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- Jam in the Slam: Black Ink and Bass - Express from The Washington Post
Express from The Washington PostJam in the Slam: Black Ink and BassExpress from The Washington Post, DC - 59 minutes agoThe group is an iconoclast minimalist duo: She reads erotic lesbian poetry while he plunks away on an upright. But lend 'em an ear and you'll find they do ...
- PADDY BOWIE: Much revered father figures (The New Straits Times)
RECENTLY, we celebrated Fathers Day. This month, we honour Merdeka and Bapa Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman.
- He's Bard! Jacko sets Robert Burns to music - Otago Daily Times
BBC NewsHe's Bard! Jacko sets Robert Burns to musicOtago Daily Times, New Zealand - 33 minutes agoPoems by Burns were always popular but sold more around his birthday on January 25. Gest and Jackson will be disappointed to learn the market is already ...Burns fans mull over Jackson link BBC Newsall 6 news articles
- 'Man on Wire' an amazing feat of balance (Baltimore Sun)
(A) Atop the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the high-wire walker Philippe Petit is an epic poem in motion. In Man on Wire , the sight of his accomplishment - he walked back and forth between the towers eight times in his 1974 acrobatic feat - registers, in its own balletic way, as potently as King Kong climbing to the top of the Empire State Building.
- Drugs workshop comes to town - Ipswich Evening Star
Drugs workshop comes to townIpswich Evening Star, UK - 4 hours ago... the profile of black and ethnic minority youth in Suffolk. There will be lots of presentations at the event in the form of drama, poetry and music, ...
- Ever thine. Ever mine: How romantic are today's authors? (Independent)
There's a memorable moment in the recent movie, Sex and the City, when Carrie lugs out an oversized book called Love Letters of Great Men, and entertains Mr Big with flowery passages from Byron and Bonaparte. It's a scene that had SATC fans rushing out to bookshops, only to discover that while the letters quoted were real, the book was never more than a Hollywood prop.
- How to Teach Science to the Pope - Discover Magazine
How to Teach Science to the PopeDiscover Magazine, NY - 3 hours agoIt makes us go back to the seven days of creation—which is poetry, beautiful poetry, with a lesson underneath it—and say, ‘Oh, the seventh day is God ...
- Nigeria: Osundare Wins Poetry Prize (AllAfrica.com)
Professor Niyi Osundare has won this year's Tchcaya U Tamsi Award for African Poetry. The prize, debuted in 1989, is named after Tchicaya U Tam'si, one of the continent's best poets.
- Artist twins are double the talent - Blueridgenow.com
"The Bringle Sisters" sounds like it might have been a popular 1960s singing duo, but it is not. While twin sisters Cynthia and Edwina Bringle are of an appropriate age to have been featured in the jukeboxes of the 1960s, their artistry lies ...
- Proposed copyright law puts squeeze on downloads (CTV.ca)
The federal government tabled legislation on Thursday that it claims will see individuals fined a maximum of $500 if they are caught downloading copyrighted files. However, some users could potentially face millions in fines.
- Composer Stephen Foster's life in city helped shape music - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Composer Stephen Foster's life in city helped shape musicPittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 1 hour ago"He was good at writing lyric poetry and creating music to suit the poetry," Root said. "He was self taught in the clarinet, flute, guitar and violin. ...
- Sally Paxson Davis, 68, the Academy of Vocal Arts chair - Trading Markets (press release)
Sally Paxson Davis, 68, the Academy of Vocal Arts chairTrading Markets (press release), CA - 12 minutes agoMrs. Davis enjoyed the symphony, museums, fiction and poetry. Though she had tremendous love for the Academy of Vocal Arts, her family came first, ...
- Jean C. Soule, 89, children's author, educator - Philadelphia Inquirer
Jean C. Soule, 89, children's author, educatorPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 1 hour agoShe eventually published seven children's books and six books of poetry for adults. Mrs. Soule also taught at local writers conferences and conducted ...
- A tale of two literary giants - GulfNews
GulfNewsA tale of two literary giantsGulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 2 hours agoAnd Darwish's own musings, in many diwans, resulted in no less than the creation of a poetry so new, so radical, so cerebral, that it required from us a ...
- Judge Throws Out Charges Against Street Preacher - The Bulletin
Daniel Gowen, a Christian who regularly preaches in public places, was cited last May for violating Lancaster city's noise ordnance. On Monday, Magisterial District Judge Janice Jimenez dismissed the charges. "We count this as a victory for freedom ...
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