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- Out and About: July 2 - 13 - Avon Messenger
Out and About: July 2 - 13Avon Messenger, MA - 22 minutes agoOpen mic signup, 8 pm Open mic followed by featured poet, concludes with poetry slam. The Trinity Church Flea Market every Saturday. ...
- Literary Happenings: Some pen the lines, others stand in them (Ventura County Star)
In May I attended BookExpo America at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More than 2,000 exhibitors competed for visitors' attention with autographing sessions, in-booth activities and giveaways. Author events provided the most fun.
- Poet considered for national award (Prince George Citizen Online)
Gillian Wigmore's poetry has won yet another honour. Her current book Soft Geography was shortlisted earlier this year for the coveted Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize for top B.C. poet. Now Wigmore has been shortlisted for the ReLit Poetry Award for top Canadian poet published by an independent publishing company. Northern B.C.-focused book house Caitlin Press is her publisher for Soft Geography. ...
- Knee deep in Finns: Naselle Festival celebrates culture and community (The Daily News)
When the Finns who live along the lower Columbia celebrate their heritage, they leave no fin unflapped. Every other summer for 26 years, the community has organized a weekend packed with song, dance, games, stories, food and art firmly grounded in Finnish sisu — the feisty spirit of their culture.
- Dose: 10 places I won’t meet a guy (Juice)
Recently I came across an article on msn.com about great, offbeat places to meet guys. In Des Moines, "offbeat" means "not at a bar."
- How to make a cult musician (Guardian Unlimited)
Culture: In the age of the internet, is it still possible to be a true cult musician? Bob Stanley gets a few tips
- Youth cultural restoration tour kicks off - Indian Country Today
LOS ANGELES - A group of music-minded Natives who grew up in urban areas of the U.S. is embarking on a nationwide tour to promote healthy living and wellness among Native youth. The endeavor, called the Awakening the Warrior Spirit Tour, is aimed at ...
- Encore Offers New Mini-Courses For Fall - Chattanoogan
Lee University's Encore program, which offers people 60 and over the opportunity to take university courses for credit for a $50 fee, will be offering eight new mini-courses designed specifically for program participants. The Play's the Thing will be ...
- Holocaust survivor’s extraordinary story - WalesOnline
Holocaust survivor’s extraordinary storyWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 35 minutes agoProfessor Rapport’s re-telling of Anka’s story won her the 2007 Ethnographic Poetry Competition, sponsored by the US-based American Anthropology Association ...
- Back to school - Creative Loafing Atlanta
Back to schoolCreative Loafing Atlanta, GA - 1 hour agoThe fantasy was drawn from the poetry volume of the Childcraft Encyclopedia, which included the lyrics to the song "The Muffin Man," which my mother must ...
- The Minimal Man: Aram Saroyan - Palisadian-Post
Palisadian-PostThe Minimal Man: Aram SaroyanPalisadian-Post, CA - 53 minutes ago... o'clock NBC local news in New York City with Aram Saroyan's first poetry collection some 40 years ago. Self-titled, the book, published by Random House, ...
- VERONICA'S VIEW: Black Men Talking – Meet James B. McCann - EURweb
*It seems anomalous when Black men speak. If still waters run deep, so do the feelings of Black men. They are painfully and beautifully human. Too often their voices go unheard. And when their voices are heard, it is a rich and luminous moment ...
- A Van Cliburn anniversary: From musician to folk hero - PopMatters
A Van Cliburn anniversary: From musician to folk heroPopMatters, IL - Aug 6, 2008There’s no “Banner” or poetry; in Russia, he was more a musician than an objectified folk hero and, interestingly, seems more in his element. ...
- Finding challenge in verse - Dandenong Leader
Dandenong LeaderFinding challenge in verseDandenong Leader, Australia - 11 hours agoShe will often find herself sitting in front of her laptop in her quiet Eltham study with a perfectly formed idea for the shape of a poem, but little idea ...
- Fine Arts Festival set for Saturday - Elk Grove Citizen
Fine Arts Festival set for SaturdayElk Grove Citizen, CA - 2 hours agoShe self-published two poetry books, “A License to Fly” and “Uninhibited and Still Holding Back.” Although this is not a children’s event, there will be ...
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