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- 30 Countries at Havana's Poetry Festival - La Prensa Latina
Havana, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Some 95 poets from the five continents will participate at the 13th Havana's International Poetry Festival, to begin on May 26th through the 31st 2008, with a call to rescue original languages. The president of the ...
- Synopses of 2008 IMPAC finalist novels and list of previous year's winners (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The finalists for this year's IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, with synopses from the Web site, are: ...
- Renowned poet/activist says she's accomplished a lot, but there's ... - Toronto Star
Two months after her 80th birthday, grace is foremost in Maya Angelou's mind. "How blessed I am and how blessed I've been," she says, on the phone from her home in North Carolina. The celebrations have been magnificent for this woman, revered for her ...
- Anti Deportation Campaign: Keep Babi Safe in Cardiff - Indymedia UK
Anti Deportation Campaign: Keep Babi Safe in CardiffIndymedia UK, UK - 36 minutes agoHis art and poetry have been explicitly critical of the government and prominent members of present/past regimes. These factors have led Babi to become a ...
- Romanus the Melodist celebrated in Rome - Spero News
Romanus the Melodist celebrated in RomeSpero News - 5 hours ago... and was a theologian, poet, and composer and in fact, belongs to the group of theologians that have transformed theology into poetry,” the Pope said. ...
- Music-Infused ''Tis Pity She's a Whore', with Augesen and Hayden, Begins at A.C.T. (Playbill via Yahoo! News)
René Augesen and Tony Award nominee Michael Hayden are the forbidden lovers of American Conservatory Theater's new production of John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, beginning June 5 under the direction of A.C.T. artistic director Carey Perloff.
- Latitude interview: Lisa Horton - Norwich Evening News
Latitude interview: Lisa HortonNorwich Evening News, UK - 20 hours ago“I like the fact that it's not just about music - that there's comedy, theatre, poetry, cabaret, art and all sorts of other stuff going on too. ...
- Writer, Interrupted - Minnpost.com
Nationally acclaimed author Marya Hornbacher talks wtih Hannah Dentinger about her new memoir, "Madness: A Bipolar Life," which offers an unflinchingly candid glimpse into a life periodically upended by mental illness. ONE DAY IN 1997 MARYA ...
- Lesbos locals lose lesbian appeal - BBC News
The island's name was applied to gay women in acknowledgement of the female poet Sappho, who wrote love poems about both women and men in about 600 BC. The man spearheading the case, publisher Dimitris Lambrou, had claimed that international ...
- Nomination period extended for state poet laureate honor - Daily Oklahoman
Nominations will be accepted from universities, poetry societies and other cultural organizations only, not from individuals. "Nominees should be distinguished poets who are residents of Oklahoma and who are committed to outreach and the promotion of ...
- Turkmen president orders removal of his autocratic predecessor's ... - San Diego Union-Tribune
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – Turkmenistan's leader has ordered the removal of a giant golden statue of his late predecessor from downtown Ashgabat, the Turkmen capital, a state-run daily said Saturday. Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov told a cabinet meeting ...
- Celebration caps poetry unit at Crab Orchard School (Marion Daily Republican)
MARION — From Shakespeare to Silverstein, Crab Orchard fifth-graders spent the last few weeks learning the poetic craft. On Friday, the students captured an attentive audience — which included local celebrities from CIL-FM — with their eloquence.
- Film fest continues with panel exploring the art of the documentary - Santa Cruz Sentinel
The gray areas between truth and fiction will be the subject of a panel discussion sponsored by the Santa Cruz Film Festival as filmmakers come together to discuss the joys and frustrations of the documentary. The conference, to take place today at 3 ...
- Nogales native makes splash at Governor's Art Award dinner - Nogales International
Nogales native makes splash at Governor's Art Award dinnerNogales International, AZ - 12 minutes ago"The program seeks to foster the next generation of literary readers by building on the recent interest in oral poetry as seen in rap music," said Willey. ...
- Making the Playhouse scene (Erie Times-News)
Quick. What do you picture when you read the word "nightspot"? A bar? Music? A place to connect with friends, hear a few stories, meet interesting characters, laugh your head off, and forget about the troubles of the day just past?
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