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- Nigeria: Osundare Wins Poetry Prize (AllAfrica.com)
Professor Niyi Osundare has won this year's Tchcaya U Tamsi Award for African Poetry. The prize, debuted in 1989, is named after Tchicaya U Tam'si, one of the continent's best poets.
- Vezina scores for museum (Orillia Packet & Times)
About 15 masked goalies descended on the Leacock Museum yesterday to get a look at the Vezina Trophy, which honours the NHL’s top goaltender each year. The trophy was in Orillia for a poetry reading by Newfoundland poet Randall Maggs from his book “Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems.” [...]
- First Leonard Cohen takes Toronto, then he takes... (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Singer Leonard Cohen on Friday kicks off his first world tour in 15 years with a Toronto gig, marking the return of the poet who converted to Buddhism during his absence from the limelight.
- Whidbey Island Writers Association announces winners - PNW Local News
Whidbey Island Writers Association announces winnersPNW Local News, WA - 5 hours agoThe Whidbey Island Writers Association has announced the winners of its middle and high school writing contest for 2008. Awards were given in poetry, ...
- Write on: Gathering for scribes of all sorts (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Writers of all experience levels and of all genres - from novels and short stories to memoirs, journals and poetry - will seek fellowship, comfort, advice, and even tough love from one another this weekend at the 60th Annual Philadelphia Writers' Conference.
- Poetry Enthusiasts - Everything Alabama
Join members of Spoken Word of Mobile for an evening of poetry readings, 6 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Monday. Students and adults are encouraged to share readings of their own works or works from their favorite poets. SEARCH ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS Search ...
- The Black Crowes - Pitch Weekly
The Black CrowesPitch Weekly, MO - 6 hours agoThe Black Crowes. Tuesday, July 22, at VooDoo Lounge. For fans, this can be painful to watch, and for Black Crowes fans, it's downright hard to handle. ...
- Band of the Week: Junebug ‘compelled’ to play music any way he can - The Post Online
Band of the Week: Junebug ‘compelled’ to play music any way he canThe Post Online, OH - 8 hours agoI used to write poetry all the time and all of the good (poems and songs) come out the same way.” Leighton said he released one “rush job” of an album as ...
- Who said, 'God grant me the serenity'? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Who said, 'God grant me the serenity'?Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Jul 13, 2008Some of them refer to the prayer as if it were a proverb, while others appear to claim it as their own poetry. None of them attribute the prayer to a ...
- Captain’s knock - Indian Express
Politics is the last resort of the ageing actor. For Vijayakanth, the Jackie Chan of Tamil cinema, there is also the pancake factor. His dark complexion and pudgy features have earned him the title of ‘Black MGR’, or Karupu MGR, the once and ...
- Posted -40 sec ago - Sarnia Observer
Posted -40 sec agoSarnia Observer, Canada - 19 minutes agoAlthough Albert was very skilled mechanically, his greatest passion was towards poetry, drawing, and singing. He will be missed by many for his great sense ...
- Young Ripley poets showcase free verse - Jamestown Post Journal
Young Ripley poets showcase free verseJamestown Post Journal, NY - 1 hour ago"And thanks for letting me win," ended Garret Einfeldt's poem entitled "Ode to my PS2." The talented participants of the poetry showcase were: Kalishia ...
- Kitchen Next Door - Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel.comKitchen Next DoorSun-Sentinel.com, FL - 32 minutes agoWhen this second-generation Italian wrote her first book of poetry, each poem drew on her memories of cooking with her mother and grandmother and of sharing ...
- Howard Jacobson: What makes everyone believe that they have an ... - The Independent
Life's a talent contest. Darwin told us that, though I suspect we knew it well enough already. "In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment ...
- Nobel Prize Politics:Chinua Achebe, a shameful omission — Annie ... - Vanguard
Nobel Prize Politics:Chinua Achebe, a shameful omission — Annie ...Vanguard, Nigeria - 2 hours agoAs one of the earliest scholars of African prose fiction, and the twentieth-century English poetry, Gagiano’s foray into African writing has become a ...
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