A post-release conversation with Himanshu Sharma, the writer of Atrangi Re
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Monthly Archives: December, 2021
Ayrshire – Popular bar Largs The Royal Oak inspired a beautiful poem
It was the end of an era for one of Largs’ last traditional old-fashioned pubs,…
A neighborhood fresco and its place in the history of SF
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Review of the 2021 cultural year – The Writer: Tom Chivers on mudlarking, Netflix and being “hyper-local”
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Owen Jones was the best he could be
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Namita Gokhale and Tamil writer Ambai win Sahitya Akademi award
Tamil feminist writer Ambai, Kannada biographer DS Nagabhushan, Telugu poet Goreti Venkanna and English writer…
Amanda Gorman publishes New Year’s poem “New Day’s Lyric”
Poet Amanda Gorman reads her commissioned poem “The Hill We Go Up” during the 59th…
Inlandia Institute offers free writing workshops | Culture & Leisure
The Inlandia Institute will once again host free writing workshops in Redlands. Executives of the…
New in paperback: “Women and Salt” and “Drug Use for Adults”
AGELESS: The new science for aging without aging, by Andrew Steele. (Anchor, 352 pages, $…
Dante’s “Divine Comedy” has been put into a ballet. It won’t meet your expectations (in a good way).
I now know why I am neither a composer nor a choreographer. As the first…
Emily says yes to a poet’s dress
The epilogue of Apple TV + Dickinson wrapped Emily (Hailee Steinfeld) in a uniform worthy…
Kathryn Schulz doesn’t see any pleasure in reading as culpable
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New Northwest anthology finds both terror and magic in the dark (A choir of voices from the Northwest) – High Country News – Knowing the West
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Turkish writer and poet Fahri Oz translates works of American literature into his mother tongue
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Amanda Gorman’s New Year’s poem will support IRC’s humanitarian work
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is honored that Amanda Gorman, the young poet who rose…
Handwritten poem by Tupac for an offer of $ 95,000 – VIBE.com
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The Recorder – Standing and proud: an exhibition at the Eric Carle museum pays tribute to African Americans
It all started with a poem, an ode to African Americans and their courage and…
Amanda Gorman launches New Years poem in partnership with Instagram
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‘Little Hero’ Peter Dodt, one of six killed in Devonport Bumping Castle tragedy, bids farewell at funeral service
Family and friends remember Hillcrest Primary School victim Peter Dodt as a “little hero” who…
Peter said goodbye to Hillcrest’s ‘little hero’ | Review of northern beaches
Family and friends remember Hillcrest Primary School victim Peter Dodt as a “little hero” who…
Dear Annie: Poem hopes to inspire readers to live their lives to the fullest.
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Prominent poets and writers attend Parveen Shakir Urdu festival and lead thought-provoking literary debates
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The writer’s office: yes it’s better than no
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Alauddin Khilji’s mirror legend Rani Padmini raises tensions again in Rajasthan, show at Chittorgarh fort halted after objections
The story of Rani Padmini and Alauddin Khilji remains controversial in Rajasthan. Shortly after Rajasthan’s…
Column: Books have long been a popular Christmas present | Chroniclers
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New collection of poems heavily influenced by Westmeath
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50 years of the best of female writing
During the 1970s, despite an industry dominated by men, women writers began to occupy a…
How a con artist fooled Bollywood and billionaires in India
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Oak Bay poet writes award-winning words about ‘rebel’ Emily Carr
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Have you ever heard of Huelga Schools in Houston? Probably not yet.
