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- Mary-Sherman Willis' "The Laughter of Women" - Seattle Times
So often, reading a poem can in itself feel like a thing overheard. Here, Mary-Sherman Willis of Virginia describes the feeling of being... So often, reading a poem can in itself feel like a thing overheard. Here, Mary-Sherman Willis of Virginia ...
- Austin literary events for April 2008 (Austin American-Statesman)
For the past 16 years, the Austin International Poetry Festival has been held every April. During an extended weekend, poets from across the country and around the world — but mostly from around Texas — get up and share their work with the public at bookstores, coffeehouses and other venues. One of the largest nonjuried festivals in the world, it's a poetry free-for-all celebrating those who ...
- Film reviews: Killer of Sheep, Her Name is Sabine and more - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukFilm reviews: Killer of Sheep, Her Name is Sabine and moreTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 21 minutes agoFor all that, the film contains more poetry than suffering, more good cheer than degradation. The younger performers are tremendously expressive, ...
- Night Owl: The Spray Can School - Hartford Advocate
Hartford AdvocateNight Owl: The Spray Can SchoolHartford Advocate, CT - 4 hours agoAlewitz said the event was in part inspired by poetry slams, an aggressive form of competitive poetry, and from the number of talented artists at CCSU and ...
- Man looks to take learning-through-music nationwide (USA Today)
The challenge was to come up with an idea that can transform public education, particularly in poor communities. The winner: an educator with a passion for making school fun.
- Meeting of laureates - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
There’s a sparseness to Gertrude Halstead’s work, a delicacy of image and language that seems to be lost on many younger poets today. Halstead, the poet laureate of Worcester, is celebrating her 92nd birthday by reading alongside Boston poet ...
- Axe victim escaped 'rage' of Sydney - Farm Weekly
The policewoman whose young children were killed in an axe murder in Cowra yesterday was glad to have escaped the "rage" of Sydney, and dreamt of writing plays and poems and playing the saxophone. Friends, relatives and police officers from the Cowra ...
- David vs. Goliath on Lower East Side: Yiddishist Challenges N.Y ... - Forward
This September, residents of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the cradle of Yiddish culture in America, will be able to choose between not one but two Yiddish-speaking candidates for political office. In one corner is one of the three most powerful ...
- Poetry reading at Edison library Aug. 13 (Edison Sentinel)
Rowan University student and Edison resident Joseph Carlough will be reading some of his award-winning poetry, plus a short story, at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., 7 p.m. Aug 13.Reserve a seat by calling the library at 732-287-2298, ext. 1, or sign up at the circulation desk.
- In the area (Silver City Sun-News)
The Tyrone Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at the Tyrone Community Center. Come out and hear Mike Moutoux, The Copper Creek Wranglers, Dean Foster and others.
- Briefs: Traffic, tennis and military help - Tampabay.com
Briefs: Traffic, tennis and military helpTampabay.com, FL - 13 minutes agoThe summer bash aims to teach girls to appreciate their own uniqueness through dance, drama and poetry. It focuses on healthy bodies and creative minds. ...
- Jeremy Paxman Interrogates The Victorians - Waveguide
Jeremy Paxman is to present a new BBC One series about his “first loveâ€, Victorian art and culture. In the four-part series, Paxman will use Victorian art to dispel the impression of 19th-century society as buttoned up and overly moralistic ...
- Sweet Honey will kick off the IU Summer Music Festival - Indiana University
Sweet Honey will kick off the IU Summer Music FestivalIndiana University, IN - 5 hours agoThey are a quintet of artists dedicated to preserving and celebrating African American culture and singing traditions. They are poets and activists who ...
- 88 Year Old Arkansas Teacher Teaches For Nearly 70 years (KARK Little Rock)
As the school year wraps up for summer, many teachers enjoy their few months of freedom before prepping for a new bunch of students in the fall. For one teacher in Havana , this is a routine she knows all too well. Her dedication to her students has spanned a lifetime.
- Reply to Eugene Gloria (Bulatlat.com)
In this open letter, noted poet and literary scholar Gelacio Guillermo responds to a poem addressed to him by a U.S-based writer and professor named Eugene Gloria. Their “exchange,†among other things, tackles issues related to Philippine society and culture. Below his open letter is Gloria’s poem. BY GELACIO GUILLERMO CULTURE Posted by Bulatlat read more
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