The Cathedral cements Pomona’s place in the music world
The Cathedral, Pomona's fourth venue, ushers in a new era for the music scene of the Inland Empire and Los Angeles County.
Five La Jollans to be featured in San Diego Writers Festival on April 5
Five speakers hailing from La Jolla will help celebrate storytelling during the sixth annual San Diego Writers Festival, ...
Mass. on verge of versifying with new poet laureate (The Republican Editorials)
The following editorial is from the opinion page of The Republican newspaper in Springfield. It reflects views of the ...
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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 ...
'Push the boundaries': Literacy advocate Zell Miller III is Austin's first poet laureate
For 176 years, the city Austin had no poet laureate. Plenty of creative people hung out here. The official post, however, did ...
Barbara Lee has avid fans in Oakland mayor’s race. But Loren Taylor is making it a contest
Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...
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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Best things to do this week in Los Angeles and Southern California: March 24 - 27
Writers events galore — from Sloane Crosley to WeHo’s poet laureate, a Tina Turner jazz tribute night, a Monday afternoon ...
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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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SBCC Tribute to Poetry Features First Latino U.S. Poet Laureate
Juan Felipe Herrera In celebration of National Poetry Month and the Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home initiative, Santa ...
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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Lincoln photographer Joel Sartore named Rotary's Nebraskan of the Year
Lincoln wildlife photographer Joel Sartore was recently named Nebraskan of the Year for his contributions to wildlife ...