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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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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State Opens Applications for Massachusetts' First Poet Laureate
Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Mass Cultural Council and Mass Humanities announced that ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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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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Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
Poet laureate and former probation officer Simon Armitage has published an ode to probation work – ‘A Life in the Day Of.’ ...
Clark County poet laureate sees magic in her art form, Las Vegas
Aside from being Clark County’s current poet laureate, Ashley “Ms. AyeVee” Vargas has represented Las Vegas in the ...
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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 ... I found myself at war with how do I celebrate who I am knowing people might ...