Lupe Mendez discovered an integral part of Houston’s past through a seventh-grade student’s story fair…
“Brown Girls”, a daring debut that follows her characters through life and beyond
Andreades follows his cohort through their careers, marriages, affairs and divorces, and into old age.…
“Spider-Man” movie retains its top spot
Peter Parker’s good fortune continued over the holiday weekend. Even with fierce competition from the…
The year in New York poetry
If the year 2020 seemed, for better or worse, to mark the start of a…
PM Modi praises the Telugu poet and librarian to Mann ki Baat
Hyderabad: In his weekly “Mann Ki Baat” address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated an elderly…
Mirza Ghalib 224th birthday: 10 love couplets from the legendary Urdu poet
Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore once recalled how her late husband and former Indian cricketer and…
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Poet Prabha Varma takes a foray into the classic Carnatic kritis – the New Indian Express
Express news service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It will be a new chapter in the decades-long poetic life…
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Structure of the poem: Edna St. Vincent Millay’s house gets a makeover
The house in Maine, hometown of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, is being restoredThroughThe Associated…
Four young writers reflect on writing during pandemic ahead of Assam Book Fair
Guwahati: The pandemic, which continues to evolve as new viral variants emerge, has left an…
Check Out Oklahoma’s Top Selling Books This Week
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The 10 Best Literature Blog Posts of 2021
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Obituary: Thomas Kinsella, the gifted poet who lived and breathed Dublin
It was a cheerful night in May 2007 and the large crowd at Dublin City…
IT WAS THE DAYS: The Manikodi movement
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Using poetry to understand grief during a very difficult year
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Emily of Holycross named UL Poet in Residence
Emily Cullen, a native of Holycross Ballycahill, has been named the Meskell UL Fifty First…
199 years later, historians still don’t know who wrote the most iconic Christmas poem
The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, better known by its opening line “‘Twas the…
Reluctant poet laureate publishes new work based on lockdown life in western Ireland
WHEN Rye Aker arrived in Ireland at the end of 2019, his task was simple.…
Naughty or nice, Mrs. Santa is the hardest working woman in the North Pole
Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in…
Thank God Santa Claus Rides A Sleigh: The Christmas Poems From Congress To Attack The Modi Government
Congress wrote poems this Christmas to attack the Modi government over rising fuel prices and…
Launch of a collection of Pashtun poetry
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Learn football – jazz and words from a great poet 12/26/2021
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Halifax poet seeks help from Mi’kmaq speakers to ease his father’s transition to long-term care
SYDNEY, NS – Rebecca Thomas knows the power of language. The award-winning poet is the…
Non-fiction books and 2021: the long road to recovery
All of the best research of 2021 had something to do with COVID-19, and that…
Microsoft Flight Simulator PMDG Boeing 737 & C-17 Globemaster Freeware Get new screenshots and development updates; Gaya GSE announced
Third-party developers have provided updates on upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Delta Simulations presented…
How Ms. Claus embodied 19th-century debates on women’s rights
Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem Account of a visit from Saint Nicholas redefined Christmas in…
THE BOOK SHELF: new books connect with nature, political heritage and fairies
In his new book, Voles, not moles: a personal journey in connection with nature, Soren…
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Ask SAM: How did the elves become Santa’s helpers? | Local news
According to the book “Christmas in America: A History”, in 1873, a popular magazine called…
Evocative and debated Irish poet Thomas Kinsella dies at 93
Academic Adrienne Leavy, writing in The Irish Times, saw Mr. Kinsella’s poetic career split into…
Follow the night before Christmas – Slog
Sorry kids, we can only afford “the green man ripping his clothes” this year. Getty…
Review: Kabir, Kabir: The Life and Work of the Early Modern-Age Poet-Philosopher By Purushottam Agrawal
In ‘Kabir, Kabir’ the author not only explores the words and lines of the Kabir…
‘Dickinson’ creator Alena Smith opens up on show’s final season
Beyond Alena Smith’s head, which is framed in my MacBook Air’s Zoom screen, there’s an…
Fury in China after the disappearance of Li Tiantian, an outspoken professor
Chinese social media sites echoed for days with a question that was greeted in silence…
Doctors use poetry to fight pandemic
A group of Irish doctors have self-prescribed poetry, amid the stress and strain of working…
magic mushrooms by Robert Graves; the last of Geraldine
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North High School Latinx Students Share Stories of Pain, Beauty Through Book of Poetry – CBS Denver
DENVER (CBS4)- In Class 165A at North High School in Denver, a group of Latinx…
