Rockford names Poet Laureate for 2025, 2026
The Rockford Area Arts Council, Rockford Public Library and the City of Rockford team up to honor a resident who promotes literacy and literature in the city. Lydia Kozlowski is named the 2025 to 2026 ...
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Montgomery County poet Dave M. Parsons pens new memoir on coming of age in Austin
David M. Parsons, 2011 Texas State Poet Laureate and Montgomery County resident, has a new memoir out from TCU Press.
David Lynch Was L.A.’s Dark Poet Laureate (Guest Column)
An L.A. native, John Lopez has written for Strange Angel, Seven Seconds, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Terminal List. He ...
FULL INTERVIEW: Douglas Powell (Roscoe Burnems), first Poet Laureate of Richmond
City of Richmond leaders gathered Monday morning to give remarks in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The event, “In ...
Newark launches search for city’s first Poet Laureate to promote literary arts
The City of Newark is accepting applications for its inaugural Poet Laureate position, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced. The ...
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West Virginia Poet Laureate to present an evening of poetry at Marietta College
The Esbenshade Series and Marietta College plan to welcome Marc Harshman, West Virginia’s Poet Laureate since 2012, for an ...
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Virginia's poet laureate shares a love for science with VMI cadets
Governor Glenn Youngkin has further defined his administration by appointing a new poet laureate for the state. She’s a ...
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Poet Amanda Gorman pens tribute to crews battling the Los Angeles wildfires
Renowned poet and Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman has penned a heartfelt tribute to first responders battling the wildfires ...
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Poet Laureate Simon Armitages embarks on the next leg of his 10-year library tour
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is embarking on the next leg of his 10-year tour of the UK’s libraries, visiting L to M ...
Madison’s youth poet laureate learns to embrace, thrive in poetry
Justin Festge Russell’s first foray into poetry was less a calling and more of an assignment, but his interest in the craft ...
Rockland County appoints poet laureate to show the power of literature
CBS News New York's Tony Aiello has more on the man who now holds the title. The president-elect said he had an “obligation” ...
Sudbury's poet laureate named a newsmaker of the year by francophone publication
Sudbury’s poet laureate, Alex Tétrault, was recently named one of 10 newsmakers of the year by Franco Presse, a publication ...