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- Major gift of work by Max Gimblett to Auckland gallery (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Belinda McCammon of NZPA talks to artist Max Gimblett about exhibiting at the Guggenheim and why museums are crucial.
- Young poets take the stage at HOB Elementary - Cape Gazette
Young poets take the stage at HOB ElementaryCape Gazette, DE - 5 hours agoHO Brittingham Elementary School in Milton celebrated the art of poetry by having students write their own poems and perform them in a poetry slam. ...
- The Evolution of the Silver Jews - Village Voice
For the past 15 years, David Berman has led a creaky, cheap-sounding country-rock band called the Silver Jews. In a villagevoice.com blog post last October , William Bowers described Silver Jews fandom as a "discipleship." The distinction—fan or ...
- Book Folks: Vaughn to visit G'town library (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Tennessee Poet-Laureate-for-Life Maggi Vaughn will visit the Germantown Community Library today and Monday, spreading the word about reading, writing and listening to poetry. Vaughn was named to the nonpaying, lifetime post in 1999, and since then she has traveled through the state and the country, turning a ceremonial appointment into a personal mission. As far as official duties are concerned, ...
- Teens put their lives in verse for poetry contest - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle Post IntelligencerTeens put their lives in verse for poetry contestSeattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour agoFor Rachel M. Wiegand, winner of the 16-and-younger division of the PI's poetry contest, her poem "Mukilteo Beach" reflects on accepting those transitions. ...
- Family, friends remember Chapel Hill High grad - NC WANTED
Family, friends remember Chapel Hill High gradNC WANTED, NC - 2 hours agoSome speeches and readings of Yarmolenko’s poetry left many in tears. Friends said their thoughts and prayers are with Yarmolenko's family. ...
- Religion Briefs - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The vacation Bible school is a tradition in Protestant churches. An informal version of Sunday school, most programs package lessons as summer camp fun with crafts, songs and art work tied to scriptural themes. » Nuuanu Congregational Church will ...
- Push for 'dream team' accelerates; Will Obama pick Clinton as running mate? (CNews)
WASHINGTON - There's nothing quite like a happy ending - or at least what seems to pass for one. Maybe that's why so many Democrats want to see a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton ticket this fall.
- Desperadoes Steelpan Great Frank "Crawl" Findley Passes - PanOnTheNet.com
PanOnTheNet.comDesperadoes Steelpan Great Frank "Crawl" Findley PassesPanOnTheNet.com, NY - 6 hours agoTrinidad - Frank "Crawl" Findley was pure poetry in motion. His effortless movements hid even the most difficult passages from the uninitiated eyes. ...
- Howard Jacobson: What makes everyone believe that they have an inalienable right to be 'worth it'? (Independent)
Life's a talent contest. Darwin told us that, though I suspect we knew it well enough already. "In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment."
- Blumenthal to Offer Special One-Night Discount on Poetry Slam ... - dBusinessNews Charlotte (press release)
Blumenthal to Offer Special One-Night Discount on Poetry Slam ...dBusinessNews Charlotte (press release), NC - 3 hours agoThat night, featuring defending national poetry slam champions Slam! Charlotte and sketch comedy troupe Robot Johnson (www.robotjohnson.com), ...
- Exhibit on Bulgaria Hero and Poet Hristo Botev Opens in National Library (Novinite.com)
An exhibition dedicated to the life of the Bulgarian revolutionary hero and world-renown poet Hristo Botev (1848-1876) was opened Monday in the National Library in Sofia by the Parliament Speaker Georgi Pirinski.
- Call for submissions (Berkshire Eagle)
PITTSFIELD — The Berkshire Writers Room is seeking literary submissions for the second edition of "Pathways: A Journal of Literature and Art," to be published in September 2008. Submissions will be accepted from May 19 through July 31.
- Hey, Big Spender, Flying My Way? (New York Times)
The new hitchhikers want to charm their way onto your private jet.
- Centre for Arabic poetry established (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI - His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday directed the establishment of the House of Poetry, a centre for researching and documenting Arabic poetry and strengthening its presence and profile within the Arab world and beyond.
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