Latin, French, Italian. ...
- Witnesses to the hurt of history - Indianapolis Star
Witnesses to the hurt of historyIndianapolis Star, United States - 3 hours agoPeople will say it's great to have that outlet; but his poetry was the fruit of so much pain." Busailah did not know Darwish well, having met him only two ...
- Obituaries in the news - The Associated Press
Obituaries in the newsThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoDarwish first gained prominence in the 1960s with the publication of his first poetry collection, "Bird without Wings." It included the poem "Identity Card ...
- New Baltimore Magazine editor has big plans to modernize the ... - Maryland Daily Record
At the helm of Baltimore Magazine’s editorial staff for less than three months, an animated Max Weiss has big plans to modernize the lifestyle journal she’s worked at for nearly 15 years. And how does one add that extra punch to a publication ...
- Creative writing conference gives ideas to high school teachers (Saint George Spectrum)
High School teachers have the opportunity explore teaching various genres of English to students at “The Mirror of Words: A Mosaic of Self-Portraits” creative writing conference, which continues today, sponsored by the Southern Utah University English Department.
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