Poetry News

Surfers say they share a common bond their love for the ocean. But they've rarely been able to put their passion for surfing down in words.

LAST SPRING, the writer Paul Maliszewski published a lengthy inquiry into what he called a ''Holocaust hoax" perpetrated by the novelist Michael Chabon.1.3

A few weeks ago we reported on the Prague Fringe Festival, bringing together 150 perfromers from all over the world in the Czech capital.2.9

In Dennis Wayne Bressack's poem "Poets Live in Caves," he writes that poets scrawl on cave walls, have parties and read for free.3.1

The Progressive Forum will conduct a public forum from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today on the topic of Peak Oil.2.7

Edna St. Vincent Millay Speaks to the Committee on Immortality a one-woman show about the controversial Jazz Age poet Edna St.2.7

The Bryan-Bennett Library in Salem received $3,700 in fiscal year 2005 Library Services and Technology Act grant funds from the Illinois State Library.2.7

Fakrul Alam Syed Khwaja Moinul Hassan, a Bangladeshi who is Associate Professor of English at Claflin University, South Carolina, has authored five books of verse.2.7

Each summer, Macedonia hosts a feast of cultural events that draw world-renowned performers and enthusiastic visitors from around the globe.2.9

In a poem that reflected an outpouring of pent-up emotion following the murder of Chaim Arlosoroff, Rabbi Kook was meticulous about matters of verse.2.7

Anthony Goins never thought about being a writer. He wasn't very good at it in high school, he said.2.7

A Methodist hymn writer regarded as one of most important female figures in Welsh literature is being remembered at events in mid Wales on Friday.2.9

My favourite reading comes from the pen of Richard Brautigan, whose world I fell into through an American friend i met in Galway one sensuous summer about five years ago.2.7

At the beginning of the famous novel, "Remembrance of Things Past," the mere taste of a biscuit started Marcel Proust on a seven-volume remembrance.2.7

It's bonus month for Writers Night at Effingham Public Library. The normal docket of two scheduled readers has been expanded to three for the August gathering.2.7

Journalist Sean Naylor shares his eyewitness account of military failures in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda.2.7

Senior writer at SPIN magazine and author of Fargo Rock City reads from his new book, Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story.2.4

Any celebration surrounding a 20th anniversary is usually a clear indication of success.2.9

Morakabe Raks Seakhoa is the Managing Director of wRite Associate, a one stop communications agency that delivers highly effective communication and event marketing strategies, within the realms of arts , ...2.7

Demetrius Noble, from Greensboro, was one of 15 spoken word poetry artists at the Midnight Poetry Jam held Friday at the Benton Convention Center.2.7

"For anyone who loves T.S. Eliot's poetry, the connection with the Faber family and its publishing house makes this collection even more exciting," he said in an interview with the news agency.4.8

Walk around Northgate on any given night, and you'll probably find someone who knows about the Sidehill Gougers.2

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NEW YORK The night before Vanessa Cruz's first poetry reading, she was nervous - very nervous.2.7

Be among the first to see excerpts from "Maquillage," by Sioux Falls playwright Duncan Forbes.2.7

Polishing your poetry manuscript this summer? Send it into competition in the fall.2.7

"Sixty years ago today, we bombed Hiroshima," artist John Bromberg reminded the audience who ... Poetry readings are scheduled to begin after 8 p.2.9

One of the nation's most well-known and respected poets, Vizma Belsevica, died Aug.2.7

Guest host Philip Gourevitch looks into the prospects for peace in Sri Lanka after the Tsunami on ... It focuses on the lakeside town of Mwanza, Tanzania and why its booming fishing industry is sending the population into a downward social and economic spiral.2.7

Once again First Street will be transformed into a wonderfully unique emporium. Everything from hand crafted items to true antiques and Collectibles, Collectables, and more collectibles.2.7

'River is Wide' deftly translates Mexican poets' works into English Updated: Wednesday, Aug.2.7

Last Saturday, a tribute to western writer Gino Sky in honor of his 70th birthday and the 25th year of his most famous and influential work, Appaloosa Rising: The Legend of the Cowboy Buddha, was held at the ...2.7

Patricia Wellingham-Jones of Los Molinos is not only a published poet but owns a small publishing house herself.2.7

Walking into B.W. Finley's studio in the basement of the Port Moody Arts Centre feels a lot like coming home.2.7

Poetic dreams live on Kim Guiline's canvases. Such dreams Kim confesses to after forty years of painting.2.7