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- Afghan political dislocation contributes to Pashto literary revival (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Afghanistan's tumultuous history of the last three decades is behind the incredible popularity of poetry in Pashto, the language of the majority Pakhtoons in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The Pakhtoons are ethnic cousins of the Pashtuns, Afghanistan's largest ethnic group. Both speak dialects of Pashto.
- Nightlife Calendar: 08/15/2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Silverback 1, Messyface CD release party for "Back to the Grave," with special guest Vicious Cycle, Aug. 15-16; 8396 S. U.S. 131, Mancelona; 587-8800.
- John D McHugh/AP - Egypt Today
I WAS SLIGHTLY ANNOYED as I walked down a pitch-black stairwell at St. John’s Church in Maadi with only my cell phone backlight to illuminate my way through an unexpected power outage that had interrupted my interview with Terry Waite. It’s ...
- José Garcia Villa’s poetry now part of Penguin Classics - Global Nation
PLAYING WITH SHADOW and spark, the book’s cover exemplifies the multifarious nature of its author, the poet José Garcia Villa. Tipped one way, the cover shows a young Villa’s profile; tipped another way, the words “dove,” “eagle” and ...
- Learning to Think - Ithaca Times
Learning to ThinkIthaca Times, NY - 3 hours ago... culture uses the term in reference to haptic technology such as joysticks or steering wheels in video games, or haptic poetry that can be traced to the ...
- Much a la mode - Globe and Mail
Much a la modeGlobe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours agoFrom poetry to fashion and visual arts, it's easy to lose yourself in your favourite artists. Mine range from a sixties Bob Dylan effortless country/rock ...
- Celebrating our culture in a festive fortnight (Manning River Times)
THE Manning Valley’s rich cultural community will be showcased over the next two weeks.
- Today's bands play the name-game, too - The Salinas Californian
Today's bands play the name-game, tooThe Salinas Californian, CA - 3 hours agoLater, it became The Beatles, emphasizing the BEAT aspect of the music (and poetry). John Lennon is generally credited with combining Beetles and Beat to ...
- A look at what people are reading this summer (The Weston Town Crier)
 It’s summer vacation time in the midst of a presidential campaign so thrillers, frothy romances and light novels are sharing space with weightier political and history tomes in the beach bags and on bedside tables of Sudbury, Wayland and Weston residents.
- 10000 attend funeral procession : Palestinians bury Darwish in ... - Daily Times
10000 attend funeral procession : Palestinians bury Darwish in ...Daily Times, Pakistan - Aug 13, 2008Darwish’s award-winning poetry, translated into more than 20 languages, captured the feelings of many Palestinians and Arabs. “He left a legacy of poetry ...
- Third anniversary chat with the local scribbler - The Compass
Third anniversary chat with the local scribblerThe Compass, Canada - 1 hour agoI loved writing essays and poetry in school. My first job was in a newspaper (the old St. John's Daily News). I even had my own column for teens when I was ...
- Saint Vinnie - PopMatters
PopMattersSaint VinniePopMatters, IL - 2 hours agoThe closer a book comes to the corner, the more likely it is to be a play, a biography, or a poetry anthology. On top at the far right they put the books ...
- Acres of Books a Long Beach institution for nearly 75 years (Los Angeles Times)
The family-run store had an inventory that topped 1 million volumes, but the owners have sold the building, which will soon contain housing and art galleries. In an era of Amazon.com and chain bookstores, where a good read is a click or neighborhood mall away, Melody Peck drove more than 100 miles from San Diego to downtown Long Beach to walk Friday among the dusty stacks at Acres of Books, ...
- Sometimes, it's all in who you know (Gloucester County Times)
It's funny how one's life can be built around connections that often help give it some meaning, some broader sense of accomplishment. And you get to say, wow, I knew somebody important.
- Councilor Foote should stay out of poetry pick - Gloucester Daily Times
Councilor Foote should stay out of poetry pickGloucester Daily Times, USA - 59 minutes agoCity Councilor Gus Foote's effort to intervene in the selection of Gloucester's next poet laureate is as offensive as it is wrong-headed ("Poetry slam: ...Our view: Busy City Council shouldn't have role in choosing laureate Gloucester Daily Timesall 2 news articles
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