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- Two jazz operas premier in Oakland - Contra Costa Times
Two jazz operas premier in OaklandContra Costa Times, CA - 13 hours ago... "The Sisyphus Syndrome," by Black Power poet-playwright Amiri Baraka and sax man David Murray, opens Thursday. The Baraka-Murray duo combines poetry, ...
- Sensitive Gangstas? (Free Times)
No doubt you’ve been hearing a lot about Columbia’s gang problems lately. Well, here’s a new book sure to challenge a few stereotypes and piss some people off: The Bandana Republic: A Literary Anthology by Gang Members and Their Affiliates from Soft Skull Press.
- Things Fall Apart's still teaching lessons 50 years later - Nigeria Guardian
T he classic novel, Things Fall Apart by the master novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe is 50 years old today having been first published in June 17, 1958. In the last couple of months, series of activities in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and United States ...
- Giant (The News & Observer)
'Giant" is the poem that almost never was. It came along during my first year of serious poetry writing, and my early drafts of the poem were written in free verse.
- Discover the magic in a book - Hindu
HinduDiscover the magic in a bookHindu, India - 48 minutes agoFor those who enjoy poetry, there are several anthologies available, from the wonderfully lyrical to the ridiculously funny (try out Sukumar Roy and Edward ...
- 'There's no other option' - Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Citizen'There's no other option'Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 1 hour agoI love to turn that one up very loud and dance around. Leonard Cohen's The Night Comes On is one I love to play to get inside the poetry. ...
- Business Networking & Workshops Events - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The local chapter of Toastmasters International welcomes everyone to the grocery store's 2nd floor conference room for a free meeting. The meeting gives participants an opportunity to learn to communicate effectively in front of an audience; hone ...
- South Island writers well represented - Marlborough Express
Marlborough ExpressSouth Island writers well representedMarlborough Express, New Zealand - 14 hours ago... nominated in this year's poetry section for her collection of poems, The Pop-up Book of Invasions. The Christchurch Art Gallery's survey of the life and ...
- Queen is asked to appoint first female Poet Laureate after 22 men in 340 years (Independent)
Ever since the Royal household crowned John Dryden as the first Poet Laureate in 1668, the honour has been bestowed on men of letters from William Wordsworth to Ted Hughes. No woman has ever held the position.
- Communication is key (Owen Sound Sun Times)
By Don Crosby Sun Times correspondent Organizers of this year’s Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film in Durham are honouring one of their own. Geoffrey Shea has created five installations that emphasize the written and the spoken word — a theme that he says runs through his [...]
- The Jazz Network Takes Off - Jazz.com
Jazz.comThe Jazz Network Takes OffJazz.com, TX - 4 hours agoJazz.com contributor Marissa Dodge, for example, treats Jazz Network visitors to generous samples of her singing & keyboard playing, songwriting, poetry, ...
- Breach House Gang presents reading series Tuesday - Miramichi Leader
Breach House Gang presents reading series TuesdayMiramichi Leader, Canada - 1 hour agoShe began writing poetry in 1997 and was published in the Canadian Poetry Association's third anthology, "Life, Love, Death and a Side Order of Poetry" in ...
- Mad Jack goes back in time (Rexburg Standard Journal)
ST. ANTHONY - Sometimes living in the past can be an adventure.
- Mariposa contest - Orillia Today
Mariposa contestOrillia Today, Canada - 3 hours agoThe Mariposa Writers’ Group is seeking submissions for its annual Lake Country Poetry and Short Story competitions, to be held in conjunction with the 2008 ...
- Three years of Songshine - Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday
Tomorrow’s show will mark three years of poetry, music and good vibes. To mark the occasion, gospel/hip-hop group Minis3 will be featured. And indeed, it’s a time for praise and thanksgiving. Songshine has created a space for young performers to ...
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