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 ...
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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 ...
Austin names its first-ever official Poet Laureate
Austin's first Poet Laureate will hold a two-year position to promote poetry, literacy and literary arts in Austin.
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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 ...
A Springfield school librarian reads kids a poem a week. It inspired a book.
Angela Knight, library media specialist at Harrison Elementary, wrote the forward for the new book. She was also awarded SPS ...
The Austin Chronicle5d
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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BMCA hosts an unforgettable evening of poetry
Mildred Barya is a Ugandan poet and fiction writer who has authored three poetry books: "Give Me Room to Move My Feet," "The ...
Newark appoints Margie ‘Mia X’ Johnson as city’s first poet laureate
Johnson, an artist, educator, poet and community organizer deeply rooted in Newark, was selected for the role by a 15-member ...
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 ...
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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, ...