'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 ...
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City of Victoria names new poets laureate
Victoria has a new pair of literary ambassadors: Kyeren Regehr and Shauntelle Dick-Charleson have been named the City of Victoria’s new poet laureate and youth poet laureate, respectively.
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St. Louis is looking for its next poet laureate
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Jane Ellen Ibur recites some of her poetry after becoming St. Louis city's third poet laureate, Friday, April 12, 2019 ...
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Poetry Connection | Get to Know Santa Barbara’s Next Poet Laureate
My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will become Santa Barbara’s next Poet Laureate. I will be passing the laurels onto him on April 22 at City Hall. Before George’s inauguration, ...
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Norwalk woman is named as the city's new poet laureate: ‘Amplify diverse voices’
Schneider, who has been appointed as Norwalk's new poet laureate, said she looks "forward ... Additionally, she will work with local youth and community groups to create new works inspired by ...
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Rockford names 2025 Poet Laureate, Youth Poet
Autumn Rose Smith was named as the 2025 Youth Poet. Smith is currently a junior at Boylan, and had her first poem published in Futures, a book by Appelley Publishing, while she was in the 4th Grade.
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Former Cincinnati Poet Laureate wins national award
Iris, born in 1983, has an impressive literary and educational background. He served as Poet Laureate of Cincinnati and has been Writer-in-Residence at both the Cincinnati and Hamilton County ...
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Alumna, award-winning poet and Detroit author named Michigan Poet Laureate
Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, BA ’71, MA ‘72, a celebrated poet and author, was named Michigan’s third poet laureate. The announcement, made in February by the Michigan Department of Education and the Library ...
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Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
When now-poet laureate Simon Armitage retired from the Probation Service, his dad was “a bit miffed”. “I went into probation because my dad was a probation officer,” Armitage tells Big Issue. “He was ...
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Call for 2025-2028 New Mexico Poet Laureate applications
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The New Mexico Poet Laureate Program is a partnership between New Mexico Arts and the New Mexico State ...
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Alabama poet laureate to speak at Decatur's inaugural women's celebration
Jones, who in 2021 was selected as the youngest and first person of color to serve as Alabama's poet laureate, pointed to that moment as fueling her passion for poetry. "That day, I went home from ...