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- Jerry Adler - Newsweek
From the Editors (2) My Turn: 'I'm Sorry' Shouldn't Be the Hardest Words Poetry: Mary Jo Bang's Dark, Inspirational 'Elegy' Mourning the death of a loved one is about as universal a human emotion as exists, and it's not even confined to humans; there ...
- Robert Bly: The best poetry is always religious - Today's Zaman
Today's ZamanRobert Bly: The best poetry is always religiousToday's Zaman, Turkey - 1 hour agoYou gathered together poems written in opposition to the war in Iraq in an anthology. In this age, what is the role of poetry in terms of pacifism against ...
- 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. ...
- A nasty flashback to the year 1929 - La Crosse Tribune
Although I was only 6 years old in 1929, the stock market crash and flood of home mortgage foreclosures at that time (like we are experiencing today) were so frightening and scary to a youngster that they have been permanently etched in my mind ever ...
- Lord Byron's life of bling, booze and groupie sex - The Sun
The SunLord Byron's life of bling, booze and groupie sexThe Sun, UK - 40 minutes agoCurator David McClay said: “Two centuries later, many have never read a word of his poetry but most have heard of his lifestyle.
- Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival, Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland (Independent)
If, as Bill Clinton suggested, the Hay literary festival is akin to Woodstock, then the Flat Lake literary and arts festival in Clones is like a fringe event at Glastonbury. Located on the sprawling Hilton Park estate, the festival is organised by the local novelist Patrick McCabe (author of The Butcher Boy) and the Welsh film director Kevin Allen, who is tied to the estate through marriage. ...
- In praise of the praise of poetry. - Slate
I believe I've discovered a previously unrecognized genre of contemporary writing that deserves commendation for its distinctiveness and frequent excellence. It's practiced mainly by contemporary poets, but it's not poetry. In fact—at least for me ...
- Kidnap suspect won't talk about past - Nashua Telegraph
Kidnap suspect won't talk about pastNashua Telegraph, NH - 8 hours agoHe portrayed himself as a doting father who read poetry to his daughter and taught her to read newspapers and scientific journals before she was 3. ...
- 'The Border Kingdom' by D. Nurkse - Los Angeles Times
'The Border Kingdom' by D. NurkseLos Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours agoIN HIS ninth book of poetry, "The Border Kingdom" (Alfred A. Knopf: 98 pp., $26), D. Nurkse begins with a whisper: "Jericho," a short poem that promises, ...
- Close to home - Guardian Unlimited
Alice Munro is among the major writers of English fiction of our time. She's been accorded armfuls of super-superlatives by critics in both North America and Britain, she's won many awards, and she has a devoted international readership. Among ...
- No Shame Theatre to kick off in Lincoln (Daily Nebraskan)
As a high school student in Waterloo, Iowa, Gail Gallagher was a regular attendee of No Shame Theatre at the nearby University of Northern Iowa. No Shame is an independent, somewhat underground series of performances whose first show was performed out of the back of a pick-up truck in 1986.
- MOVIE REVIEW: 'Righteous Kill' (Miami Herald)
I think it's fair to say that Al Pacino and Robert De Niro don't exactly disappear into character in "Righteous Kill."
- PA plans big funeral for poet Darwish (Gulf Times)
RAMALLAH: Mahmoud Darwish, whose poetry encapsulated the Palestinian cause, will get the equivalent of a state funeral in the West Bank tomorrow — an honour only previously accorded to PLO leader Yasser Arafat.
- Songs that will drive you wild behind the wheel - Detroit News
I'm not a cruiser, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate a good driving song. To me, a driving song should rev you up, get your blood pumping and set your adrenaline in overdrive. It's something you want to crank up with the windows down, and it ...
- Rowan Williams, der Zauderer - WELT ONLINE
Rowan Williams, der ZaudererWELT ONLINE, Germany - Jul 18, 2008So unterstützte er entschieden die Gruppe Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) in ihrer Kampagne nach Anerkennung von gleichgeschlechtlichen ...
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