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- Ras Beirut's English-language poetry scene finds a new place to express itself (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Let it be known that the whir of espresso machines will not deter young poets from reciting their latest work. The Beirut-Type Writer open-mic poetry series, a monthly gathering of amateur poets, last week convened for the first time at its new venue - Cafe Younes, just off Hamra Street.
- Funds from Saturday's Triple A Festival to help build community center (West Orange Times)
Oakland is holding this event for a 2nd year to highlight African-American artists. Gospel music, a Florida Highwaymen artist and a collard-green cook-off are a few of the many highlights of this weekend's Triple A (African-American Arts) Festival in Oakland.
- Part I Structure and Vocabulary - 人民网
Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked£ÛA£Ý£¬£ÛB£Ý£¬£ÛC£Ýand £ÛD£Ý,Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by black-Example: I have been to the Great Wall ...
- Stutzer uses words, vivid colors to explore humanity's dark side - Homer News
At first glance, Julia Stutzer's first solo show, "The (Self) Destructiveness of Human Nature" on view this month at Ptarmigan Arts, might seem gloomy and pessimistic. "Some woman said it was so depressing," Stutzer said in a phone interview last ...
- 'We had a ball' at Black - Gay People Chronicle
'We had a ball' at BlackGay People Chronicle, OH - 3 hours agoThe festival started off with a poetry slam at the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland on July 31. Over 60 people packed into the meeting room at the ...
- Hard Corps (Washington City Paper)
“Anybody know what clichés are?” I ask the class, searching the sea of faces for a hint of recognition. “Yeah,” responds a lanky, dark-skinned girl. “Ain’t that like when you say something but a lot of people done already said it, like ‘cry like a baby’ or ‘dumb as a doorknob.’”
- Treasure Coast weekend events: June 26-29 (TCPalm.com)
We’re officially in the summer weather pattern that long-time Floridians know so well: Scan the sky at 3 p.m. for possible thunderstorms and act accordingly — proceed with your outdoor plans or choose an alternative indoors.
- Unpublished Pablo Neruda poems highlight last romance - Zee News
Santiago, July 08: A series of unpublished poems by Chile's late Pablo Neruda, winner of the 1971 Nobel prize for literature, are shedding light on his last romance with his wife's niece more than 40 years his junior, a collector said. The 14 poems ...
- Laurels for poet from Highline College - Highline Times
Laurels for poet from Highline CollegeHighline Times, WA - 48 minutes agoHis mission for the next two years is to visit all parts of the state bringing to children, adults, and seniors, the message of poetry and humanity. ...
- Nigeria: The Nollywood Revolution (AllAfrica.com)
The Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, was in 2005 having a pulsating match with the Zimbabwean national team in Harare, and the Zimbabwean supporters had one big banner in the stands on which was written in bold red: "Nigeria - Good only for Films!"
- Summer school: memorize these dates - Minnesota Daily
Summer school: memorize these datesMinnesota Daily, MN - 48 minutes agoThe new songs do have an increase in keys, some choir refrains and other experimental dollops, but it's still Craig Finn's poetry - both sung and spoken ...
- An Apocalyptic State of Mind - New York Sun
The apocalypse and its aftermath have been a recurring theme in art for thousands of years. There is something satisfyingly narcissistic, hopeful even, in believing that our time has been chosen for the End of Days. And the New Museum's pseudo ...
- From the invasion of Erbil by Islam (638 AD) to the conquering of ... - Kurdish Globe
From the invasion of Erbil by Islam (638 AD) to the conquering of ...Kurdish Globe, Iraq - 59 minutes ago1224: Many poets in Erbil wrote poetry in the Aramaic and Syriac alphabet. Some of Gorges Warda's most important poems are about Mongolic attacks on Erbil ...
- MORE Reviews - IF Magazine
Whether it’s the melodic fear of yesteryear, or the dissonant shock chords that seem to comprise much of modern horror scoring, a recent slew of soundtracks has much to offer fans of musical fear, beginning with EYE OF THE DEVIL , an album that ...
- Obama’s false advertising - Small Gov Times
Obama’s false advertisingSmall Gov Times, VA - 10 minutes agoHis “poetry” is viciously anti-American and pro-Soviet. And yet Obama listened to it growing up. All of this has been well-documented in numerous articles ...
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