Former Boston Poet Laureate Danielle Legros Georges died on Feb. 11 in Dorchester at the age of 60. Her partner, Tom Laughlin, and her brothers Gerard, Bernard and Stephan were by her side ...
Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola isn’t just a wordsmith—she’s a community builder. Her latest project, justBook-ish, an independent bookstore in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is as much ...
JustBook-Ish in Dorchester is one of several bookshops popping up to provide a "third place" in our community.
A long-awaited and eagerly anticipated “literary gathering space” is opening in Dorchester’s Field Corner neighborhood. JustBook-ish, a bookstore founded by Boston’s poet laureate Porsha ...
The Tompkins County Legislature appointed Dan Rosenberg as the county’s Poet Laureate on Tuesday evening. Rosenberg succeeded Janie E. Bibbie to become the 12th Poet Laureate of Tompkins County.
Johnson, an artist, educator, poet and community organizer deeply rooted in Newark, was selected for the role by a 15-member ...
Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, a distinguished professor, has been named Michigan's third poet laureate. Boyd is an award-winning author with 13 published books and a passion for promoting poetry.