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37 min ago | MELODIKA.net

Editorial Ultramar Launches Miami Hispanic Poetry Collection

Editorial Ultramar, the Miami-based publishing division of the non-profit Hispanic Events, Inc., will launch "La Ciudad de la Unidad Posible, Seleccion Poetica de Miami" , a book featuring more than 100 Spanish-language poems by 32 Hispanic writers.

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8 hrs ago | Rocket Kids

The Poetry Show

Last month I listened with special attention to Dona Stein's excellent "The Poetry Show" on KFRC-FM in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Related Topix: Arts, Fort Collins, CO, Fort Collins Metro

Fri Nov 06, 2009

People's Daily

Diyala poetry festival shows signs of peace in Iraq

Basim al-Dafaie, an Iraqi poet, was optimistic when he saw the restoration of art and poetry festival in his province of Diyala after four years of turbulence and violence.

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Related Topix: Arts, Iraq, World News, Middle East

FoxNews.com

Fort Hood Victims Had Different Reasons for Enlisting

The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Usama bin Laden after the Sept.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Fort Stewart, Arts, Sundance Film Festival

The Huffington Post

Carol Muske-Dukes: Confronting Words: Poetry Reviews

The three books reviewed here are by women writers who confront the world in uncompromised fashion.

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Gulf Times

More than an evening of poetry

The programme may have been entitled "A Poetry Evening", but the performances staged by the students of Doha College on Wednesday proved to be a cabaret-style mix of songs, music and dance as well as plenty of poetry.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Desicritics

Poetry: Mdantsane Nights - Poems of Mdantsane

Poem and Drawing by Amitabh Mitra An orthopaedic surgeon in a busy hospital in East London, South Africa, I actually belong to Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, its long summers and hectic politics.

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Related Topix: Arts, World News, South Africa, India,

IndieLondon

Bright Star - Review

Campion's Bright Star is a beautifully realised look at the relationship between the poet John Keats and his neighbour Fanny Brawn that generally engages without delivering the emotional wallop you may have been anticipating.

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York Weekly

Poetry Exchange: Shiloh's Light/Fire Starter

Her mermaid frame, merely a lure, It was her essence that showered us With passion to live fully now, Her exuberance for life, the gift.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Sun-Bulletin

SLO Poetry Festival kicks off on Nov. 6

Nearly 20 top local and regional artists will give poetry readings at "Language of the Soul," the upcoming 26th annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival.

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Related Topix: Arts, San Luis Obispo, CA, San Luis Obispo Metro

Star-Gazette.COM

Poetry readings in Elmira on Thursday

Community Arts of Elmira, 413 Lake St. in Elmira, will host ARTiculation, Poetry Posts Live, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Related Topix: Arts, Elmira, NY, Elmira Metro

Globe and Mail

IFOA guest post: Who are you people and why don't you like poetry the rest of the year?

Monday, November 2, 2009 11:04 AM IFOA guest post: Who are you people and why don't you like poetry the rest of the year? Jacob McArthur Mooney E ditor's note: Over the course of the International Festival of Authors, some of the writers in attendance provided guest posts for our blog coverage.

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Scotsman.com Business - Latest East A...

550,000 grant boosts war poet campaign

A A 550,000 grant has been awarded to help Cambridge University to buy the personal belongings of First World War soldier, poet and author Siegfried Sassoon.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

South Asian Media Net

Discussion on Shamsur Rahman

DHAKA: Bangla Academy held a discussion on the late poet Shamsur Rahman at the academy's seminar hall, in observance of the poet's 80th birth anniversary on November 2. Shamsur Rahman was a leading poet, columnist and journalist of his time.

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Related Topix: Bangladesh, World News, Asia, Journalism, Arts

Halifax Today

Children get stuck into poetry at Ted Hughes Festival

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Sacramento Bee

Cowboy poetry, music ... and church

Loomis' annual Cowpoke Fall Gathering, a nationally-recognized festival of cowboy poetry and more, is adding Sunday Cowboy Church to its line-up this year.

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Examiner.com

Say What! Poetry and Open Mic Night at The House of Bricks

Visit the East Village, Des Moines bohemian hot spot, this Thursday night, November 5, for an arts classic: the open mic night.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Hartford Courant

Windsor: 'Poetry On The Line' Second Session

At The Museum Submitted by Windsor Art Center on 2009-11-02.   The second in a series of four Poetry on the Line events will take place on Sunday, Nov.

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Buffalo News

Poetry: Autumn by Adam Zagajewski

October 30, 2009, 3:57 PM / Autumn By Adam Zagajewski Autumn is always too early.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Norman Transcript

Poetry contest open to Norman students

The Norman Singers recently announced the seventh annual poetry contest for students in grades 6-12 in the Norman schools.

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