Dayton’s first-ever poet laureate is Sierra Leone
The City of Dayton has selected its first-ever poet laureate. Sierra Leona will serve as Dayton’s first poet laureate. Leone ...
Massachusetts announces its first state poet laureate position
The poet laureate will serve as an ambassador for the arts to promote creative expression and inspire writers across the ...
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At long last a poet laureate will bring verse to people of Massachusetts
A first ever Massachusetts poet laureate will be selected sometime this year. Poetry "enriches the civic life of ...
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Dayton will announce its first poet laureate this week
A poet laureate is a person appointed by a government who will compose poems presented at special occasions and events. “The City of Dayton’s poet laureate will serve a two-ye ...
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Gov. Pritzker and First Lady Pritzker Announce Open Applications for Next Illinois Poet Laureate
Governor JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker announced an open call for poets statewide to apply to be considered as the ...
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Newark launches search for city’s first Poet Laureate to promote literary arts
The City of Newark is accepting applications for its inaugural Poet Laureate position, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced. The Poet Laureate will serve a two-year term starting this year with the goal ...
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Sierra Leone chosen as Dayton’s first poet laureate, officials announce
Sierra Leone will serve as the first poet laureate for the City of Dayton, officials announced Friday in a media event at the Paul Laurence Dunbar House Visitor Center.