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 ...
Former Cincinnati Poet Laureate wins national award
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Academy of American Poets has awarded Cincinnati poet Manuel Iris a prestigious national award.
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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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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 Barbara City College (SBCC) will ...
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Tompkins County poet laureate talks Buttermilk Falls, Ithaca winters and fatherhood
Tompkins County's new poet laureate is Dr. Dan Rosenberg. Rosenberg is the author of the poetry collections Bassinet, Thigh’s ...
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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 ...
'Push the boundaries': Literacy advocate Zell Miller III is Austin's first poet laureate
The first to fill that position, administered by the Austin Public Library for a two-year term, is veteran theater artist and ...
Poetry saves kids' lives. Slashing its funding is a mistake | Opinion
The arts are often written off as worthless, or certainly not worth the federal funding that they receive. But young poets ...