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- Many groups work together as AIDS takes center stage - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
With the AIDS-themed More Life Festival, the Fort Worth Opera and its partners have organized the largest citywide arts collaboration since the biennial decade-centric RetroFest events in the 1990s. The common idea for 50-plus events of More Life (co ...
- Young Mugabe: The making of a despot - The Independent
Abandoned by his father, raised by his fanatically religious mother, and devastated by the death of his adored elder brother, Robert Mugabe's childhood left him lonely, bitter – and ruthless. Through a series of exclusive interviews with the ...
- SHOPPER (Washington Post)
Back in the day -- a decade or so ago -- U Street NW was clubs and kente cloth. Poetry readings at Sisterspace and all-night partying at Republic Gardens. But U Street has always been a quick-change artist, constantly morphing, ever evolving, from the glory days of Duke and Lady Day to the madness...
- WORD celebrates the life of Gary Hunt - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
WORD celebrates the life of Gary HuntIdaho Mountain Express and Guide, ID - 4 hours agoThe weekend event will begin at Iconoclast Books with WORD, a free open-mic event for prose, poetry and song or dramatic monologue. ...
- SHORT TAKES - L.A. Watts Times
SHORT TAKESL.A. Watts Times, CA - 1 hour ago... a poet who served in the Vietnam War and wrote “Declension in the Village†and Brian Turner, who wrote poetry while serving in Iraq. ...
- Nothing rhymes with National Poetry Month - News Groper (satire)
News Groper (satire)Nothing rhymes with National Poetry MonthNews Groper (satire), NY - Apr 18, 2008Worse yet, it brings aborted fetuses back to life. Little zombie fetuses crawling around attempting to rhyme, only they can't rhyme, because they can't even ...
- Lord Whimsy's dandy bog (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
It's very warm today, well into 80-degree territory. Nonetheless, Victor Allen Crawford 3d is dressed in a pressed linen suit and tie, long-sleeved shirt with French cuffs (and links), polka-dotted pocket square, the whole enchilada.
- Globe West arts - Boston Globe
Globe West artsBoston Globe, United States - 42 minutes agoStudioWriting Celebration of Poetry, 7-8:45 pm Wednesday (sign-up at 6:40 pm), Waltham Public Library, 735 Main St. Free. 781-314-3432, studiowriting.com, ...
- Oregon poet laureate connects through poetry - U-Wire.com
Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Fusao Inada is just as interested in hearing audience members' stories as he is in sharing his own. Before officially beginning the discussion Tuesday evening, he sat before the small crowd of students and adults in ...
- Lake Mayer - Connect Savannah.com
Lake MayerConnect Savannah.com, GA - 2 hours agoProceeds fund a trip to the International Youth Poetry Slam Contest. (Live Music, Other, DJ) Thu., June 19, 3 pm www.awolinc.org.
- Ayoon wa Azan (One Thing Others Envy Us For) - Dar Al-Hayat
Ayoon wa Azan (One Thing Others Envy Us For)Dar Al-Hayat, Lebanon - 19 hours agoWhy do modern poetry, its poets and its fans, exist? Because the wealth of idiots goes to madmen. Why did Umm Kulthum's records remain after her death? ...
- literary spirit \Religion in the media - Youngstown Vindicator
literary spirit \Religion in the mediaYoungstown Vindicator, OH - 33 minutes agoThe Book of Job and the Book of Psalms have in common the genre of poetry and the praise, petition and lamentation of a human speaker to God. ...
- Wrexham family's plea after drug addict found dead - Evening Leader
A HEARTBROKEN family who lost their son to a suspected drug overdose have spoken out in a bid to help other addicts and their loved ones. Steven William Bosanquet, 23, was found on Monday at his flat in The Moorlands, Wrexham. His family want to ...
- Poetry slam at Albion District Library Thursday (Battle Creek Enquirer)
The word of the day is “poetry†at the Albion District Library, 501 S. Superior St., as it prepares to host a poetry reading and open mic night, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday. Area poets are invited to bring original material, and nonpoets are invited to attend to enjoy the performances.
- Centraltrak Artists’ Residency Set for Inaugural Show - University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
Centraltrak Artists’ Residency Set for Inaugural ShowUniversity of Texas at Dallas (press release), TX - 8 hours agoThe multi-purpose art building offers a full calendar of events that include bimonthly gallery exhibitions, lectures, poetry readings, happenings and ...
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