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State Opens Applications for Massachusetts' First Poet Laureate
Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Mass Cultural Council and Mass Humanities announced that ...
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 ...
'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 ...
Anchorage Daily News10d
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 ...
Wolverines Wire22d
Milwaukee's new poet laureate has taken art form to thousands of MPS students | Opinion
Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is ...
Fenland Citizen8d
Felix Dawson crowned 2025 Fenland Poet Laureate with Isla Jackson named Young Fenland Poet Laureate
It was a night of celebration and literary excellence as the 2025 Fenland Poet Laureate Awards honoured the district’s finest ...
TheHour13d
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 ...
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Brown professor Kwame Dawes starts term as poet laureate of Jamaica
As poet laureate, Dawes “is tasked with stimulating a greater appreciation ... civilized about a country that values its poets in this manner.” Matthew Shenoda, chair of the Department of Literary ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel22d
Milwaukee's new poet laureate has taken art form to thousands of MPS students | Opinion
Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z ...