2 days ago · Poetry is what connects communities, though some people may think it’s not written for them, said Amy Dryansky, the Northampton poet laureate from 2017 to 2019. “Whenever folks are in an extreme situation, even people who don’t ordinarily read poetry, go to poetry — for solace or celebration or protest,” Dryansky said.

3 days ago · Mass Poetry has 12,000 current members and has held its annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival since its inception in 2008. Johnson said he hopes the person chosen as the state poet laureate can ...

4 days ago · A first ever Massachusetts poet laureate will be selected sometime this year. Poetry "enriches the civic life of Massachusetts in innumerable ways," Governor Maura Healey wrote in an executive ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Today, Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order creating the first-ever Poet Laureate of Massachusetts. This new, honorary position is intended to promote poetry and creative expression across the state, serve as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor’s ambassador of the arts, and inspire the next generation of writers.

Feb 3, 2025 · Boston — Today, Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order creating the first-ever Poet Laureate of Massachusetts. This new, honorary position is intended to promote poetry and creative expression across the state, serve as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor’s ambassador of the arts, and inspire the next generation of writers.

PRESS RELEASE: Torrance Seeking Inaugural Poet Laureate With support from The Torrance City Council, the Torrance Cultural Arts Commission is pleased to announce that for the first time, the City is...

The City of Torrance, through the recommendation Cultural Arts Commission, is inaugurating a Poet Laureate appointment for a two-year term. By definition, a poet laureate is a poet officially by government or conferring institution, typically expected …

2 days ago · As Porsha Olayiwola, MFA ’22, gave her final reading in the role of Boston Poet Laureate at the Museum of Fine Arts, she sat side-by-side with two other Emersonian laureates.. Since Boston’s Poet Laureate role was established by the city in 2008, all three poets have been Emerson alum or professors. On January 23, during The Poet’s Envoi at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Olayiwola, a ...

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Jan 9, 2025 · In this capacity, they will bring their voices and perspectives as poets to matters of institutional governance,” said Tess O’Dwyer, Board Chair. Limón, the current U.S. Poet Laureate, is the author of numerous acclaimed collections, including The Carrying and Bright Dead Things. Her poetry has received accolades for its profound ...