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- Poetry contest in Darwish’s name launched - Khaleej Times
Poetry contest in Darwish’s name launchedKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 19 minutes agoSHARJAH - Paying homage to the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, the Sharjah Department of Culture and Information has launched a poetry contest in his name ...
- Sarah Berkley loved children, made them her life's work (The Saginaw News)
This year, Sarah M. Berkley's family and friends gathered to celebrate her 80th birthday with a surprise party. Even then, her modest smile belied that she was very ill.
- The Evolution of the Silver Jews - Village Voice
For the past 15 years, David Berman has led a creaky, cheap-sounding country-rock band called the Silver Jews. In a villagevoice.com blog post last October , William Bowers described Silver Jews fandom as a "discipleship." The distinction—fan or ...
- Free concerts abound in NYC (The Record)
You can barely walk a block in New York City come summertime without running into a free concert, and many of them are perfect for the littlest listeners. Here are a few.
- Media Bias: Olympic Edition - New York Times Blogs
If you go to espn.com to study the Olympic medal counts, you will find the United States sitting proudly at the top of the list. When I last checked, the U.S. had about 13 more medals than China. Russia, in third place, has barely more than half the ...
- The Bible takes an Eastern influence (Esperance Express)
THE words of the Bhagavadgita, the songs of a Hindu mystic and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi have all found a place in a controversial Bible published in India.
- Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday in Sandwich - Foster's Daily Democrat
Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday in SandwichFoster's Daily Democrat, NH - 1 hour agoPoetry, improvisation, creative language, the study of animals and fun listening to the sounds of nature. For ages 2-5. Tuition (includes materials): $21 ...
- Locations of underground fuel tanks (Las Vegas Sun)
Cher (7:30 p.m.) Black Camaro at Wasted Space (9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.) The May Fire at Revolution (10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.)
- Edinburgh Comedy Festival kicks off - The Press Association
Edinburgh Comedy Festival kicks offThe Press Association - 3 hours agoIt features acts across the spectrum of sketch, poetry, musical and comic theatre. Comedians Mark Watson and Tim Minchin are among those performing as the ...
- Book review: Finding the deeper Albert Camus in his 'Notebooks, 1951-1959' (International Herald Tribune)
Beneath the author's ideological quarrels is a deeper unhappiness with the critical bent of the Paris intelligentsia.
- Laughs, drama, dance - Cornish Guardian
Laughs, drama, danceCornish Guardian, UK - 2 hours agoThe scheme is a godsend for audiences in Cornwall, filling local sports halls, chapels and our wonderfully varied village halls with poetry, laughter, ...
- New freedom unleashes an unrestrained madness - Miami Herald
Haven Kimmel knows, as all writers do, that successful authors must approach their craft with as many useful tools as possible: patience, stamina, exemplary research skills. But in her case, she jokes, a healthy dollop of something else is helpful ...
- Soldiering on - Guardian Unlimited
In one of Tobias Wolff's early stories, a married professor has a one-night stand with a vulnerable woman helping out with the catering at an academic conference. Brooke, the professor, dislikes his colleague Riley, a Yeats scholar with an ...
- Plan Yourself a Sweet Picnic - Street.Com
Picnic baskets make me swoon. Those little wicker wonders transport me to a time where quilts were placed in a perfect spot under the weeping willow so that lovers could soak in the sun, enjoy a sweet breeze and read poetry to one another. Or maybe I ...
- Author, poet to speak at women's business dinner - Richmond Times Dispatch
Author, poet to speak at women's business dinnerRichmond Times Dispatch, VA - 16 hours agoYoung self-published a book of poetry "Love's Reparations: The Learning Curve between Heartache and Healing" in 2006. "Instead of waiting for someone to ...
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