CSO's music director Cristian Măcelaru celebrates diverse works in his first season
"I'm extremely excited to get to know the people of Cincinnati and for them to get to know me and to see how we create this ...
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Woody Guthrie, who skewered Trump’s father, on list for president’s statue garden
The legendary folk singer is among 250 being considered for President Donald Trump's proposed "Garden of American Heroes." ...
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[Opinion] After Florida Banned Amanda Gorman's Inaugural Poem, She Sent This Warning to Parents
When Amanda Gorman read her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at former President Joe Biden’s inauguration, she became the youngest ...
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Notable African Americans who helped change the world
Angelou was an American poet ... inspired by Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai to become a youth delegate for the UN in 2013. In 2014, she was chosen youth poet laureate of Los Angeles ...
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Rita Dove, Akron native and Pulitzer Prize winner, featured on PBS's 'Finding Your Roots'
A recent episode of the Emmy-nominated program that featured an Akron-native, known for being the first African American to serve as poet laureate of the United States. Rita Dove, a graduate of ...
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The story behind the woman who wrote Nevada’s state song
Nevada’s state song has long been a feature at some big Nevada events. It was sung, for instance, at the 2025 State of the ...
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Moline-raised writer returns to Quad-Cities to promote book on guitarist Jesse Ed Davis
Kirkus Reviews named Douglas Miller's biography of guitarist Jesse Ed Davis one of the best nonfiction books in 2024. "He's so underappreciated," Miller said on Davis' legacy.
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Frank X Walker Inducted into Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame
Frank X Walker, a groundbreaking poet, educator, and literary advocate has earned a spot in the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame ...