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- The Laureate's lament: Being poet to the Queen is thankless and ... - Mail on Sunday
The Laureate's lament: Being poet to the Queen is thankless and ...Mail on Sunday, UK - Sep 9, 2008I came up with a poem and had to go along to Westminster Abbey. It was read beautifully by Dame Judi Dench. 'Afterwards the Queen stopped me and said, ...
- Pak poet Ahmed Faraz dies at 77 (The Times of India)
Non-conformist in his views and dress, the Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz, died battling kidney failure at a hospital in Islamabad on Monday.
- Abroad: Portugal Holds on to Words Few Can Grasp - New York Times
LISBON — The latest brouhaha involving cultural property is unfolding here — and not, for a change, over stolen vases or precious war booty, but a poet’s correspondence. As usual, it’s a window onto a nation’s character. The elderly heirs ...
- Not easy being zine - Creative Loafing Tampa
Not easy being zineCreative Loafing Tampa, FL - 1 hour agoI am in the planning stages of a local underground literary zine. Any poetry, short fiction or essays will be accepted. PS No wrist-cutter bullshit.
- The new wave of French urban fiction - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukThe new wave of French urban fictionguardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours agoPhotograph: Dan Chung Between mid-August and late October, the French publishing industry goes into overdrive. The current rentrée littéraire (named after ...
- Mahmoud Darwish is gone, but his struggles are not yet laid to rest - Lebanon Daily Star
The death of Mahmoud Darwish marked the tragic loss of another legendary figure in the Palestinian national movement, and indeed in the cultural and intellectual life of the wider Arab world. Through his poetry and other writings, Darwish gave voice ...
- Purists and populists - GoErie.com
Purists and populistsGoErie.com, PA - 1 hour agoIt's really built into their culture -- the whole storytelling, music and poetry." Off stage, Bernardis is as adventurous as his band can be. ...
- Abbe celebrates equinox with art - Mount Desert Islander
Mount Desert IslanderAbbe celebrates equinox with artMount Desert Islander, ME - 16 hours ago... Mount Desert Street in downtown Bar Harbor. Call for information at 288-3519 or go online at abbemuseum.org. The reception is free and open to the public.
- Blue Mountain Arts Forms Separate Book Division - Publishers Weekly
Blue Mountain Arts Forms Separate Book DivisionPublishers Weekly, NY - 41 minutes agoBy Lynn Andriani -- Publishers Weekly, 8/5/2008 8:26:00 AM Blue Mountain Arts, publisher of cards, books, calendars and gift items, has formed a dedicated ...
- Search Scoop (Scoop.co.nz)
Scoop TV interviews Up The Yangtze's director Yung Chang. Up The Yangtze takes us on the surreal journey of China’s unfaltering drive towards modernity with two teenagers affected in different ways by their nation’s ambition.
- Senior Notes (July 17) - Needham Times
Senior Notes (July 17)Needham Times, USA - 2 hours agoHer strong voice and her understanding of the text will provide new perspective on the classic prose and poetry she brings to you. ...
- Tribute: Matthew Lyon Skinner was gifted in humor and art - Kansas City Star
Tribute: Matthew Lyon Skinner was gifted in humor and artKansas City Star, MO - 1 hour agoHe could have trouble expressing himself to people, so he poured his feelings into art and poetry. “Most people didn’t have the time to sit with Matt that ...
- Put your money on poet (The Kansas City Star)
Kansas City poetry followers know Jo McDougall’s work. There’s a particular grace and precision about what she does; her verse is warm, but the writer’s craft is evident in every single line.
- Entertainment calendar for Oct. 2 - 11 - NRToday.com
Entertainment calendar for Oct. 2 - 11NRToday.com, OR - 4 hours agoPOETRY SLAM — 6 pm, Granger Book Co., 111 Second Ave., Myrtle Creek. Read your own poetry or bring your favorite poem to read. Free public event. 793-5599. ...
- Musharraf's turbulent 9 years in power - PR Inside
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf dominated Pakistan after taking power in a high-altitude coup nearly nine years ago and led a reluctant Islamic nation into the U.S.-led war on terror _ a step that earned him plaudits in the West but ...
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