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- The singing body - Livemint
The singing bodyLivemint, India - 5 hours agoTo watch Alarmel Valli dance is to see classical grammar turn into a uniquely personal poetry of movement—ancient and alive, subtle and sensuous, ...
- Poet's rhyming riposte leaves Mrs Schofield 'gobsmacked' - Guardian Unlimited
"Today I am going to kill something," says the unnamed protagonist of Carol Ann Duffy's poem Education for Leisure. "Anything. / I have had enough of being ignored and today / I am going to play God." Duffy, one of Britain's most admired poets, might ...
- On The Campaign Trail - American Reporter
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- They embrace me with friendship, encircle me with support for my literary efforts, and although I already consider myself "rich," I am made richer by knowing them. I think of them as brothers, not of the flesh but of the spirit ...
- British authors pick up their pens to protest proposed new detentions ... - Canada East
LONDON - Dozens of renowned British writers have joined the latest protest against that country's proposed new anti-terrorism legislation. The writers published a collection of satire, essays, fiction and poetry on Sunday to protest a new law that ...
- Clinton Street Gentrifies With Foie Gras, Bonbons Amid Bodegas - Bloomberg
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- You can still get a meal of deep- fried pork, rice and beans in lunchroom-style eateries, but Clinton Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side is going upscale fast. That grungy stretch of bodegas, aging beauty salons and rat ...
- A political symbol assumes new hues - Express Buzz
A political symbol assumes new huesExpress Buzz, India - 13 minutes agoThe writers of this book, which took 10 years to put together, use essays, short stories and poetry to tell tales of the White House and its residents, ...
- Revisit times that inspired Key's 'Star-Spangled Banner' - Louisville Courier-Journal
Revisit times that inspired Key's 'Star-Spangled Banner'Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - 33 minutes agoBut even if he didn't really see "the rockets' red glare" or "the bombs bursting in air," what he felt, Bailey says, and what came out in his poetry was ...
- National Book Award Nominees Announced - CBS News
The literary world this month is full of politicians, former politicians, politician's children, TV actors, stand-up comics, an American Idol winner, and, oh yes, some full-time writers too. (CBS) Talk about second chances: Peter Matthiessen, 81 ...
- Book Review: “Autobiography of Red” and “The Beauty of the Husband ... - Wesleyan Argus
Book Review: “Autobiography of Red” and “The Beauty of the Husband ...Wesleyan Argus, CT - 9 minutes agoBy Whitten Overby Anne Carson's place in contemporary poetry remains uncertain. Although her books, which blend literary criticism, theory, poetry, prose ...
- Mind the speed trap - Tribune
Speeding motorists, beware! Beginning today, the traffic police has begun charging enhanced penalty for overspeeding and racing following a notification by the administration. The police had recommended a hike in penalty for traffic violations to ...
- MICHAELA GIBSON MORRIS:Author part of big night in Tupelo - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
MICHAELA GIBSON MORRIS:Author part of big night in TupeloNortheast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - 10 minutes agoGulfport native and poet Natasha Trethewey will take center stage at the Link Centre for an Evening of Poetry at 7:30 pm Sept. 16. The event benefits CATCH ...
- Bulletin Board: Oct. 7, 2008 - Charleston Gazette
Bulletin Board: Oct. 7, 2008Charleston Gazette, USA - 30 minutes agoThe Charleston Poetry Group will hold its monthly meeting at 1 pm Saturday in the Dunbar Public Library meeting room. The program on "Styles of Poetry" will ...School Board Members Meet to Set Goals for Superintendent WSAZ-TVall 2 news articles
- Finishing touches (Saint George Spectrum)
CEDAR CITY - The 7th Annual Great American Stampede, sponsored by the Cedar City Lions Club, continues today at 11 a.m. at Main Street Park with The Old West Days, which features activities, vendors and entertainment.
- Armantrout's Poetry "Reflects the World" (The Harvard Crimson)
With the waning day peaking through the windows that look out onto Prescott Street, Rae Armantrout, one of the world’s most famous living postmodern poets, seated herself at a mahogany table and began to read to a couple dozen audience members amidst the stately decor of the Plimpton Room of the Humanities Center.
- Poster poems: a big disappointment - guardian.co.uk
Poster poems: a big disappointmentguardian.co.uk, UK - 8 hours agoWB Yeats frequently expressed his sense of frustration with his own poetry, but never more eloquently than in his poem The Fisherman. ...
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