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- First anniversary for poetry lovers' night - Chester Standard
First anniversary for poetry lovers' nightChester Standard, United Kingdom - 3 hours agoThe event will also celebrate World Book Day, marked in more than 100 countries around the globe. 2008 is also the National Year of Reading. ...
- Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni to read tonight (The Reporter)
Nikki Giovanni emerged as one of the controversial poets of the Black Arts Movement in late 1960s America. In her early works - "Black Feeling, Black Talk" (1968) and "Black Judgment" (1968) among them - her subjects and themes chronicled experience through black consciousness.
- Book Of A Lifetime: The Adoption Papers, Jackie Kay - Independent
Book Of A Lifetime: The Adoption Papers, Jackie KayIndependent, UK - 24 minutes agoShe spoke Scottish vernacular, Standard English, lyrical poetry. She spoke not only to people like me, young Black British writers who'd been adopted or ...
- 5 outstanding educators are honored - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
5 outstanding educators are honoredStaten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY - 3 hours agoTo accommodate the various learning styles of her students, Ms. Gillerman's lessons build academic skills through music, art, dance, poetry and the use of ...
- Contest to mark year of African youth (The Herald)
Speak Africa, an the organisation adopted by the African Union as the platform and communication strategy for the African youth agenda, is organising a massive multi-discipline arts contest as part of the activities to celebrate 2008 as the year of the African youth.
- Fulbright Scholar brings Irish flair to poetry - U-Wire.com
Critically acclaimed Irish poet Kevin Kiely will be presenting two lectures at EWU on Wednesday, May 21. In addition to poetry, Kiely is also an author, playwright, historian and biographer. He is currently a resident Fulbright Scholar at Boise State ...
- Essayist will take reins as new editor of 'Dialogue' - Salt Lake Tribune
Essayist will take reins as new editor of 'Dialogue'Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 25 minutes ago"I feel like a kid who has been hiding under the table listening to the grown-ups' dinner party conversation, and is suddenly invited to sit in one of the ...
- Sold-out Jubilee show electrifies Crowell audience - Wesleyan Argus
Sold-out Jubilee show electrifies Crowell audienceWesleyan Argus, CT - 18 minutes agoThis was especially highlighted by the evening’s literary performances, featuring spoken-word, poetry and prose pieces. Maya Barros Odim ’10 gave a ...
- Book notes Berkeley's early history as a haven for artists and ... - Sacramento Bee
Book notes Berkeley's early history as a haven for artists and ...Sacramento Bee, USA - 20 hours agoThe most prominent of the Berkeley bohemians – "the glue" of that community, Rideout says – was Charles Keeler, who as a young man wrote poetry and studied ...
- Young & Talented - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Young & TalentedThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 8 hours agoSelby, 17, the 2007 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud Competition win ner, wants to study theater at New York University. She portrayed a lonely women suffering ...
- Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima Herald-Republic
Yakima Herald-RepublicYakima Herald-Republic, WA - 3 hours agoPOETRY OPEN MIKE NIGHTS. 7 pm the second Wednesday of each month through March. Allied ArtsCenter, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. First-come, first-read. ...
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Madonna, Cohen
Reuters - Cohen, a gravel-voiced Canadian whose songs tell of love and sex, faith and betrayal, is among the most literary of songwriters. He published four books of poetry and two novels before trying music, partly to escape being a starving artist. Continued
- Programs offered to get kids ready to learn, pt. 2 - Village News Network
Village News NetworkPrograms offered to get kids ready to learn, pt. 2Village News Network, CA - 10 minutes ago... applauded nine students who published poetry in the children’s section of a local daily newspaper, received a $50000 financial award from the Staples ...
- Write A Poem To Your Favorite Animal Friend - Western Queens Gazette
Write A Poem To Your Favorite Animal FriendWestern Queens Gazette, NY - 1 hour agoCelebrate April's National Poetry Month by writing a sonnet to a spaniel or a poem to a Persian cat. The Academy of American Poets is commemorating the 12th ...
- Slammers take the stage in poetry competition (The Farmington Daily Times)
FARMINGTON — Anything goes in competitive poetry. Also called slam, the fast-paced, emotion-charged art form welcomes almost any kind of verse or performance, as long as it comes from the heart, said Damian Davies, a member of Silver City Slam.
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