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- Michael Symmons Roberts's top 10 verse novels - guardian.co.uk
Michael Symmons Roberts's top 10 verse novelsguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoThe author of four critically acclaimed collections of poetry, the latest of which, Corpus, won the 2004 Whitbread Poetry Prize, Michael Symmons Roberts ...Michael Symmons Roberts's top 10 books about civil war guardian.co.ukall 2 news articles
- Thumbs up: He's a poet and he knows it (Nuvo)
Chris Forhan, assistant professor of English at Butler University, has won a coveted Pushcart Prize for his poem “Love, or Something.” This is Forhan’s second major prize this year.
- 'Thebes' effective, articulate (The Post and Courier)
Judge not, oh mortals, lest ye be judged. The conflict between the "law of life" and the law of kings is among the themes at the heart of "The Burial at Thebes," poet Seamus Heaney's rendering of Sophocles' tragedy "Antigone." The spare and effective production by the Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company was presented outdoors at The Cistern Thursday night.
- Obama hails Madiba for changing lives of blacks (SABC News)
In a recorded message from US Democratic presidential candidate, Barak Obama, he thanked Madiba for his role in uplifting the lives of black people. Obama says he entered politics after hearing about Madiba's determination to liberate his people.
- Why angry old men shouldn't blog - Rediff
RediffWhy angry old men shouldn't blogRediff, India - 11 minutes agoOr either of them recommending me a book. But clearly that isn't the stuff the tabloids will pick up and use as their headlines; it isn't stuff that'll sell ...
- Ken Follett Interview - CBC News
(photo: The Fundacion Catedral Santa Maria) Well known as a writer of international best sellers, Ken Follett was born in Wales and began his career as a newspaper reporter in Wales and in London. His first bestselling novel, The Eye of the Needle ...
- He Talk Pretty ... Part II - Hartford Advocate
He Talk Pretty ... Part IIHartford Advocate, CT - 1 hour agoI mean, you see mistakes on menus, you see little typos here and there, but, in Japan, it’s like poetry. It’s something like “only imflowing you don’t ...
- In the footsteps of Osama ... (Asia Times)
KUNAR VALLEY, Afghanistan - Nearly seven years after invading Afghanistan to go after Osama bin Laden, the United States has stepped up its campaign to catch the al-Qaeda leader and his senior associates, including Ayman al-Zawahiri, who are believed to be in the rugged terrain spanning Bajaur Agency in Pakistan and the neighboring Afghan provinces of Kunar and Nooristan.
- Richard Helgerson (Guardian Unlimited)
The American academic Richard Helgerson, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 67, was one of the leading scholars of Renaissance literature and culture of the last 40 years. His reputation rests on six books, all lucidly and elegantly written.
- Durango theater scene growing - Durango Herald
Durango theater scene growingDurango Herald, CO - 7 hours agoHe admits he occasionally wanted to burst into song during the performance, but he made do with the musicality of the dramatist's poetry. ...
- Kathleen Parker: Beneath the campaign's prose, poetry - commercialappeal.com (subscription)
Kathleen Parker: Beneath the campaign's prose, poetrycommercialappeal.com (subscription), TN - 9 hours agoAnyone familiar with Hispanic art and literature knows that poetry isn't only a genre. Poetry is in the DNA of this romantic, passionate people. ...
- The Manhattan encourages creativity - Charleston Daily Mail
H.L. Mencken famously called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.'' The sonnet, as anyone who took freshman English may remember, is a poem with a specific meter, a structure of exactly 14 lines and a strict rhyme scheme ...
- Out In History (RainbowNetwork.com)
If you need some inspiration for LGBT History Month, then look no further than Thom Nickels who has just published Out in History , a lovely collection of essays and mini-biographies of prominent gay people from the past.
- Africa: Joburg Prepares for Africa Day (AllAfrica.com)
The City of Johannesburg is gearing for this year's Africa Day, on 25 May, which will see workshops and exhibitions exploring complex questions and concerns, while music, dance, poetry and arts and crafts will add a lighter note.
- Humberto de Campos: An Old Brazilian Poet Gets New Life in Print - Brazzil Magazine
Brazzil MagazineHumberto de Campos: An Old Brazilian Poet Gets New Life in PrintBrazzil Magazine, Los Angeles - 2 hours agoHis first work was poetry, with book "Dust, first series". He became a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 1919 and was a representative for the ...
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