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- US voices added to poetry archive - BBC Entertainment
Recordings of 14 major 20th-Century American poets have been added to the free online audio Poetry Archive. Classic American poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks and Theodore Roethke have joined British poets like Dylan Thomas and Ted Hughes in the archive ...
- Watch Athlone poet read to thousands in South America - Westmeath Independent
Watch Athlone poet read to thousands in South AmericaWestmeath Independent, Ireland - Sep 17, 2008For the launch in Athlone we’re also going to have a Chinese translator who will read a selection of the poems after myself and I’d really love it of some ...
- Let the good time roll for local artists - Mmegi Online
Let the good time roll for local artistsMmegi Online, Botswana - 4 hours agoFor most of them this is more than they make from all their albums, paintings, sculptures, and drama and poetry performances combined - if even that much. ...
- New memoir from Juliana Hatfield - Monsters and Critics
According to the NYT: “Ms. Hatfield reveals the troubled person behind the skinny rocker who came across as aloof, scowling and mysterious. She had been suffering from anorexia and extreme bouts of anxiety and depression since her late teens, which ...
- Whiffs of love, regret in exile tale - MiamiHerald.com
Whiffs of love, regret in exile taleMiamiHerald.com, FL - 1 hour agoAlthough the days of sexual free-booting are not over -- indeed she is on the qui vive for her next conquest -- now, apparently, she is at peace, ...
- Ever thine. Ever mine: How romantic are today's authors? (Independent)
There's a memorable moment in the recent movie, Sex and the City, when Carrie lugs out an oversized book called Love Letters of Great Men, and entertains Mr Big with flowery passages from Byron and Bonaparte. It's a scene that had SATC fans rushing out to bookshops, only to discover that while the letters quoted were real, the book was never more than a Hollywood prop.
- From desert to cultural oasis, complete with Louvre, Guggenheim and Ferrari (Guardian Unlimited)
When it comes to cultural icons, few would mention Manchester City in the same breath as the Louvre. But to Abu Dhabi's royal family the football club is the latest in a string of multibillion-dollar acquisitions designed to rebrand the nation as a oasis of western culture in the Gulf.
- Poetry festival packs a punch - Enfield and Haringey Independant
WHETHER you’re a verse virgin or a budding bard, the Essex Poetry Festival guarantees to give you something to wax lyrical about. From Buckhurst Hill to Wivenhoe, and Harlow to Southend-On-Sea, melodic ditties will be ringing in ears as rhyme and ...
- Celebrate Women: 'Rachel Rising' program set for Thursday - Daily Times
Joy Kimbrough/The Daily Times Rebekkah Hilgraves (left) and Joani Shaver, executive director of Haven House, talk about "Rachel Rising: A Celebration of Women in the Arts," to be held Thursday at Fairview United Methodist Church.
- Bringing new life downtown - Chillicothe Gazette
Bringing new life downtownChillicothe Gazette, OH - 21 minutes agoA lot of the music played at Mona Lisa is acoustic, and there also are events such as poetry readings and open mic nights. Fox returned to Chillicothe five ...
- Fri, Aug 29 2008 (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Items for this calendar must be received by the Record-Eagle at least two weeks in advance. All calendars are published on a space available basis. Information may be mailed to Entertainment Calendar, Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685-0632; faxed to 946-8632; or e-mail sbeach@record-eagle.com .
- Poetry That Will Touch You and Keep You Thinking About Your World -- New Poetry Book is Written in Response to ... (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 18, 2008 -- Poetry fans and literature enthusiasts are in for an unforgettable journey of words conceptualized by author Marcus Uganda White as Xlibris releases his new poetry book Morning Come Quick.
- Port Arthur woman reaches out to boost leadership qualities in youth - Beaumont Enterprise
Robinne Alexander, 25, has learned leadership skills from her parents but she also believes she was born to lead. "It took external situations to bring that out in me. No matter how far you get in life, it still can be cultivated. And I learned ...
- Book Smart - Chronogram
Book SmartChronogram, NY - 13 hours ago“It’sa hot topic that’s of interest to people generally, and has things being said about it in all genres of books: poetry, memoirs, fiction,” explains Lee. ...
- Palestinians plan 'state' funeral for poet Darwish (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Palestinians were making plans on Monday for a funeral of pomp and ceremony for their "national" poet Mahmud Darwish, whose writings captured the spirit of the Palestinian struggle.
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