A natural wonder and a wonderful train ride in southeastern Kentucky (Lexington Herald-Leader)
CORBIN . It all started with my quest for the moonbow, that rare phenomenon that can be seen only on a clear night under a full moon. There have been reports of moonbows, the nocturnal .equivalents of rainbows, at .California's Yosemite National Park, at Waimea in Hawaii, and in New Zealand, but there are only two places in the world where scientists say moonbows occur regularly during ......more...A story of love and books in Bohemian New Orleans (Seattle Times)
Louise "Gypsy Lou" and Jon Edgar Webb were the force behind Loujon Press, which published works by Kenneth Patchen, Henry Miller, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs and introduced Charles Bukowski to the literary world....more... 'AFRICAN GIRL': New Novel Follows Trials and Tribulations of Young Girl and Her Famous Friends (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
What happens when Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln and the Pope meet? Find out in "AFRICAN GIRL" , the debut novel by teenage author R.R. Pravin....more... I am a peripatetic poet (Express India)
If his sharp mind made Kapil Sibal emerge as one of India's top legal eagles, it was his sense of humour that made him pen 84 poems, In this interaction with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7's Walk the Talk, the Union Science & Technology Minister talks about bureaucratic resistance, the Indo-US nuclear deal and the Left......more... Not your average poet: Award-winning writer/recycling coordinator is not what you'd expect (St. Cloud Times)
Larry Schug always has something to write about....more... Lake Villa Library shows off local authors (Grayslake Review)
It seems everyone has a story to tell, and the Lake Villa District Library is happy to oblige. Stroll through science fiction, poetry, even the how-to section and odds are you'll find many selections authored by your neighbors. The local author scene is hot. "We've seen an increase in the number of local authors and are delighted," said Paul Kaplan, head of the library's adult services department....more... Iran's expatriate poets speak out, in English and Farsi (The Daily Star Lebannon)
Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, thousands of intellectuals, activists and poets have left Iran, many fleeing to Europe and the United States. A new book brings together the work of 18 Iranian poets from this diaspora to share their experiences with a wider audience....more... What's Happening for August 15 (Oroville Mercury-Register)
Sound Meditation Come and balance your Chakras, deepn your meditation and heal yourself tonight, Aug....more... My marriage was a mistake (Salon.com)
I wanted to be the bride but I don't like being the wife. Now I face the toughest decision of my life....more... |