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- Words are the bricks of thought - Irish Independent
Irish IndependentWords are the bricks of thoughtIrish Independent, Ireland - 11 hours agoThere was a standard question in examinations long ago: you were given about 500 words in prose and asked to summarise it in about a third of that length. ...
- Nigeria: Okosuns Loses Battle With Colon Cancer - AllAfrica.com
A dark cloud fell on the landscape of Nigerian music and popular culture at the weekend with the death of Sonny Okosuns, one of the country's icons who established himself as a credible ambassador of the arts in his lifetime. Okosuns might have been ...
- Poet was an inspiration to his niece, many others - Corpus Christi Caller Times
Poet was an inspiration to his niece, many othersCorpus Christi Caller Times, TX - Jun 27, 2008It was a gift that would make him a pioneer in Chicano poetry. Salinas, 70, died last month in California after a lengthy illness, but it was his hope and ...
- Vice-Chancellor slams justified future investment (Scoop.co.nz)
Students at the University of Auckland return to classes tomorrow, disappointed that their Vice-Chancellor appears out of touch with their financial situation and dismissive of moves to improve it.
- Muslim doctor hopes book breaks invisibility barrier (The State)
CHARLESTON — Dr. Qanta Ahmed’s journey into the heart of Islam began as a spur-of-the-moment decision to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia. Despite her misgivings about women being treated as invisible in the country, the 40-year-old assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina says she took a chance and stayed there for two years. Reflecting on her experiences almost a ...
- Iran to hold Int'l Roudaki Confab - PRESS TV
PRESS TVIran to hold Int'l Roudaki ConfabPRESS TV, Iran - 18 hours agoThe event will cover topics such as Roudaki and Persian literature, aestheticism and art in Roudaki's poetry, Roudaki and comparative literature, ...
- Allan Ahlberg: 'The fun thing is still making the book' - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukAllan Ahlberg: 'The fun thing is still making the book'Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoThis, he points out, is his most remarkable sales statistic, since it is poetry - not the fact that the Jolly Postman picturebook and its two sequels sold ...
- Constitutional Poetry - Kern Valley Sun
Constitutional PoetryKern Valley Sun, CA - 9 hours agoPauline Braswell displays her most recent DAR awards for her poetry. Use the form below to post a brief comment to this story, or respond to other readers. ...
- Download of the Week: Elbow – iTunes Live: London Sessions - Stuff.tv
Stuff.tvDownload of the Week: Elbow – iTunes Live: London SessionsStuff.tv, UK - 50 minutes agoPlus I could always stand in a field with a can of warm lager and a funny hat on and I'd be halfway there. Featuring some of the best tracks off their ...
- Hopscotch - Excellent epigraph - VUE Weekly
Hopscotch - Excellent epigraphVUE Weekly, Canada - 2 hours agoThere’s one that gives the finest advice on performing poetry since Hamlet, and one ostensibly authored by Cohen’s spiritual mentor that is the best piece ...
- Winners of the 21st Annual Trillium Book Award are: - Toronto Star
Winners of the 21st Annual Trillium Book Award are:Toronto Star, Canada - 17 hours agoThe recipients of the $10000 poetry awards were Rachel Zolf for Human Resources and Tina Charlebois for Poils lisses.
- Belle's Book Review - The Tribune
Belle's Book ReviewThe Tribune, TX - 30 minutes agoWhile writing it down on waking, he was interrupted and unable to remember the rest. Lithgow's grandmother recited poetry from memory for forty minutes at a ...
- Science fiction's Thomas Disch ends his life - Gay.com
Science fiction writer and poet Thomas Disch has committed suicide, authorities said. Disch died July 4 and his body was discovered July 5, according to the New York City Police Department. He was 68. The author of seminal science-fiction novels ...
- Round Town for August 7-10th - WSLS.com
Round Town for August 7-10thWSLS.com, VA - 8 hours agoActivities are free and include special musical performances, lectures, poetry readings, a poetry slam, artist demonstrations, face painting, ...
- Blood and belonging (Toronto Star)
Certain gifts are afforded a playwright in a quest to complete and deliver a profound drama that is uniquely his. In the case of Where the Blood Mixes , Kevin Loring heard an elder's story about how Lytton, or Kumsheen as his Nlaka'pmux nation called it, came by its name.
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