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 ...
The Santa Barbara Independent10h
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 ...
Texas Monthly1d
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 ...
The State News1dOpinion
COLUMN: Masaki Takahashi is doing something different
Since getting into poetry as a teenager, Masaki Takahashi has been performing with a style that bridges the gap between ...
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 ...
BYU News1d
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 ...
The Bay Area is buzzing with a super bloom of spring fun
After a dark and stormy winter, all signs point to a sunny and warm start of spring. Add an energetic burst of fun to your agenda and celebrate with these Bay Area events offering welcome rays of hope ...
The Lowell Sun1d
Beacon Hill Roll Call: How local reps voted on rules
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from recent debate on the House rules. There were no ...
Noozhawk2d
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 ...
40/29 News2d
Crystal Bridges' Indigenous art exhibit wraps
The last day to see "The American Sunrise: Indigenous Art" exhibit at Crystal Bridges is Sunday, March 23. Starting at 11 a.m. at the Momentary on Sunday, March 23, there's a screening of three films ...