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- Poetry contest in Darwish’s name launched (Khaleej Times)
SHARJAH - Paying homage to the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, the Sharjah Department of Culture and Information has launched a poetry contest in his name.
- Patt Rall Arts Column: BSU Theater to produce satirical musical - Bemidji Pioneer
Patt Rall Arts Column: BSU Theater to produce satirical musicalBemidji Pioneer, MN - 1 hour agoLocal poet Patricia Conner, will present a poetry reading from her book, “What We Have become,†a collection of love poems for her husband, at 7 pm Oct. 23 ...
- Armani's new release - Guardian Unlimited
"Opposing influences achieve harmony in an unexpected cruise that brings back to the west a flavour of the orient, but always adapts every suggestion of ethnicity into an exotic allusion tempered by a western stance." Thus began the press release for ...
- Pernod Absinthe Debuts Stateside - Earthtimes (press release)
Pernod Absinthe Debuts StatesideEarthtimes (press release), UK - 4 hours agoMuse - Oscar Wilde's epic poem about an Athenian ruler, Charmides uses natural imagery such as juniper and grapes, which Marcos Tell drew upon to create ...
- Pickens a standout at JazzFest - Chicago Tribune
She wasn't billed as the main attraction, but she deserved to be, judging by her breakthrough performance over the weekend during JazzFest 2008 at the South Shore Cultural Center. Chicagoans may know pianist Bethany Pickens best for her illustrious ...
- On screen, Muslims in a new light - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeOn screen, Muslims in a new lightBoston Globe, United States - 6 minutes agoAs a Muslim, an Arab, a North African, and an "American by choice," Weddady said he is grateful for the freedoms of the United States compared with the ...
- A story of love and books in Bohemian New Orleans - International Herald Tribune
SLIDELL, Louisiana : Every morning in this Southern town of big-box stores and Bible readers, the Beat Generation can still be found dissing the system in the form of a 91-year-old woman in a red beret and cowboy boots. The acts of rebellion take ...
- Mystic Rumi's poetry has the capacity to uplift - IndiaPost.com
Mystic Rumi's poetry has the capacity to upliftIndiaPost.com, CA - 4 minutes agoLove is a frequent subject of Rumi's poems, descriptions of seeming romantic love is an illusion to the all encompassing pure, divine love. ...
- Karadzic: One of world's most wanted men - Turkish Daily News
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who was arrested on Monday, saw himself as a defender of Serbs during the 1992-95 Bosnian war but ended up a fugitive wanted on genocide charges. His 11 years at large had long been a stumbling block to ...
- Still a smash - Charlottesville Daily Progress
Still a smashCharlottesville Daily Progress, VA - 5 hours agoCorgan and Chamberlin performed together in the band Zwan, and Corgan pursued solo projects, recording and even penning a book of poetry. ...
- Dr. Henry Morgentaler and "the Goddess with the Golden Breasts" - Lifesite
Dr. Henry Morgentaler and "the Goddess with the Golden Breasts"Lifesite, PA - 48 minutes agoSo writes Dr. Henry Morgentaler, Canada's father of abortion, in one of the poems found in his self-published book of poetry, "Freedom is my Passion. ...
- Robert Giroux, 94, editor and publisher who guided prominent author, dies (Arizona Daily Star)
Robert Giroux, an editor and publisher who introduced and nurtured some of the major authors of the 20th century and ultimately added his name to one of the nation's most distinguished publishing houses, died Friday in Tinton Falls, N.J. He was 94.
- 'The Wall of America,' by Thomas M. Disch - Los Angeles Times
'The Wall of America,' by Thomas M. DischLos Angeles Times, CA - 7 minutes agoHe is wooed by a cooing Nereid at night and, like the "beautiful pea green boat" in Lear's poem, she appears by day as a girl in a pea-green swimsuit. ...
- Recalling Solzhenitsyn, the genius of socialist realism (International Herald Tribune)
What seems to have gotten lost in all the tributes to Alexander Solzhenitsyn is the reason he was listened to in the first place - namely, his virtues as a writer.
- Scholarly press trades on its future - The Australian
TIME was when a university press existed primarily for the purpose of serving the university or a broadly defined scholarly community. This model no longer applies to Australian university publishing, whose biggest houses are collectively pursuing ...
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