S.F.’s Poet Laureate awarded $175,000 as part of prestigious literary prize
San Francisco’s Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin has been awarded Yale University’s prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize. The $175,000 literary award aims to provide writers the financial means to focus ...
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Poetry Connection | Get to know Santa Barbara’s Next Poet Laureate
There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...
Clark County poet laureate sees magic in her art form, Las Vegas
Aside from being Clark County’s current poet laureate, Ashley “Ms. AyeVee” Vargas has represented Las Vegas in the ...
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Zell Miller III Named Austin’s First Poet Laureate
Austin has now joined the ranks of Texas cities who have a designated poet laureate.
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BYU professor and former Utah Poet Laureate recognizes the sacred in everyday life
BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...
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Norwalk woman is named as the city's new poet laureate: ‘Amplify diverse voices’
NORWALK – Katherine E. Schneider, who has been appointed as Norwalk's new poet laureate, said she looks "forward to ...
KVUE6d
Austin names its first-ever official Poet Laureate
AUSTIN, Texas — The city of Austin named its first-ever poet laureate on Tuesday. Zell Miller III will hold a two-year position to promote poetry, literacy and literary arts in Austin ...
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Iowa Poet Laureate Vince Gotera reads to IVH residents and staff
A U.S Army veteran who had his first poem published at age six was on hand Tuesday afternoon to read from his published works ...
Anchorage Daily News2d
Tom Sexton, former state Poet Laureate, is remembered for his ‘unbelievable’ influence teaching Alaska writers
As an English and creative writing professor at UAA for nearly 25 years, Sexton spurred young writers to chase opportunity ...
The Hour6d
Norwalk woman is named as the city's new poet laureate: ‘Amplify diverse voices’
NORWALK – Katherine E. Schneider, who has been appointed as Norwalk's new poet laureate, said she looks "forward to celebrating the power of poetry as a tool for expression, connection and ...