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- Farewell to Faraz - The News - International
Farewell to FarazThe News - International, Pakistan - Aug 26, 2008Faraz had, through his life as a poet of romance and of protest, kept alive the sub-continental tradition of deploying poetry as a weapon of protest. ...
- Quest for peace puts couple at odds in Oklahoman's spy thriller (The Oklahoman)
Dorothea Condry-Paulk's new novel, "For They So Love the World” (Xlibris, $19.99 paperback, $24.99 hardcover), describes the struggle between the captain of a nuclear submarine, Steven Lambert, on a mission in the Atlantic, and his wife, Jennifer. She is a peace activist and literature professor who becomes lonely when he is on a six-month secret tour. His mission on the USS Taras is to prove a ...
- Nigeria: Passionate About Youth, Education And Children With Special Needs (AllAfrica.com)
The Children's Discovery Centre has a very passionate Nigerian driving the London based power house of ideas and action. She is the ever-smiling, hard working, delectable, proudly Nigerian and motherly Olusola Oyeleye - or Sola, for short. Sola is a writer, director, performer and storyteller.
- Uri Avnery: The Anger, the Longing, the Hope - Scoop
ONE OF the wisest pronouncements I have heard in my life was that of an Egyptian general, a few days after Anwar Sadat's historic visit to Jerusalem. We were the first Israelis to come to Cairo, and one of the things we were very curious about was ...
- Event gives musicians, artists forum to respond to naysayers - Record
After nearly 30 years in the nation's musical bloodstream, hip-hop still has detractors who question its artistic merit. One goal of tonight's The Art of Hip-Hop is to answer the naysayers. "This event was designed to show that there is an artistic ...
- 'He came to Edmonton a private person and left famous' - Globe and Mail
EDMONTON — Long before he played Manhattan and way before Berlin, Leonard Cohen took Edmonton in a mutually transformative storm, say organizers of a festival celebrating the moody Montreal-born poet-troubadour. "He came to Edmonton a private ...
- In the Arts - Independent
"Plein Air 3 Ways" is on exhibit at the Middletown Library through July 31. Favorite scenes through the eyes and art of three plein air artists: Manny Jomok, watercolors; Marge Levine, pastels; and Jim Ferrier, oils. Plein Air artists paint from life ...
- Magical world of summer reading - Portsmouth Herald News
Magical world of summer readingPortsmouth Herald News, NH - 33 minutes agoIsn't it just really cool that teens can attend programs on poetry and photography? Wow. When I was a kid, I lived too far in the country to attend any ...
- Hundreds gather at funeral for Palestinian poet Darwish (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered for the equivalent of a state funeral on Wednesday for Mahmud Darwish, the towering Arabic poet who gave voice to their bitter decades-old struggle.
- Parties, contests scheduled for release of Stephenie Meyer's ... - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.comParties, contests scheduled for release of Stephenie Meyer's ...The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 13 hours ago1, unless noted: Barnes & Noble: Eton: Costumes, trivia and love-poem contests, prizes, giveaways, fake tattoo booth, arts, crafts. ...
- Tamblyn, the poet, stars in Litquake opener - San Francisco Chronicle
Tamblyn, the poet, stars in Litquake openerSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 53 minutes agoThese people were all big in my life." Another family friend was San Francisco poet Jack Hirschman. "He was my mentor. I would send him a packet of poems ...
- Swedish poetry - Hindu
Swedish poetryHindu, India - 4 minutes agoIn this anthology 173 poems by 21 Swedish poets have been translated with a detailed introduction about Swedish poetry and brief notes on all the poets by ...
- Just what are you up to? (Tallahassee Democrat)
The annual Welcome Back Students issue of Limelight hits the street and the Web on Aug. 22. It's an expanded edition that will be packed with information and stories about this fall's concerts, plays, movies, art exhibits, literary readings, comedy shows, festivals, Downtown GetDowns, homecoming activities, dance performances and much more.
- Dave Frieder - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The Star-Ledger - NJ.comDave FriederThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 3 hours agoOr craziness," says Rutgers University professor Michael Aaron Rockland, who interviewed Frieder for his new book, "The George Washington Bridge: Poetry in ...
- Botswana: Bessie Head Competition - AllAfrica.com
Botswana: Bessie Head CompetitionAllAfrica.com, Washington - Jul 16, 2008... Bessie Head's 70th birthday. The 2007 winners were: Khonani Ontebetse, novel; Ms Bontekanye Botumile, short story; and Monty Fanikiso Moswela, poetry. ...
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