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- The Anger, the Longing, the Hope - CounterPunch
The Anger, the Longing, the HopeCounterPunch, CA - 15 hours agoHe was a master of classical Arabic, and equally at home with Western and Israeli poetry. Many believe that he was the greatest Arab poet, and one of the ...
- PEN Canada in Association with the Art for Real Change Collective ... - Canada NewsWire (press release)
PEN Canada in Association with the Art for Real Change Collective ...Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 1 hour agoUnited Writers Press in Hong Kong published her poetry collection book Seeking the Soul of Snow in Dec 2007 but Chinese authority banned the book before it ...
- JUNETEENTH: Going back to Africa, 'just for today' (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Eyes wide with wonder, Jorian Jones, 8, watched two dozen Richmonders gracefully wave their arms and emphatically pound their feet to the mesmerizing beat of African drums.
- Regional Happenings: Elvis Week, cowboys, melons & more (Baxter Bulletin)
Here's a look at local and regional happenings.
- Fabu: 'To be black is to be political' (Isthmus)
On the first Saturday night in May, while rowdy college kids roamed the Mifflin Street block party in search of their next keg, a quieter crowd gathered at Escape Java Joint on Willy Street. In the art gallery coarsely decorated with organic fair-trade coffee sacks, over 50 people sat in folding chairs and in the aisles. Madison's new poet laureate, Fabu Carter Brisco, took the mike.
- Rollcall of those who have served - New Zealand Herald
Sir Murray Halberg's appointment to the Order of New Zealand today heads a rollcall of 78 women and 100 men on the Queen's Birthday Honours list and a further 11 Defence Force awards. No appointments are made to the rank of Principal Companion of the ...
- Cuba participating in CARIFESTA in Guyana - Caribbean Net News
Cuba participating in CARIFESTA in GuyanaCaribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 11 hours agoAmong other presentations, Cuba will hold musical shows, film screenings and poetry reading sessions. A panel on Havana’s Casa de las Américas cultural ...
- Lit Beat (Honolulu Advertiser)
PUPPET TIMES with Christy Lipps Ah Sing for ages 3-6; 10:30-11:15 a.m. July 15; Mililani Public Library; free; 627-7470.
- Library celebrates 10 years Friday - Montrose Daily Press
MONTROSE — Ten years ago, a “cart brigade” traveled Montrose’s streets filled with books on its way to the new Montrose Regional Library. Friday evening, the streets will be filled again for a celebration of its anniversary. Expanding the ...
- After Midwest City hit-and-run, victim's kin urge driver to give up - NewsOK.com (subscription)
NewsOK.com (subscription)After Midwest City hit-and-run, victim's kin urge driver to give upNewsOK.com (subscription), OK - 53 minutes agoGerald Lee said his sister wrote poetry and music and was an aspiring rapper and radio broadcaster. Her stage name was Proverb, he said. ...
- For Princeton, with love - Newark Star-Ledger
For most of living memory, the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood in Princeton, beginning just on the far side of the Princeton Public Library from the main gates of the university, has been the leafy college town's African-American district. The 1930 ...
- Ringo's 'All Starrs' tour provided Beatles sound and more - Seattle Times
The legacy of the Beatles filled the lush grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville Saturday night, under clear, cool skies. Only one of the Fab Four was there — the ever-lovable Ringo Starr — and less than half the songs in the show ...
- Ford marks 100th birthday of the Model T - Boston Globe
RICHMOND, Ind.— Ford Motor Co. is marking the 100th anniversary of the Model T, the first low-priced car that introduced motoring to the masses, at a time when Americans are cringing at the cost of filling their gas tanks and the U.S. auto industry ...
- Punjab to have 3 more museums - The Post
The PostPunjab to have 3 more museumsThe Post, Pakistan - 46 minutes agoThe provincial minister said the Heer Waris Shah had been translated into Urdu language whereas the poetry of Baba Fareed had been translated into Sindhi ...
- Authors, poets heat up bookstore - Park Rapids Enterprise
Authors, poets heat up bookstorePark Rapids Enterprise, MN - 1 hour agoAlthough “poetry on a stick” was the gimmick du jour, the main attraction was the talent in the house. Eleven Minnesota authors and poets gathered Friday ...
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