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- 'So Help Me, Jesus, This Is Dangerous Work' (in Tyee Books) (The Tyee)
Gary Geddes' brilliant ode to ironworkers who risked all to raise a bridge.
- The Best and the Worst of the Week - bestofneworleans.com
The Best and the Worst of the Weekbestofneworleans.com, LA - 3 hours agoHe has written several volumes of poetry, four plays, a book of essays and several articles on literature, language, culture and society. ...
- A real guy's novel with genuine bite - Toronto Star
A real guy's novel with genuine biteToronto Star, Canada - 5 hours agoOn one or two levels, Harrison's new novel – which arrives after more than 25 respected volumes of fiction, poetry and non-fiction – is as comfortably ...
- Witty playwright known to live hard (Miami Herald)
Simon Gray, who wrote bitingly comic plays like Butley, Otherwise Engaged and Quartermaine's Terms about the educated British middle class and whose almost manically confessional late-in-life memoirs turned his sardonic intelligence upon himself, died Wednesday in London. He was 71.
- India' grand old Bade Miyan bids final adieu - Deccan Herald
India' grand old Bade Miyan bids final adieuDeccan Herald, India - 1 hour agoVery fond of Urdu poetry, Miyan had a childlike smile on his face and loved going down the memory lane reciting Raj anecdotes. ...
- Legendary Celtic bard Ossian subject of art exhibit at U of Guelph - The Canadian Press
Legendary Celtic bard Ossian subject of art exhibit at U of GuelphThe Canadian Press, Ont. - 44 minutes ago... Poetry" is the title of a controversial work published in 1760 by Scottish poet James Macpherson who claimed it was the translation of an epic poem by ...
- Highlights From the 2008 National Poetry Slam - Huffington Post
Highlights From the 2008 National Poetry SlamHuffington Post, NY - 23 minutes agoThe National Poetry Slam--or so-called "Superbowl of spoken word"-- took place in Madison, Wisconsin this past week. The event featured more than 75 teams ...
- Multimedia Taliban get their message across (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a report released Thursday. The...
- Getting accused by the feds of running a high-stakes prostitution ... - Seattle Weekly
Mexicans and their employers are being caught up in border patrol's anti-terror initiatives. A Streetcar Named Desire Intiman Theatre, Seattle Center, 269-1900. $10–$51. Mostly 7:30 p.m. Tues.–Thurs., 8 p.m. Fri., 2 & 8 p.m. Sat.–Sun.; see www ...
- Charlotte McDavid - Birmingham News
Location Alabaster Alexander City Alpharetta Anniston Atlanta Bessemer Birmingham Brownsboro Calera Center Point Chelsea Collegeville Crestline Cullman Decatur Ensley Enterprise Fairfield Fairhope Florence Forest Park Fultondale Gadsden Gardendale ...
- What's cooking? 7 Aug 2008, 0000 hrs IST,TNN (The Times of India)
Relationships, especially marriages, are supposed to last a lifetime. And while most people are shocked to find out that their partner is very much in love... with someone else, there are tell-tale signs in most cases of infedility. It’s just that you don’t see them or rather, ignore them.
- Rockin' good read - The Age
Rockin' good readThe Age, Australia - 13 minutes agoSmith's book of poetry The Auguries of Innocence will be for sale on the day, as will exclusive copies of the documentary Patti Smith: Dream of Life, ...
- Outdoors briefs - Independent Record
The Lincoln Ranger District will close Copper Creek Road #330 to install a new bridge at the Copper Creek crossing immediately above the road junction with Indian Meadows Road No. 1882. The bridge installation will begin on Monday, and the road may ...
- Juliette Binoche gets metaphysical - Times Online
Juliette Binoche gets metaphysicalTimes Online, UK - 21 minutes agoAs she abandons film for a year to pursue a new dance project, the Oscar-winning actress talks of art, love, intuition and intimacy Behind an anonymous door ...
- La Purisima's Father McGrath dies in LA - Santa Maria Times
Monsignor Andrew McGrath, the beloved and respected pastor of La Purisima Concepcion Catholic Church in Lompoc for 31 years, died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 94. McGrath lived a holy life as a dedicated priest, according to one emotional ...
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