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- Independent small presses provide oases (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
In a market dominated by corporate book publishers, it's up to independent small presses to provide an oasis for writers whose challenging approach to style and subject matter could easily fall through the cracks.
- • Notes from the desk of a grump - Guelph Mercury
• Notes from the desk of a grumpGuelph Mercury, Canada - 2 hours agoOutside of high school English texts where examples of Old English poetry by "Anon." can still be found, newspapers are one of the few public venues where ...
- Sweeten wins 3rd in poetry contest (Hot Springs Village Voice)
Marina Sweeten, eighth grade student at Jessieville Middle School, won third place in the Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas poetry contest. Sweeten submitted one of her original poems for the Sybil Nash Abrams Memorial Student Award and was honored at a luncheon in Mountain Home.
- Cape Town refugees celebrate Africa Day - Athlone
Cape Town refugees celebrate Africa DayAthlone, South Africa - 10 hours agoThere will also be an arts and crafts exhibition involving about 100 exhibitors, short films on African heritage, poetry readings, drama, song and dance ...
- Poetry in motion, literally - Metro Boston
Poetry in motion, literallyMetro Boston, MA - 2 hours agoThe damage to the country’s reputation on the international scene is pretty huge ... it makes one wonder how long the US can call itself “home of the free,†...
- My Winnipeg - New York Press
New York PressMy WinnipegNew York Press, NY - 18 minutes agoBut their insistence on roaming the streets after dark becomes clearer as Maddin explores both the dark and comforting back roads of Winnipeg and the ...
- 'It is a grand new beginning for this country' - Chicago Tribune
'It is a grand new beginning for this country'Chicago Tribune, United States - 2 hours agoThere's a lot of symbolism and poetry in Obama's victory. "I couldn't anticipate this night, but I knew it was possible. . . . More Americans are going to ...
- Pencil This In: Tuesday - LAist
LAistPencil This In: TuesdayLAist, CA - 1 hour agoLA-based writers and CalArts faculty members Steve Erickson, Douglas Kearney, Janet Sarbanes and Christine Wertheim read poetry and prose selections from ...
- The Hot Tub of Doom - Slate
In March of 1977, about 14 months before shooting began on The Shining , Jack Nicholson took a vacation to Colorado, apparently leaving his palace on Mulholland Drive in the care of Anjelica Huston, Marlon Brando's maid, and Chinatown director Roman ...
- Making music together (Business Standard India)
Da-Saz, whose maiden album Jet Lag will be out soon, is a unique "band", bringing together global music and musicians. Dhruv Sangari's voice cuts beautifully through the sunny summer afternoon, its strains, as fresh as an early morning raga, reverberating with an earthy, rustic feel.
- Beyond Formalism: Adam Kirsch's "Invasions" (The New York Sun)
Art and criticism make rather strange bedfellows. A book-critic friend of mine recently noticed that he and his artist wife, both enthusiastic gardeners, played entirely different roles in the vegetable garden behind their house: Her job was to nurture the plants, his to whack anything that ventured a tendril outside its appointed row. With a version of that couple brawling in his psyche, you ...
- Autopsy is planned on woman found dead in home - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Autopsy is planned on woman found dead in homeSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 1 hour agoTerry Learn enjoyed reading, watching movies and was a prolific writer of poetry who had earned her GED, Michael Learn said. Terry Learn, whose maiden name ...
- Exploring the frontier: Fest brings Utah's early days back to life ... - Deseret News
Exploring the frontier: Fest brings Utah's early days back to life ...Deseret News, UT - 4 hours ago... dance, storytelling, poetry, drama and other artistic endeavors. "It's so important to preserve that American cultural heritage," adds Shawnda Bishop, ...
- An 'I am' poem - Berkshire Eagle
Preferring to eschew the popularly proclaimed "National Poetry Month" of April for the other 11 months, I've written a new poem using an old form. It's called the "I Am" poem and it comes with a list of questions, which poets can choose to answer or ...
- Bill would allow mixed martial arts contests in SC - Myrtle Beach Online
South Carolina could join its neighbors in allowing mixed martial arts contests under legislation up for discussion next week by a Senate panel. Proponents say the increasingly popular combative sport, which combines elements of karate, judo, jujitsu ...
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