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- Edgy Fringe festival energizes downtown - London Free Press
Edgy Fringe festival energizes downtownLondon Free Press, Canada - 1 hour agoPoetry Slams (uncensored poetry competition), workshops and Film-on-the-Fringe add to the mayhem and get the creative juices flowing. ...
- Waris Shah urs begins - The Post
Waris Shah urs beginsThe Post, Pakistan - 2 hours agoIn the three-day fair of Shah's urs, various events take place including kabaddi matches, horse dances, Punjabi poetry sessions, dramas of Heer Ranjha and ...
- Reading matters - Metro
MetroReading mattersMetro, UK - 8 hours agoAnyone who thinks they have a knack for verse, rap or poetry should sign themselves up (the winner nabs a Ă‚ÂŁ250 prize) while spoken-word fans can expect a ...
- Students leave as friends after summer EIU writing institute (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
CHARLESTON — Strangers only four weeks ago, 14 teachers from area schools huddled together in groups Thursday, laughing and discussing future plans.
- Why Raymond Carver's legacy keeps on growing - Daily Telegraph
It was 20 years ago today that Raymond Carver died from cancer aged just 50. Although his final years were marked by warm attention from the literary establishment, few would have predicted how central and secure Carver's place in the story of 20th ...
- Transgender characters from the Bible (Times of Malta)
Peterson Toscano. Photo: Jason Borg. Peterson Toscano, an American theatrical performance activist, will tonight present a piece on transgender characters un-earthed from the Bible.
- Portolanos overcome adversity (The Fountain Hills Times)
No one who looks at this complacent young family would ever see more than a nice, close family. No one knows the lengths they go to shield others from their problems. They never complain.
- 'Couch surfing' community offers a free place to stay when traveling (KOMO Seattle)
Want to visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa? See the Eiffel Tower in Paris? Watch the sunset in Hawaii -- and never pay to stay? You can do just that, as long as you don't mind crashing on someone's couch.
- Educational how-to workshop coming to White River Presbyterian Church - Auburn Reporter
Educational how-to workshop coming to White River Presbyterian ChurchAuburn Reporter, WA - 11 hours ago10 is required (although late registrations will be considered if space allows), and a free lunch will provided by the hosting church to all pre-registered ...
- Event gives musicians, artists forum to respond to naysayers - Record
After nearly 30 years in the nation's musical bloodstream, hip-hop still has detractors who question its artistic merit. One goal of tonight's The Art of Hip-Hop is to answer the naysayers. "This event was designed to show that there is an artistic ...
- 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
- Rain Taxi 50th Issue Celebration - City Pages
Some may say that hard times have befallen the art of literary review. Many will point to sluggish and declining book sales as indicative of a growing trend: People just don't read books anymore. But even in the dark night there are bright stars in ...
- Seniors begin final lap - Berkshire Eagle
iBerkshires.comSeniors begin final lapBerkshire Eagle, MA - 21 minutes agoThey also witnessed an inspiring, and inspired, speech and performance from nationally-known slam poetry author and artist Mayda A. Del Valle, ...Williams Freshmen Encouraged to Do Something They Love iBerkshires.comall 2 news articles
- Iran's expatriate poets speak out, in English and Farsi (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, thousands of intellectuals, activists and poets have left Iran, many fleeing to Europe and the United States. A new book brings together the work of 18 Iranian poets from this diaspora to share their experiences with a wider audience.
- Drink Early, Drink Often - New City Chicago
Drink Early, Drink OftenNew City Chicago, IL - 23 hours agoJon Siskel, filmmaker and co-director of documentary "Louder than a Bomb,” is linking poetry with sports. He and partner Greg Jacobs of Siskel/Jacobs ...
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