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- Rockville artist takes his work around the globe - Business Gazette
Rockville artist takes his work around the globeBusiness Gazette, MD - 1 hour agoJiashan often incorporates his own poetry into his paintings, which he writes in black Chinese lettering. The canvases themselves are dominated by subdued ...
- Rabbi discusses church shootings - Nashville Tennessean
Rabbi Rami Shapiro visited the Unitarian Fellowship of Murfreesboro Sunday trying to bring clarity to the actions of a man who opened fire in a Knoxville church last Sunday, killing two and wounding seven. “We live in frightening times,” Shapiro ...
- Staten Island Advance - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
Staten Island AdvanceStaten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY - 4 hours agoThis school year, the poetry of one of our classes was published by Young Advance after the photographs we added to our literacy curriculum of dogs at play ...
- Literature has a voice at Helicon West’s public readings (Herald Journal)
The audience listens to the performer during a recent Helicon West gathering. (Meegan M. Reid/Herald Journal) Im the first to acknowledge many don’t like poetry. I do.
- Pub Crawl - New York Observer
James Wood. Mark Sarvas has read James Wood’s new book three times already. That’s a lot, especially considering Farrar Straus & Giroux, its U.S. publisher, only put it out yesterday. But Mr. Sarvas, a lit blogger (his site is called The Elegant ...
- Jasper native named Indiana poet laureate - Chicago Tribune
Jasper native named Indiana poet laureateChicago Tribune, United States - 22 minutes agoKrapf has written seven books of poetry and one book of prose, "The Ripest Moments," which was released this year.
- The Impostor, by Damon Galgut (Independent)
A ramshackle farmhouse in the hinterland of South Africa, a mysterious silent neighbour and a town where corruption has become a way of life. These ingredients go into making Damon Galgut's follow-up to The Good Doctor. It's a spine-chilling read that doubles as a sharp and rather depressing critique of the "new" South Africa.
- Doris L. Low, 88, research geologist and classical singer - Boston Globe
The youngest child and only daughter of a Brockton family of musicians, artists, and engineers, Doris L. Low, who was born in Denver in 1920, had aspirations, too, starting with college. By 1938, however, her family could only afford the tuition of a ...
- Ryan Adams to Publish Book (Soul Shine)
American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has signed a deal with Akashic Books to release a book of poems, though no release date has been confirmed. The alternative country artist has released nine full-length records in his musical career so far, which began back in 1994.
- The Cellist of Sarajevo is a heartbreaking tale of war - Pique newsmagazine
The Cellist of Sarajevo is a heartbreaking tale of warPique newsmagazine, Canada - 39 minutes agoBy Jesse Ferreras The players are ordinary, unwitting Bosnian civilians who go about their daily lives, collecting bread and water amidst a war-torn urban ...
- Thomas Disch, Novelist, Dies at 68 - New York Times
Thomas M. Disch, an author, poet and critic who twisted the inherently twisted genre of science fiction in new, disturbing directions, including writing his last book in the voice of God, died on Friday in his Manhattan apartment. He was 68. His ...
- Namibia: Karibib Cluster Marks Children's Day - AllAfrica.com
Namibia: Karibib Cluster Marks Children's DayAllAfrica.com, Washington - 1 hour agoLearners from the participating schools put up performances such as dramas, singing and poetry depicting the everyday plight of the African child, ...
- Rare collection of recordings preserved after decades (Knoxville News Sentinel)
In 1946, a radio repairman named Latham Wyrick purchased a home disc recorder and began roaming the hills of Union County. Electricity was still a newcomer to rural East Tennessee, and Wyrick was one of the first to plug in. He loved gadgets, and although he didn't play an instrument, he loved music, especially the old-time gospel singing of the Holiness church.
- Art Bites - NY Arts Magazine
Art BitesNY Arts Magazine, NY - 1 hour agoDuring my daily walk down Bleeker Street, heading towards 7th Avenue, I deliberated bypassing my favorite patisserie in favor of the hip Mud coffee truck ...
- Former teacher still remembered at 100 - Altoona Mirror
Former teacher still remembered at 100Altoona Mirror, PA - 10 minutes agoShe required us to remember poetry from some of the greats,'' Kimberlin said. Steckman has photographs of Kimberlin and Robinson's granddaughters on her ...
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