South Dakota’s poet laureate honored with Western Heritage Award
Bruce Roseland, South Dakota’s poet laureate, is the winner of a 2025 Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy & ...
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Newark appoints Margie ‘Mia X’ Johnson as city’s first poet laureate
Margie “Mia X” Johnson has been named Newark’s first poet laureate, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced on March 12. The newly ...
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Mendocino County’s first Poet Laureate Devreaux Baker gains national recognition
Devreaux Baker, Mendocino County’s first poet laureate, was about 19 years old when she left her home in Texas with her ...
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Milwaukee's new poet laureate has taken art form to thousands of MPS students | Opinion
Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z ...
After the fires, looking back at COVID, Altadena writers to gather for library aid
Sarwar is a writer, artist and community activist who shares Altadena poet laureate honors with writer Lester Graves Lennon.
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Poetry Connection | Connecting with the Poetry Buffet in New Orleans
While the search for Santa Barbara’s next Poet Laureate is in full swing, I took a little time off to catch the last weekend ...
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Upcoming events in the Loveland area: Poetry reading, ‘Fight for the 19th Amendment’ talk and more
Our Collective Voices, a poetry reading celebrating the poetry and work of Loveland’s current poet laureate, Lynn Kincanon, ...
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Remembering former Boston Poet Laureate Danielle Legros Georges
The award-winning poet died on Feb. 11 in Dorchester at the age of 60. Her friends, students and colleagues share memories ...