The Recorder – The Orange sisters will organize the reading of a book of poetry
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Well, there we are. We are at the end of 2021 and I cannot say…
The best classic holiday songs and books, according to readers
Readers weigh “Listening to this song is like stepping back in time.” Opera singer Marianne…
The poet Paul Muldoon on the edition of the book “Lyrics” by Paul McCartney
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FREE VOLUNTARY ASTROLOGY: 23-29 Dec. | Astrology of Free Will | Pittsburgh
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Jess Redden writes honeymoon poem like a vacation not like they planned
Jess Redden wrote a poem as she and her husband Rob Kearney finally reached the…
California poet Major Bhupinder Singh Daler’s collection of ghazals published: The Tribune India
Tribune press service Amritsar, December 21 A collection of ghazals by the eminent Californian poet…
Chautauqua Literary Arts partners with the JHS class to present “Holidays in Poetry”
WRFA Jason sample speak with Sony Your Beloved, Michael I. Rudell Director of Literary Arts…
Award-winning writers share the importance of human connection in difficult times
Health comes first, of course. But for Tolu Oloruntoba, the separation induced by the pandemic…
Each cover tells a story and each point is a unique voice in the world of nation artist Seneca Marie Watt, on display at the Hunterdon Art Museum
NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | OVERVIEW | EVENTS By Ilène Dubé, JerseyArts.com originally published: 12/21/2021 This…
It is the shortest day of the year. Things can only get brighter from here
People walk their dogs along a narrow road as the first winter frost blankets the…
Meet Angelina Muñiz Huberman, a Mexican writer whose novels explore Sephardic history and crypto-Judaism
MEXICO (JTA) – When Angelina Muñiz Huberman was six years old, her mother closed the…
“The Letters of Thom Gunn” as a roadmap to San Francisco’s past
Thom Gunn was at the forefront of the development of what has become LGBT San…
the incarnation transcends the myth | EJ Hutchinson
IIt is the myth that gives life. That’s what CS Lewis says. In “Myth Became…
These books addressed inequalities in 2021 – Center for Public Integrity
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Creative shrine to help with bereavement
The West Cork Arts Center and the Irish Hospice Foundation are part of a new…
“It’s a privilege to have access to these personal ideas”: No Longer on Mute exhibit opens at Pennyweight Walk | Bendigo Advertiser
news, breaking news, news, bendigo, center of victoria, education, youth, art, exhibition, pennyweight walkYouth and…
Ai Weiwei’s “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows” is a memoir of resistance
Of the many reasons to write memoirs, the realization that the government might decide to…
Arooj Aftab is the pioneer of the DIY music movement in Pakistan
When Arooj Aftab was in high school, she learned to play guitar, recorded herself singing…
Marilyn Migiel wins the MLA Prize for her book on the “proto-feminist” poet
Marilyn Migiel, professor of Romance Studies, won the Modern Language Association’s Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione…
Cooking for Christmas – The New York Times
Hello. It’s getting quiet here in New York City, and I’m writing this knowing it’s…
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Cong leader Jairam Ramesh to congratulate Vishnupuram laureate on December 26
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The year the lights came back – the best of art and architecture of 2021 | Art and design
Adrian Searle’s Best Art Shows of the Year5. Derek Jarman: Protest!Manchester Art Gallery until April…
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Few critics of Urdu have been as controversial as Kaleemuddin Ahmad had become during his…
Scottish poet of New Cumnock pens works for 100th celebration
A REMARKED Scottish poet from New Cumnock had one of his new works included in…
Quest Art wants to hear from local bards for a ‘poetry slam’
Quest Art school + Gallery is looking for poets to participate in their first poetry…
YWP: Umami – VTDigger
Young Writers Project, an independent, Burlington-based nonprofit, inspires young people to write and use digital…
The 10 best soundtracks from the 60s movies
The 1960s continue to capture popular consciousness with films like Quentin Tarantino’s Once upon a…
The poetry collection reflects the passions of multidisciplinary artists
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A welcome effort to bring Tamil poetry to the English literary world | Print edition
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Accept darkness as the gentle companion of light
I laughed at the number of times I prayed for a sign to let me…
Conversations on composition in Paul McCartney’s volumes
If he hadn’t become a musician, says Paul McCartney, he probably would have been an…
Qaiser Nizami: Kashmir’s only Grammy-nominated singer
In 1992 he sent his song recording to All India Radio, New Delhi with the…
Find the perfect gift for book lovers this season
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Nottingham City Center Phone Booth celebrates the poetry of the telephone
Nottingham Trent University restored Kiosk No.8 and placed it on Shakespeare Street – outside the…
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The Center cannot hold January 27
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