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- Poets Speak out for Parkinson’s (Scoop.co.nz)
In a show of support for Parkinson’s, six of New Zealand’s most well known and awarded poets will read a selection of their work at ‘Poetry for Parkinson’s’, to be held in Wellington in June.
- Look what we found in the bric-a-brac - Middleton Guardian
CHARITY shops across south Manchester are showing off their wares after receiving some of their most valuable donations ever. Staff at Oxfam charity shops in Chorlton and Whitworth Park say they are astounded by a number of recent items handed in to ...
- Strong class of new plays showcased at festival (The Charlotte Observer)
The Who had it wrong: The kids are not all right. Violent video games, Internet and iPod addiction, anabolic steroids, familial disintegration, parental neglect, peer influence, unprotected sex, extreme sports, ghetto culture, guns, junk food and that most insidious scourge of adolescence, Christian rock -- these are a few of the perils facing the young generation, as profiled in a ...
- BU Books - BU Today
BU TodayBU BooksBU Today, MA - 1 hour agoBU authors publish nearly 100 books each year, and what they write about runs the gamut from corporate crime and medical marvels to short stories and poetry ...
- MUSIC REVIEW: A Choral Cultural celebration, Philharmonic Hall - Liverpool Daily Post
MUSIC REVIEW: A Choral Cultural celebration, Philharmonic HallLiverpool Daily Post, UK - 2 hours agoIt is inclusive, melding the Christian mass with the Muslim call to prayer, among other things. It’s akin to those 16th-century masses built on popular ...
- Madam Walker to Malcolm X at Annual African-Americana Sale - Maine Antique Digest
Madam Walker to Malcolm X at Annual African-Americana SaleMaine Antique Digest, ME - 1 hour agoInstead, there are hundreds of typescript pages of fiction, poetry, essays, and miscellaneous writings, as well as self-published pamphlets with topics such ...
- Local author seeks to help others find purpose in life - Villager
Local author seeks to help others find purpose in lifeVillager, TX - 40 minutes agoEven today Barnes admits that sometimes she will catch herself idly scribbling a line or two of song or poetry. But with a 25-year-long career as a lab ...
- Cheapflights.com Celebrates Gay Pride Month With Tips for Visiting Festivals Big and Small Across America (Centre Daily Times)
It's time to kick up your heels and be "Mary!" The month of June not only marks the official start of summer, but also commemorates the anniversary of the modern gay rights movement. Cities across the globe take this opportunity to celebrate freedom and equality for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation.
- Lions to perform Zulu dances - Wiltshire Times
Lions to perform Zulu dancesWiltshire Times, UK - 1 hour agoThe Lions of Zululand's dances, songs and poetry have been passed from one generation to the next, dating back to the great Zulu empire which was led by the ...
- Excerpts from the finalists of Seattle's Youth Speaks poetry ... - Seattle Times
"I want to fall in love with a carpenter, one with rough-hewn hands, and hair the color of new sawdust." — Clare Lilliston, 18, Ingram High School "There stood, the present, past, prospect and the soul, immersed within the 4 shadows of now, and the ...
- Abu Dhabi revives interest in poetry in Arab World (Middle East Online)
Al Mazrouei: Abu Dhabi’s poetry contests bringing classical Arabic verse back to life.
- Potions, casting spells in Ottoman times - Turkish Daily News
The bond between Kanuni Sultan Süleyman and Hürrem Sultan was so strong that people thought she had used love potions to ensure his attraction to her. She was not a “beauty,†but is supposed to have been very clever and intelligent and seems to ...
- A monster from the pages of a Grimm tale - The Observer
A monster from the pages of a Grimm taleThe Observer, UK - 1 hour agoLike the camp guards who could go home at night to listen to Mozart, cry at poetry and play with their children, it is perfectly possible that Fritzl feels ...
- Eugenio Montejo | Venezuelan poet, 70 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Eugenio Montejo, 70, a Venezuelan poet and essayist who won the 2004 Octavio Paz prize, died Thursday, his publishing house in Caracas said. Mr. Montejo's poetry is known for its rich texture and was published in numerous books in Spanish. His work ...
- Troubled teens motivated by music (Miami Herald)
Through his arrests -- and his subsequent efforts to change his life -- Corey B. captured his thoughts and reflections in poetry and rap.
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