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- Famous Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish Dies At 67 - CBS 2
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ― Mahmoud Darwish, whose prose gave voice to the Palestinian experience of exile, occupation and infighting, died on Saturday in Houston. He was 67. The predominant Palestinian poet, whose work has been translated into ...
- "Tres Vidas" honors Latin American women - Wheaton Wire
"Tres Vidas" honors Latin American womenWheaton Wire, MA - 36 minutes agoThe story of Argentinean poet Alfonsina Storni involved strong feminist views, late night cafes, dancing, poetry and forbidden love. ...
- Dispute over poet's grave reflects lingering pain over Spain's Civil ... - Chicago Tribune
VIZNAR, Spain (AP) _ The tranquil, pine-carpeted hills in this patch of southern Spain hold awful secrets. Now, one of them has been thrust into the spotlight of a still painful accounting of atrocities committed in the Spanish Civil War. The dispute ...
- Glass-blowing guru: young artist impresses with ability to shape vases ... - Kalamazoo Gazette
Jennifer Harnish | Kalamazoo Gazette Casey McCoy, 14, of Delton, makes a glass vase at the West Michigan Glassblowing Society Hot Shop Tuesday. McCoy started blowing glass at age 11. It's a bright, early-September day, and sunlight is streaming ...
- Dirty Little Secret - Advocate
I was 15 when my sister asked me to help her find the money to get an abortion. And while she never regretted her decision, it became a part of her life she was scared to discuss. How would people react? Would they hate her, judge her, shun her? It ...
- Son of a widowed city - Al-Ahram Weekly
Son of a widowed cityAl-Ahram Weekly, Egypt - 44 minutes agoJaheen also promoted poetry written by El-Abnoudi and that, in short, is how the ammiya poetry movement made its start." Though his friendship with ...
- Momento Mori - Baltimore City Paper
Poetry about the "nature of death, our reverence for the departed, and the legacies we entrust" with Rick Royer, Elisa Urtiaga, Barbara Diehl, Tom Swiss, and Elgaroo Brenza. Open mic follows. Greenmount Ave. and East Oliver St
- Speaking the word - WNYC
Speaking the wordWNYC, NY - 55 minutes agoI went for a poetry reading by Kelly Zen–Yie Tsai, Shanxing Wang and John Yau: I came for the chance to hear Yau (I’ve written about his criticism here), ...
- Kim Ode - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Macalester College biology professor left a strong impression on students and faculty. "She made it OK to stand up and do the right thing ... it was expected." Sep 21, 2008 Bridge to somewhere Richard Russo says his latest book, "Bridge of Sighs ...
- Devil’s Advocate - Pioneer Log
Devil’s AdvocatePioneer Log, OR - 3 hours agoWhat about poets at a poetry slam? Sure, they might still enjoy it, just for the fact that it’s fun, but come time to actually slam – to perform – how much ...
- Nightlife calendar - Tallahassee.com
Nightlife calendarTallahassee.com, FL - 18 hours agoThe Warehouse — Open Mike. Original music only. 9 pm Free. 706 W. Gaines St. 222-6188. Aakhet Center — Black on Black Rhyme Poetry Night. 9 pm-midnight. $7. ...
- Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies - San Francisco Chronicle
Washington PostLesbian rights pioneer Del Martin diesSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 7 hours ago"Her last act of activism was her most personal - marrying the love of her life," said Kate Kendell, a long-time friend of the couple and executive director ...Steve Rothaus MiamiHerald.comall 334 news articles
- Palestinian writer who gave stateless a voice - Zawya.com
The concept of a national poet with the power to define a country's collective spirit seems to belong to a different century. But for Palestinians, who have yet to see their dreams of an independent state realised, it was embodied by Mahmoud Darwish ...
- Female doctor writes of life in Saudi Arabia - Daily News Transcript
Female doctor writes of life in Saudi ArabiaDaily News Transcript, MA - 16 minutes agoWhere is the poetry? Where are the books to counteract some of this (violent) ideology?" A decade ago, Ahmed, a pulmonologist and sleep specialist, ...
- DVDs: 'Made of Honor' is sweet - Oakland Tribune
After getting engaged, Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) asks her best friend Tom (Patrick Dempsey) to be her maid of honor in "Made of Honor." In Europe some years ago, I took a side trip to Ireland, expecting the Emerald Isle to look like Shangri-La. It ...
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