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- Fryer On Black in America - New York Times Blogs
Fryer On Black in AmericaNew York Times Blogs, NY - 8 hours ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Crossing the Bridge: Poetry, Hip-Hop and the Palestinian Experience - Arabic Media Internet Network
In 1948, my grandmother was expelled from Palestine. Like many of the 780,000 evicted that year, she never saw her birthplace again. But she always dreamed of a dignified return: to Yaffa, her home city, a place of warmth and beauty; to her house ...
- Annual Fall Arts Preview (Monterey County Weekly)
You may have heard of this little gathering before. Founded by Jimmy Lyons and the late, great San Francisco Chronicle jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason in 1957, it’s been going strong– and blowing hot– ever since. It’s a can’t-miss event for locals and members of the international jazz community alike.
- Adrienne Rich speaks, answers questions at ISU - Nevada Journal
Writer Adrienne Rich speaks Tuesday at a question-and-answer session in the Iowa State University Memorial Union in Ames. Award-winning author Adrienne Rich's visit to Iowa State University this week inspired a new generation of students and offered ...
- Listening Post /Brief reviews of select releases (The Buffalo News)
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- Poetry in motion (Slam! Sports)
Hands up ... how many people reading this column have ever heard of Ashley Harkleroad?
- Young poets gear up for 'slam' contest - Bolton News
Young poets gear up for 'slam' contestBolton News, UK - 1 hour agoBy Nick Lakeman » Originating in the United States, poetry slams are fun and dynamic poetry competitions that have become a global phenomenon. ...
- The Amrita Pritam I Knew - Indian Express
The Amrita Pritam I KnewIndian Express, India - 8 hours agoAdmired for her poetry, and criticised for her disdain for tradition, Amrita lived life on her own terms. Though tongues wagged, she chose to listen to her ...
- Indology professor in Lithuania - IndiaPost.com
Indology professor in LithuaniaIndiaPost.com, CA - 10 hours agoHe talks of Raj Kapoor and Madhubala, of Kabir and Surdas, of Bhaktikaal poetry and Bimal Roy films and of the city Agra as if he had lived there for ...
- Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet, is dead - International Herald Tribune
RAMALLAH, West Bank : Mahmoud Darwish, whose prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting, died Saturday in Houston. He was 67. The preeminent Palestinian poet, whose work has been translated into more than 20 ...
- Sparks continue to fly over porn bill - Jakarta Post
Sparks continue to fly over porn billJakarta Post, Indonesia - 7 hours ago... the child protection law and the cyber law, he said. The definition of pornography used in the bill encompasses activities such as artwork and poetry, ...
- In transit - The Times
In transitThe Times, South Africa - 3 minutes agoThe UK’s Dolman Best Travel Book Award 2008 has been won by John Lucas, a former poetry editor, for 92 Acharnon Street, a portrait of Greece. ...
- Eileen Myles - Lowell Sun
Born in Cambridge in 1949, Eileen Myles attended Catholic schools in Arlington and graduated from UMass Boston in 1971. In 1974, she moved to New York City to be a poet. There, she quickly gained the friendship of Allen Ginsberg, Ted Berrigan and ...
- Creative Arts Theatre & School announces 2008-2009 season - Pegasus News
Creative Theatre Arts & School (CATS) is one of the oldest operating youth theatres in the nation and the only youth theatre in DFW where youth perform for peers and run the lights, sound, and crew. They have just released the info on their upcoming ...
- Nigeria: 'NAFest Meant to Showcase Nigeria's Culture' (AllAfrica.com)
Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (SAN) has said that this year's National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) would be used to showcase the nation's rich cultural heritage.
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