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- Liwa date festival from July 17 - Khaleej Times
Liwa date festival from July 17Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 1 hour agoThe activities for this year include a mass wedding, poetry recital, religious lectures, a special course for children to raise awareness about palm trees, ...
- Non-fiction - guardian.co.uk
Non-fictionguardian.co.uk, UK - 58 minutes ago... with all David Lean's poignant railway poetry? These questions are brilliantly answered by Christian Wolmar, who keeps his geek side in check to serve ...
- TORI AMOS CHARTS A NEW, MUSICAL FRONTIER - Globe and Mail
Joining a group that includes Nine Inch Nails, Oasis and Radiohead, singer-songwriter Tori Amos has split with her record label (Sony/BMG), and is planning to do something independent, although it's not clear what. Amos writes on her website: "This ...
- GK Hunter (Guardian Unlimited)
GK Hunter, who has died aged 87, was one of the 20th century's finest scholars of the literature of the age of Shakespeare.
- Sing him to heaven: Poet laureate of American hymns passes on - Holmen Courier
Sing him to heaven: Poet laureate of American hymns passes onHolmen Courier, WI - May 23, 2008At 18, Vajda began translating Slovak stories and poetry. “His interest in hymn writing came through his translation work,†said Barry Bobb, choral director ...
- "Xiang embroidery" becomes aa college major - CCTV
CCTV"Xiang embroidery" becomes aa college majorCCTV, China - 7 hours agoThe curriculum covers poetry, prose readings and all categories of fine arts. With pure silk, hard satin, soft satin and nylon as its materials, ...
- Poetry gives look at prisoners' lives (The Lantern)
Local human rights activists will come together Wednesday for a reading of "Poems From Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak" at the Whetstone branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. The book contains the writings of 17 prisoners currently being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities in Cuba.
- Waddie Mitchell writes cowboy poems old-fashioned way - Riverside Press Enterprise
When Waddie Mitchell was growing up he had no TV, computer or iPod to keep him entertained after dark. When the sun went down all he had were words -- in conversation or on the page -- to occupy his mind. That was life growing up on a ranch in rural ...
- Partners in music - The Australian
The AustralianPartners in musicThe Australian, Australia - 1 hour agoAnd I love poetry and words and languages, so song accompaniment indulges that passion in the nicest possible way." Melbourne pianist Stephen McIntyre is ...
- We are not all like that: the monster bares its fangs - African Path
We are not all like that: the monster bares its fangsAfrican Path, MN - 23 minutes agoThe poetry of the Abahlali baseMjondolo tells the story of legalised state sponsored violence against the squatters better. Their story is indeed the story ...
- Bachchan unbound (Express India)
Once there was The Bachchan whose Sunday afternoon Prateeksha darshan was as revered as his Friday releases.
- Showtime's 'This American Life' fares better in second season (The Wichita Eagle)
On radio, "This American Life" is a treasure -- a brilliantly conceived form of quirky, true-life storytelling that has spawned a host of imitators and stands with the finest work the medium has delivered. But on TV last year, not so brilliant. While the first season on Showtime was promising, mistakes were made -- even host and executive producer Ira Glass says so. "I feel proud of what we ...
- Burmese students in Turkey fear for their families - Today's Zaman
Burmese students in Turkey fear for their familiesToday's Zaman, Turkey - 1 hour agoThe event hosts hundreds of Turkish-speaking students from all across the world who compete in several areas, including poetry, singing, story-writing, ...
- Finding Life in Precision - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalFinding Life in PrecisionWall Street Journal - 40 minutes agoHe will read from his poetry and you will play music of György Ligeti and György Kurtág. We have done this at times already, and it was delightful. ...
- Stray Questions for: Katha Pollitt - New York Times Blogs
New York Times BlogsStray Questions for: Katha PollittNew York Times Blogs, NY - 57 minutes agoAs a poet, I squeeze in between Sylvia Plath and, depending on the size of the poetry section, Marie Ponsot, Alexander Pope or Ezra Pound. ...
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