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- Scenes from a survivor - The Age
The AgeScenes from a survivorThe Age, Australia - 50 minutes agoShe has an innate sense of poetry in her writing even when it's farce." Nunn links her personality to her writing: "It's clear Joanna writes so well about ...
- Shades of Black Theatre Festival begins with 'Lover' - Nashville Tennessean
This year's Shades of Black Theatre Festival kicks off its series of shows and events with My Lover, My Best Friend & My Roommate . The piece, written by Shawn Whitsell and Melissa Hughley and presented by The Destiny Theatre Experience, runs 7:30 p ...
- Balancing act - The Wichita Eagle
Balancing actThe Wichita Eagle, KS - 4 hours agoThe country/bluegrass-flavored musical is based on the autobiographical poetry of cattle rancher Howard L. Johnson, whose son, Ronald, was one of the ...
- Books in brief: History rehash and duo of bird guides - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Books in brief: History rehash and duo of bird guidesPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 4 hours agoThe slave trade and plantation life whiz by, as do his wrap-ups of literature, poetry, theater and other cultural areas. For example, Stephen Foster's music ...
- Former Valley resident named United States poet laureate - Antelope Valley Press
WASHINGTON - The dry, sandy landscape of the Mojave Desert might appear as total contrast to the rainy climate and lush green backdrop of Amherst, Mass., yet to writers with a poet's soul the difference seems negligible. At least it doesn't matter ...
- Ensemble Theatre's production is likely the finest of the season - Houston Chronicle
Roosevelt Hicks (played by Broderick Jones), left, and Harmond Wilks (played by Benjamin Cain Jr.) star in Ensemble Theatre's Houston premiere of August Wilson's Radio Golf. ''I just want these kids to know what it feels like to hit a golf ball ...
- Pickens a standout at JazzFest - Chicago Tribune
She wasn't billed as the main attraction, but she deserved to be, judging by her breakthrough performance over the weekend during JazzFest 2008 at the South Shore Cultural Center. Chicagoans may know pianist Bethany Pickens best for her illustrious ...
- The road less-travelled - The National
The road less-travelledThe National, United Arab Emirates - 2 hours agoIn his poetry too – he has had a volume of recondite, haiku-style poetry published – his trademark emotional drive and solitary soul emerges from ...
- Conference brings youths together (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
MERRILLVILLE | About 200 young people from the Midwest attended a regional Xinos/Kudos conference at the Radisson Hotel.
- Palin Selection Generates Excitement - The Bulletin
Pity poor Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota . He supposedly was on John McCain's short list for vice president and as the list got whittled down, he appeared to be the last man standing. As of the last day of the Democratic convention in Denver all of ...
- Community Calendar - Port Townsend Leader
Community CalendarPort Townsend Leader, WA - 8 minutes agoW. Somerset Maugham's story "Red," a South Sea sailor's tale, is read at 7:30 pm, with ballads, stories, songs, lies and poetry of the sea before and after. ...
- Poetry comes alive at the Bean Cycle | By Alexandra Bartz Loveland Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Poets month after month willingly strut their shaky hands, slipped-up syllables and stumbled-over sentences in front of strangers; slam poetry can be far from pretty, perfect or profound. Yet, it’s this imperfection that gives the Fort Collins Poetry Slam a sense of rawness and what gives Northern Colorado an added element of culture. “Fort Collins is a college town where poetry is something ...
- The Dark Knight’ ups the ante - MSNBC
Does “The Dark Knight,†director Christopher Nolan’s second take on the Batman legend, radically subvert the paradigm of the superhero movie? Not really. Does it shake up that paradigm with a smart script, consistently strong performances and a ...
- From the factories of Baltimore to the literary milieu of Boston - Somerville News
From the factories of Baltimore to the literary milieu of BostonSomerville News, MA - 1 minute agoThe winner of the Ibbetson Street Press Poetry Contest award (must be a Massachusetts resident) will receive a $100 cash award, a framed certificate, ...
- Inglewood Beauty Crowned As Miss Black California USA - Inglewood Today
Inglewood Beauty Crowned As Miss Black California USAInglewood Today, CA - 5 minutes agoThis writer, dancer and spoken word poet is available for speaking engagements, dance and poetry performances, and to conduct dance and creative writing ...
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