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- Ryan reading to kick off literary season (Moldova.org)
Kay Ryan, the new poet laureate consultant in poetry to the U.S. Library of Congress, has agreed to open the library's 2008-2009 literary season with a reading.The library said the event is to take place Oct. 16 in the Mumford Room of the James Madison Building in Washington. Sponsored by the library's Poetry and Literature Center in the Office of Scholarly Programs, the reading is free and open ...
- STARGAZING | Stephanie Savage talks ‘Gossip Girl,' Zack Snyder talks superheroes (The Kansas City Star)
“Gossip Girl” co-creator, writer and executive producer Stephanie Savage thinks her show “is a story, but it’s also a platform for ideas. I think people like the Gossip Girl connection. The idea of people watching and talking about each other is something that’s very real to their lives.”
- Late poet lives on through annual Levis Reading Prize - Commonwealth Times (subscription)
Late poet lives on through annual Levis Reading PrizeCommonwealth Times (subscription), VA - 4 hours agoIn addition to a $1000 honorarium, Donovan was provided with an all-expenses paid trip to read his poetry at VCU. Greg Donovan, Levis' friend and colleague ...
- Cowboy Symposium does it up with music, food and more - LubbockOnline.com
Cowboy Symposium does it up with music, food and moreLubbockOnline.com, TX - 4 hours agoAlvin G. Davis, founder of the event, said it was his own affinity for cowboy poetry that made him decide to start a cowboy show in Lubbock like smaller ...
- Bumbershoot's mighty literary lineup - Seattle Times
Step away from the loud music and swarming crowds of Bumbershoot, and you might find yourself in a dim theater, pondering heady literary questions. Such as: Can William Gibson's dystopian novels be made into good pop songs? Is the modern advertising ...
- One of poetry's finest reminds us of our place in the natural world (The Japan Times)
Skinny frog Don't give up! Issa is here He has been dead for 180 years, but Kobayashi Issa's haiku keep reminding us that the essence of Japan's culture lies in its intimate tie to nature. Humans are seen by him entirely as an element in nature, where ideally there is no artificial hierarchy and certainly no holier-than-thou moralizing. Read the full story
- Music, art combine for evening out in Cuyahoga Falls - Bedford Times Register
Music, art combine for evening out in Cuyahoga FallsBedford Times Register, OH - 52 minutes ago... Mar Productions will perform and actors will read poetry (unless the Poets are available). The Art Walk time is 7 pm to 8 pm and is free to the public. ...
- Palestinian writer who gave stateless a voice - Zawya.com
The concept of a national poet with the power to define a country's collective spirit seems to belong to a different century. But for Palestinians, who have yet to see their dreams of an independent state realised, it was embodied by Mahmoud Darwish ...
- Chris Watson, Book Briefs (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Ping-Pong served The August celebration in Big Sur may have started with a friendly ping-pong tournament but it reached its climax when authors featured in the second volume of Ping-Pong the literary magazine of the Henry Miller Library read their work aloud.
- Master of Many Styles, and Many Mentors - New York Times
New York TimesMaster of Many Styles, and Many MentorsNew York Times, United States - 10 minutes agoThere was even art criticism, some of it recorded in on-the-spot assessments (including poetry) on pieces of paper, called colophons, attached to the very ...
- Andrew Davidson's $5-million voyage - Globe and Mail
Andrew Davidson's $5-million voyageGlobe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour ago“I've spent my entire life writing unpublished stuff,” Davidson laughs, noting that over the years he has been obsessed, variously, with writing poetry, ...
- Sanskrit rock band 'Shanti Shanti' launch sixth album - RadioandMusic.com
Sanskrit rock band 'Shanti Shanti' launch sixth albumRadioandMusic.com, India - 33 minutes ago“We fell in love with the overwhelming stillness, exuberance, clarity and amplified sensory awareness of Sanskrit poetry which we have attempted to share ...
- The A-list (The Villager)
Liza Monroy reads from her novel, “Mexican High.” The Shrinks Are Away When the therapists go on vacation in August, New Yorkers turn to literature to cure our neuroses!
- Xlibris Releases Pakrat Bill -- New Children's Picture Book Tells ... - GlobeNewsWire (press release)
Xlibris Releases Pakrat Bill -- New Children's Picture Book Tells ...GlobeNewsWire (press release), CA - 18 hours ago18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xlibris, a leading print-on-demand online self-publishing book service, announces today the release of Pakrat Bill, ...
- Poetry without borders - McGill Daily
Poetry without bordersMcGill Daily, Canada - 12 hours agoWhen I asked her about her poetry she said that she really considers herself a lyric poet. One unique aspect of her work is the prose style she often uses ...
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