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- On talking to our kids about the future - Grist Magazine
On talking to our kids about the futureGrist MagazineI recently hosted an afternoon of readings and discussions on the themes of poetry and ecology. Poets, scientists, and activists spoke about their work and ...
- Central New York Black History Month Calendar - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog)
Central New York Black History Month CalendarThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog)... English professor Howard Nelson will explore the life and works of Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. ...
- Norwich Christian group leads Haiti aid efforts - Network Norwich
Network NorwichNorwich Christian group leads Haiti aid effortsNetwork NorwichPoetry will be selected and printed in a booklet which will then be for sale. Art will be exhibited locally and sold. All proceeds will go to support ...
- David Brooks: A new selflessness can be the geezers' new crusade - Houston Chronicle
We like to think that in days gone by, the young venerated the elderly. But that wasn't always so. In As You Like It , Shakespeare's morose character Jaques calls old age “second childishness and mere oblivion.†Walt Whitman hoped the tedium and ...
- Garfield Book Company book clubs, The Wailers and other things to do ... - Tacoma News Tribune
DISTINGUISHED WRITER SERIES poetry reading and open mike featuring Amalio Madueno, 7 p.m. Feb. 12, King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma; free. Fall’s always exciting for the arts – performing groups open brand-new seasons, and ...
- Dr. Martin Luther King celebration events - Detroit Free Press
Dr. Martin Luther King celebration eventsDetroit Free PressCanton Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: African American History Through Artist Eyes, an interactive program featuring Robert Jones and Matt Watroba. ...
- Noted jurist with local roots dies - Abington Mariner
The state lost a respected jurist, and dedicated community participant last week with the death of retired Massachusetts Superior ... skiing, gardening, dancing, singing, riding his motorcycle, reciting poetry, storytelling and talking to anyone and ...
- Why poetry matters for Abbas Abdullah Yousif (Kurdish Media)
Abbas Abdullah Yousif, the gifted avant-garde but folklore-inspired poet from Erbil (Hawler), has just published his much anticipated second volume of poems.
- Tributes paid to Khattak - Nation
He said that the revolutionary poetry of late Ajmal Khattak had depicted the problems of society, adding that Khattak introduced the definition of services without any discrimination. He said that late veteran politician Ajmal Khattak was a committed ...
- Box Office - Corvallis Gazette Times
Box OfficeCorvallis Gazette Times18 fisher poetry writing workshop. Admission for the Saturday main event: $10 advance, $12 at the door. Information: 867-FISH or ...and more »
- My Write Stuff (Torman's Open Call) - Salon
The first thing that I thought of, when I read Torman's question, was the hymn, "His Eye Is On The Sparrow." There's this lyric: "I sing because I'm happy. I sing because I'm free. For His eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me." I like that ...
- Press Rap on Obama Does not Make Sense - Student Operated Press
Press Rap on Obama Does not Make SenseStudent Operated PressHis poems have been published in The American Poetry Review, Barrow Street, poemeleon, The Same, and other journals. The pioneering e-book publisher, Online ...
- 'Blind Date' exhibition links three cities, the visual and literary ... - Canton Repository
It’s funny sometimes what inspires creative endeavors. Take “Blind Date: The Romance of Word and Image,†a cool exhibition opening Friday night at downtown Canton’s Anderson Creative Studio. “The idea for the show came from me finding ...
- West Side Poetry Jam celebrates Black History Month - YourWestValley.com
A Valley tradition continues at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, as the sixth annual West Side Poetry Jam is presented at Arizona State University’s West campus. The event is hosted by the campus’s Black History Month Committee and the Division of Humanities ...
- 35 Going on 13: Honoring African American Achievement - Library Journal
In honor of the shortest month of the year, I offer a short-and-sweet list of books on a special subject. February is more than the month of Valentines, midwinter breaks, and the Super Bowl. It also gives us occasion to celebrate African American ...
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