Oh said she was surprised when she discovered that Dawes was Jamaica’s poet laureate. “He did not tell any of us about it,” she added. “I honestly don’t think he wants to make a big deal of it.” ...

Erin Levinson of El Dorado County also recognized as Poetry Ourselves winner for original student work, “Metaphors” March 18, 2025 - SACRAMENTO, CA – Selah Johnson of Los Angeles County is this year’s ...

In the Young Fenland Poet Laureate category, 15-year-old Isla Jackson from Wisbech Grammar School took the title with her poem "When." Councillor Sennitt Clough said: "This is a remarkable poem for a ...

A virtual nod to the power of verse: April is nigh upon us, and with ... on April 24 on poets.org. Starting at 4:30 p.m. Pacific time and hosted by our national poet laureate Ada Limón, a lineup ...

Fenland Poet Laureate runner-up, Toni Fell (right), and third prize winner Paul Dance ... “But we can find it in song lyrics, in football chants and many of us grew up with it as it’s used to teach ...

When her students said the NBA great’s legendary game never happened Janai Meschery brought in her father, who was Wilt ...

This workshop, for all abilities, will culminate in a performance with Tony Award-winner Ali Stroker and participation ... Write to Heal study facilitator, Birmingham Poet Laureate and UAB AIM artist ...

Planetariums typically show us the stars, but this time ... compositions and a trio of new works setting words by Oregon poet laureate emerita, Paulann Petersen. 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, May ...

TV and social media to connect us.” The event will be headlined by acclaimed writers including Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Turkish-British novelist Elif Shafak, playwright Hanif Kureishi ...