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- Fair looking for vendors (The Arizona Republic)
On Tuesday, Avondale is hosting a Balancing Work & Life Resource Fair and is looking for gyms, child care, meal planning and other vendors to participate. Information: 623-333-1613 or www.avondale.org.
- Alicia Keys expands her repertoire beyond music (The Providence Journal)
When we first heard Alicia Keys’ velvet voice and masterful piano strokes in 2001, she was a beautiful tomboy singing about falling in and out of love. Hers was a pure, unapologetic sound — authentic, magical, enriched by yesterday — that returned vintage soul to its place in the pantheon of music.
- The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Saul Williams - BlackBook Magazine
BlackBook MagazineThe Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Saul WilliamsBlackBook Magazine, NY - 2 hours agoWhat’s the difference between writing poetry and song lyrics? When you’re writing, do you know it’s gonna be a song, or do you write poetry and then end up ...
- Newark troupe applauds bard with fresh take on classic (The Columbus Dispatch)
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- Poet not your typical goaltender - Globe and Mail
Globe and MailPoet not your typical goaltenderGlobe and Mail, Canada - 2 hours agoNeither is a poetry-writing idealist who sees Canada at the Olympics as a chance to impress the world and enhance a profession he knows is not for everyone. ...
- Making History Less Dull with a Doll. - Slate
A group of females: Girls can choose one to identify with, and it could be Samantha. In the light of the new movie, is it all about the story or all about the outfits? Is it empowering to women or does it teach them the wrong lesson? Does the ...
- NEWSÂ Mafia 'poet' attacked for being gay - Feature (EARTHtimes.org)
Rome - The Sicilian Mafia's honour code doesn't bar members from being poets, but a jailed suspect's penchant for writing verse led his fellow mobsters to assume he was gay, so as punishment, they gang-raped him. ...
- Check it Out: Bed and Breakfasts for the Booklover - Transworld News
There is nothing more relaxing when you head off to a bed and breakfast than escaping into a great adventure, romance or mystery, which is why so many of us pack a book or two on holiday. "The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the ...
- Delimitation leaves Ahirs fuming - Tribune
The delimitation of the Lok Sabha constituencies has affected almost all MPs of the state. But it has hit union minister of state for defence production Rao Inderjit Singh the most. While the other MPs find one or two assembly segments transferred ...
- Cody ChesnuTT Becomes Top Independent Artist With His 2-CD Set ... - SongwriterUniverse
Cody ChesnuTT Becomes Top Independent Artist With His 2-CD Set ...SongwriterUniverse, CA - 2 hours agoThen he began playing solo gigs, performing these new songs live in intimate settings, such as open mics and poetry readings. “Performing live, I kept the ...
- 'Exiles' is sure to get its claws in your brain (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Here is what happened when I began raving to some (very nice) friends about “Exiles,” a new novel by Ron Hansen about how the 19th-century Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins came to write perhaps his most inaccessible poem, “The Wreck of the Deutschland,” after hearing of the death of five German nuns in a shipwreck on the shoals of the Thames.
- Claude Debussy, by Paul Roberts - Independent
Claude Debussy, by Paul RobertsIndependent, UK - 6 minutes agoTo the composer Alfredo Casella, "he gave the impression of playing directly on the strings... the effect was a miracle of poetry". ...
- { a vagabond's verses } (Concord Monitor)
The book is slim and softbound and completely unembellished. No introduction, no author's note, no explanation except for the briefest summary on the back cover. Whether by intent or (more likely) budget, the plainness only adds to the rich flavor and mystery of this unusual little book.
- Best bets - Saturday, June 28 - Daily Camera
Best bets - Saturday, June 28Daily Camera, CO - 5 hours agoPoetry Reading Featuring Orlando White, Charles Alexander, Sinan Antoon and Harryette Mullen, part of summer writing program, 8 pm, Naropa Performing Arts ...
- Japan's Poetry Boxers Get Ready to Grumble - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Japan's Poetry Boxers Get Ready to GrumbleChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - 15 hours agoBy DAVID MCNEILL In a crowded Yokohama hall, boxers file into a ring watched by cheering students and a panel of university professors. ...
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