Newark appoints Margie ‘Mia X’ Johnson as city’s first poet laureate
Johnson, an artist, educator, poet and community organizer deeply rooted in Newark, was selected for the role by a 15-member ...
South Dakota’s poet laureate honored with Western Heritage Award
Bruce Roseland, South Dakota’s poet laureate, is the winner of a 2025 Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy & ...
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Mendocino County’s first Poet Laureate Devreaux Baker gains national recognition
Devreaux Baker, Mendocino County’s first poet laureate, was about 19 years old when she left her home in Texas with her ...
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Nobel Laureate Odysseas Elytis Depicted Greek Struggle for Freedom
Odysseas Elytis, the Nobel Prize-winning poet, is regarded as one of Greece’s major poets and a major exponent of romantic ...
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Milwaukee's new poet laureate has taken art form to thousands of MPS students | Opinion
Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z ...
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Community poetry reading with Claudia Taylor
On Sunday, March 23, from 2 to 3:30 pm, a poetry reading featuring members of the community will take place at the Edgartown ...
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Remembering former Boston Poet Laureate Danielle Legros Georges
The award-winning poet died on Feb. 11 in Dorchester at the age of 60. Her friends, students and colleagues share memories ...