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- Writer offered a young Barack Obama advice on life (Lexington Herald-Leader)
At key moments in his adolescence, Barack Obama could not turn to a father he hardly knew. Instead, he looked to a left-leaning black journalist and poet for advice on living in a world of black and white. Frank Marshall Davis had his opinions. He once argued that the public schools of his youth prepared neither blacks nor whites for "life in a multiracial, democratic nation." He called ...
- Poets of the laboratories - The Age
Poets of the laboratoriesThe Age, Australia - 7 hours agoAlso included is a smattering of poetry. "Science should inspire great poetry, but scientists have published disappointingly few poems," laments Dawkins. ...
- Alaska agronomist has a passion for potatoes - Scripps News
Alaska agronomist has a passion for potatoesScripps News, DC - Oct 7, 2008Think of it as a community show-and-tell: potato recipes, potato jokes, potato outfits, potato accessories, potato toys, potato poetry, potato haiku, ...
- Words take flight at festival - Joburg
Words take flight at festivalJoburg, South Africa - 5 hours agoThe Jozi Spoken Word Festival brings poetry to life, with live performances by poets, storytellers and comedians. There are also workshops and a manuscript ...
- Opening doors for 'fresh talent' - Tonight South Africa
He's the writer/producer of KwaMashu: Still My Home, the vivid documentary on Durban's oldest township which premiered at the Durban Film Festival. And for his next trick KZN arts practitioner, Edmund Mhlongo, has opened a recording studio. No big ...
- Black Rider, Award-Winning Musical Play by Burroughs, Waits and ... - Playbill.com
Black Rider, Award-Winning Musical Play by Burroughs, Waits and ...Playbill.com, NY - 10 hours ago... and hits the dark.' Wilhelm ignores this ominous warning with dire consequences." The play "evokes the atmosphere of a gothic circus, where poetry, ...
- INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL MEJIAS OF WRITERS HOUSE LITERARY AGENCY - American Chronicle
INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL MEJIAS OF WRITERS HOUSE LITERARY AGENCYAmerican Chronicle, CA - 5 hours agoI want my list to be comprised primarily of Latino and African-American writers, along with some edgy literary fiction by people of all races. ...
- For Fantasy Fans, the Dragons Fly Again (Washington Post)
BRISINGR Or the Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular By Christopher Paolini Knopf. 763 pp. $27.50 I've got a secret. When I was 13, I was fixated on the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. I usually sat in the Dungeon Master's chair, unleashing rich characters and ex...
- American youth say they're left behind - Medill Reports
American youth say they're left behindMedill Reports, DC - 54 minutes agoThe youth spoke out about their experiences during the 11th annual International Youth Poetry Slam Festival called Brave New Voices. ...
- All's Well in the Glen (Metro Santa Cruz)
The visual resonance of repertory casting--watching, for example, a trio of competing Baroque organists transformed into a troika of French soldiers--added much richness to last weekend's performance of All's Well That Ends Well . Seeing Romeo turned servant, Juliet as a Florentine wench and the airiest would-be concertmaster transformed into the King of France--again through ingenious ...
- Opinion: Put some excitement back into your bookmarks - Computerworld
August 28, 2008 (MacWorld) Buried in the clutter of my browser's bookmarks bar is a folder called Inspiration. This is where I store sites that make me marvel at how funny and creative people can be, and it's often my first stop when I need to ...
- Area artists mix media to create ‘Image Word' exhibit - Business Gazette
Business GazetteArea artists mix media to create ‘Image Word' exhibitBusiness Gazette, MD - 4 hours agoFour dancers painstakingly creep across the floor in front of eight consecutive panels of poetry and photography floating on spacious white paper. ...
- Men's tennis tour should be fun for years (Miami Herald)
The men's tour is getting more intriguing by the week. Not only is No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 2 Roger Federer one of the best rivalries in sports, with Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick nipping at their heels, but all of a sudden, there is a pack of youngsters sure to keep the game exciting for years to come.
- Alive in Words" Christian Writers Workshop - Fairfaxtimes.com
Alive in Words" Christian Writers WorkshopFairfaxtimes.com - 4 hours agoOther workshop sessions on poetry, spiritual journaling, magazine writing, devotional writing. The event is at The Church of the Good Shepherd (United ...
- Temecula residents gather at Duck Pond to remember 9/11 (The Press-Enterprise)
Hundreds gathered Thursday evening at the Temecula Duck Pond to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with music, poetry, artwork and solemn thought.
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