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- Summer festival season is upon us - Batavia Sun
Summer's here and the time is right, for dancing in the streets. And eating. And shopping. And riding. Here are some of the big events going on this year. May Saturdays, to Nov. 1: Wheaton's French Market, a weekly outdoor marketplace where vendors ...
- ‘The things I aspire to are infinite’ - Patti Smith interview - Scotsman
‘The things I aspire to are infinite’ - Patti Smith interviewScotsman, United Kingdom - 29 minutes ago“I fell in love with his face, and I thought he would make a very good boyfriend,” she chuckles. “I read the book, and I loved his poetry even more. ...
- Lesbians of Lesvos fed up of being called lesbians (Times Online)
Dimitris Lambrou is tired of being called a lesbian.
- Forgotten treasure from Brazil - Telegraph.co.uk
Forgotten treasure from BrazilTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 15 minutes agoFor nearly 20 years, she immersed herself in Brazilian culture and eventually edited, and partly translated, an anthology of Brazilian poetry. ...
- Lifestyle notes - Peace Arch News
Lifestyle notesPeace Arch News, Canada - 10 hours agoThe South Asian Family Association is inviting the community out to Bollywood under the Stars in Cloverdale, July 11. The night will feature an outdoor ...
- Blast from the past - Arab News
Arab NewsBlast from the pastArab News, Saudi Arabia - 1 hour agoThe style and rhythm of this form is somewhat similar to the Urdu ghazal (poetry) and najm (verses), something that helped Al-Omari shift gears to Indian ...
- Definition of poetry splits the literati (The New Zealand Herald)
When Oscar Wilde argued that a "poet can survive everything but a misprint" he had not foreseen the formation of the Queen's English Society.
- A GCSE in Jade: How foul-mouthed Goody has made it onto the national curriculum (Daily Mail)
Reality television contestant Jade Goody will be featured in a new GCSE media studies course. The 26-year-old is best known for her ignorance and being accused of racially bullying Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in Big Brother. Her inclusion in the OCR board's exam syllabus has renewed concern at the 'dumbing down' of education
- Kunal Kohli (TOI photo) - Times of India
A marvellous creation of art — or to be precise, music! Director Kunal Kohli has roped in the greats — lyricist Prasoon Joshi and music wizards, Shankar, Ehsan and Loy — to deliver some soul-searching, heart-rendering numbers for Yashraj ...
- Godiva Festival: Get ready for carnival city! - CV5 Coventry Communities
Godiva Festival: Get ready for carnival city!CV5 Coventry Communities, UK - 4 hours ago"The festival also includes tents and artists specialising in reggae, dance, hip-hop, singersongwriters, jump and jive, world music, comedy and poetry. ...
- Anonymous Greeting-Card Writers Put Their Heart Into Their Work - Hartford Courant
Hartford CourantAnonymous Greeting-Card Writers Put Their Heart Into Their WorkHartford Courant, United States - 2 hours agoNeither quite poetry nor prose, it's a unique art form that's never gotten quite the respect it deserves. And it's a thankless one. ...
- Lucille Clifton (Washington City Paper)
Lucille Clifton published her first book of poetry in 1969. How has she kept her writing fresh after almost four decades? She’s never stopped insisting on telling it like it is.
- Times of transition can cause stress - Pembroke Daily Observer
Times of transition can cause stressPembroke Daily Observer, Canada - 3 hours agoGoing for a walk, dancing, singing at the top of your lungs to your favourite songs, favourite poetry or even calling or seeing your best friend. ...
- Beat writer Jack Kerouac's manuscript goes on ... and on ... at Texas exhibit (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The first words read, "I first met Neal after my father died." Later - 119 feet, 8 inches later - it reads, "eaten by dogs." The yellowing manuscript has no chapter or paragraph breaks. The sentences are single-spaced. And so the helter-skelter typewritten words pour forth, one after another, on the original typewritten manuscript of Jack Kerouac's generation-changing novel, "On the Road." The ...
- Mariah Carey opens up about marriage (The New Zealand Herald)
Mariah Carey has broken her silence on her quickie wedding to rapper and actor Nick Cannon last week.
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