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- Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice": Love, death and a myth retold (Seattle Times)
Theater preview: Playwright Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice" revisits the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice from a woman's point of view. The play runs at Seattle's ACT Theatre Sept. 5-Oct. 5, 2008.
- Hallowed halls - Detroit News
It's easy to think of the White House as another of Washington's chalky monuments: an impersonal, 208-year-old structure of brick and stone. But that would be wrong, as a new book by 108 writers and illustrators proves. "Our White House: Looking In ...
- He uses art as a voyage of discovery - San Diego Union Tribune
San Diego Union TribuneHe uses art as a voyage of discoverySan Diego Union Tribune, United States - 4 minutes agoThis is a teenager with an emerging inner life who expresses it not only through painting but also strumming the guitar and crafting poetry, “sometimes sad, ...
- The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World Opens at the ... - Art Daily
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World Opens at the ...Art Daily - 12 minutes agoThe texts consist of biblical books and commentary, poetry and prayers, and the communal rules and writings of one or more dissident Jewish religious groups ...
- Man Asian favours the Phillipines - Guardian Unlimited
The longlist for the second Man Asian literary prize has been announced, and features an unexpectedly strong showing from Filipino writers. The list, which is chosen from submissions received from all over Asia, comprises 21 works of Asian fiction ...
- RACE RELATIONS: Civil rights monument unveiled on Va. Capitol lawn - Delmarva Daily Times
RICHMOND — For the first time Monday, statues of black children and civil rights leaders were placed alongside statues of some men who had worked to deny racial equality on the lawn of what was once the Confederate Capitol. Thousands of people ...
- What's hot, what's not - Post-Star
I'm usually not a huge fan of tattoos. What could I possibly want etched permanently into my body that I won't grow blase about and regret some years down the road? A lover's name? That'll pretty much guarantee a break-up. One of those bad-ass tribal ...
- Scranton native’s book on Tolstoy transformed into film (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Jay Parini has written a few shelves’ worth of books over the past four decades, from highly detailed historical novels to lyrical, nature-influenced poetry collections to hefty biographies on some of the most cherished authors in all of American letters.
- A preview of poetry and prose readings - Berkeleyan Online
Berkeleyan OnlineA preview of poetry and prose readingsBerkeleyan Online, CA - 5 minutes agoLunch Poems gets down to business on Oct. 2 with Ilya Kaminsky, who won the Whiting Writer’s Award for his first book of poetry, Dancing in Odessa (Tupelo ...
- Gentleman Ronnie made everyone around him feel better about themselves - Irish Independent
Gentleman Ronnie made everyone around him feel better about themselvesIrish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour agoHer loss was devastating As a man who appreciated poetry, Ronnie Drew would probably have seen something of himself in this doggerel: "Between the optimist ...
- Kenan's first love was music - Durham Herald Sun
Kenan's first love was musicDurham Herald Sun, NC - 3 hours agoWilliams also notes Kenan's pioneering of the field of arts medicine, and his influence in bringing weekly poetry readings to Duke Medical Center. ...
- Charlotte Kohler dies; had edited literary magazine (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Charlotte Kohler dies; had edited literary magazineA11 As a child growing up in Richmond, Charlotte Kohler enjoyed reading "Billy Whiskers" children's books. A love of the written word developed from that time and stayed with her during a long career as editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review and an associate professor of English at the University of Virginia.
- American literary friendships Hers and his - Economist
American literary friendships Hers and hisEconomist, UK - 51 minutes agoMs Wineapple’s bravura critique of this landmark letter, matched by her incisive and readable analysis of the poetry, teases out the ambiguities of ...
- Sheehan Challenges Fed with Impromptu Street Theatre Protest - OpEdNews
Sheehan Challenges Fed with Impromptu Street Theatre ProtestOpEdNews, PA - 5 hours ago... publish hundreds of freelance magazine and newspaper articles and political commentary columns along with 7 books of poetry and short fiction. ...
- From Ballasts to Ballads: Fishermen Take to the Stage - Forbes
Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce: -0- *T WHAT: Telling tales of the deep, fishermen and women will reel in audiences during the 12th annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Ore., the former canning capital of the world. Weathered and wise ...
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