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- CD Review (Otago Daily Times)
This week our Classical music reviewer listens to a 'symphonic poem to be danced to' and 'words and music written by some of our early settlers'. > Songs by NZ Composers.
- Book Festival organizer believes in the power of books (The Desert Sun)
The owner of now-closed Peppertree Bookstores in Palm Springs and La Quinta just can't get books out of his system. He is the driving force behind the third annual Palm Springs Book Festival that will bring at least five national authors to the valley Sunday.
- Poet turned playwright relaxes the rules - goTriad.com
Poet turned playwright relaxes the rulesgoTriad.com, NC - 1 hour agoCrutchfield's entire theatrical career is something of a surprise since he began as a poet, receiving an MFA in poetry and creative writing and a Ph.D. in ...
- Former RIT prez extolls virtues of diversity - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Former RIT prez extolls virtues of diversityRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 8 hours agoRIT graduate Reenah Golden, who founded the teen poetry group Slam High, attended the discussion with some of her student-poets, who performed during the ...
- UCR professor wins book award - Riverside Press Enterprise
Christopher Abani, a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, has won the PEN/Beyond Margins Award for his novel "Song for Night." Abani said the award is a particular honor for him because it is from a prestigious writers' organization and is ...
- 'Footprints' author tiff steps into court - DetNews.com
'Footprints' author tiff steps into courtDetNews.com, MI - 52 minutes agoLast fall, in an online article for the Poetry Foundation, a Brooklyn journalist and literary sleuth named Rachel Aviv traced elements of "Footprints" to a ...
- Outfront and center: Bad poetry returns! (The Charlotte Observer)
When the Observer's Doug Robarchek retired in 2005, the humor columnist known as the Outfront Guy single-handedly caused a citywide shortage of cheesy jokes that make you laugh in spite of yourself. For readers who've been jonesing for an Outfront fix ever since, great news: A new book, “The Best of the World's Worst Poetry: 20 Very Odd Years of OutFrontery,” ($14, Main Street Rag). Most of ...
- Embark on a Chicago Urban Adventure This Summer - TravelVideo.tv (press release)
Embark on a Chicago Urban Adventure This SummerTravelVideo.tv (press release) - 25 minutes agoVenture into other neighborhoods for music and dance performances, poetry readings, and both traditional and contemporary food. ...
- Every school every Thursday -- D.M. South - Des Moines Register
Students, families and staff were entertained during our annual talent show which featured singers, dancers, actors, instrumentalists, basketball tricksters, cheerleaders and even a human "worm." We also had some teacher and parent performers in the ...
- IRAQ: The Love Stories Are Gone - Inter Press Service
BAGHDAD, Jun 14 (IPS) - As statistics go, at least 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the occupation, now in its fifth year. Every one of them has left behind once loved ones to mourn the loss and to think of what might have been. This is the ...
- Sangre de Mi Sangre: Visual Poetry - Extra Bilingual Community Newspaper
“Sangre de Mi Sangre,” (Blood of My Blood) starring seasoned and skilled actor Jesús Ochoa (“Nicotina”) is directed by Christopher Zalla. The film is about Pedro, a Mexican boy who smuggles himself to Brooklyn to unite with his estranged ...
- Giving the gift of literature - Monterey County Herald
With a natural storyteller's voice, author Paul Fleischman talked about the hidden depths of books. "When you look at a book, it is like an iceberg," Fleischman said.
- Rockin’ with the rhythm of the paint (Estes Park Trail Gazette)
Every national park has something about the landscape, the very air, that “creates a really good vibe,” artist Kevin Muente, assistant professor of art at Northern Kentucky University, said, from his current home in the William Allen White cabin in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP).
- When free speech doesn’t come free - Today's Zaman
When free speech doesn’t come freeToday's Zaman, Turkey - 5 hours agoRemi Kanazi is the editor of the forthcoming anthology of poetry, "Poets For Palestine," which can be pre-ordered at www.PoetsForPalestine.com. ...
- Starving artist launches poetry site aimed at earning $1 million - PR Urgent
Starving artist launches poetry site aimed at earning $1 millionPR Urgent - 2 hours agoSince people support my idea, I want to give back by offering an un-edited look at my life and what I believe will be my trajectory to success."
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