Former Cincinnati poet Laureate wins national award
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Academy of American Poets has awarded Cincinnati poet Manuel Iris a prestigious national award.
Novelist Silas House talks in Oak Ridge about how teachers, books change lives
It's taken a long time to bring Silas House to Oak Ridge. He's a bestselling novelist, Kentucky's poet laureate, a Berea College instructor, and more.
Former NSU professor & Louisiana Poet Laureate wins 26th Louisiana Writer Award
The State Library of Louisiana announced that Julie Kane, professor emerita of English at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches was named the winner of the 26th Louisiana Writer Award.
New book festival headlines long list of things to do this weekend
Richland Library's Read Freely Fest runs Friday through Sunday; also on the list: craft beer, mac & cheese, comedy, and lots ...
'Push the boundaries': Literacy advocate Zell Miller III is Austin's first poet laureate
The first to fill that position, administered by the Austin Public Library for a two-year term, is veteran theater artist and ...
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Advanced Imaging Reveals Crossed-Out Words in the Poems of Alfred Tennyson
The 19th-century English poet was a "prolific reviser" who tested out many variations of his work before publication. A new ...
Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash, Tony Brown named 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
The trio of music icons – Kenny Chesney, Tony Brown and June Carter Cash – were named Tuesday as the 2025 class to the ...
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Kinky Friedman’s Final Album Is a Hard Look at Mortality. It Might Be His Best.
This was also true of Friedman’s last two records, but the contemplation of loss and mortality cuts closer to the bone on ...
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 ...