'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 ...
S.F.’s Poet Laureate awarded $175,000 as part of prestigious literary prize
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 solely on their craft, with eight ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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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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Athens Poet Laureate, hip hop artists to perform at historic Brunswick cultural event
The historic Igbo resistance at Ebo Landing will be honored with a multidisciplinary show at Brunswick, Georgia's Ritz Theatre on Saturday.
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Norwalk woman is named as the city's new poet laureate: ‘Amplify diverse voices’
Katherine E. Schneider, described as a civically engaged poet, will serve a two-year term to promote creative expression and ...
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 ...
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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, ...
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The Metro: Celebrating the impact of women on hip-hop culture, design
Hip Hop Architect Michael Ford joined the show with Detroit Poet Laureate jessica Care Moore to discuss the intersection of ...