Costa Mesa names UC Irvine poetry instructor Danielle Hanson its first poet laureate
An Irvine resident who has been writing poetry for 30 years and has published two books of poems, will produce original pieces and lead workshops at Costa Mesa-sponsored events under a two-year ...
What is a poet laureate? Meet the first Black person to hold the post in Corpus Christi.
Kiya Vance is Corpus Christi's poet laureate. He is the sixth person and the first Black person to hold the title.
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State poet laureate is WVC professor Derek Sheffield
The eighth Washington state poet laureate is Wenatchee’s own poet and professor Derek Sheffield. During his two-year term as ...
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Poets Laureate from Near and Far Read at PoemCity
With poets laureate from Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Prince Edward Island, 492 poems in downtown windows, 19 events, ...
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City of Santa Barbara to appoint new Poet Laureate for National Poetry Month
The Santa Barbara City Council is getting ready to appoint a new Poet Laureate. George Yatchisin is slated to be appointed by ...
William Wordsworth’s last home is up for sale – returning it to a private residence would be a loss for the UK’s cultural heritage
It was at Rydal Mount that Wordsworth truly settled, building a ‘writing hut’ and extensively landscaping the grounds to his ...
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“This is a life now:” A Q&A with MFA candidate Andrew Chi Keong Yim on poetry, place, and practice
Andrew Chi Keong Yim has a fixation with place. Whether it’s in wandering the fluorescent halls of a mall or by interrogating the role that Asian Americans have in settling on native soil in the ...
Tying 'Invisible Strings,' author brings together 113 poets to write about Taylor Swift
Kristie Frederick Daugherty is celebrating National Poetry Month in April by partnering with Swift Alert to connect Swifties to poetry.
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Detroit Poet Laureate Jessica Care Moore to Deliver Inaugural Address for National Poetry Month April 1
Acclaimed poet and Detroit’s first official Poet Laureate in over two decades, Jessica Care Moore, will deliver her inaugural ...
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National Poetry Month Reading Series Returns to Reno this week
National Poetry Reading series makes a comeback in Reno, Nevada, breathing additional life into the city's literary landscape ...
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 newspaper’s leadership and not necessarily those of MassLive.com. Readers are ...
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 ...