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The next US poet laureate has KY roots. What to know about the prestigious position
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoThe position of U.S. poet laureate has been historically vague. Here’s what the poet is actually...
Meet Nandi Comer, Michigan's first poet laureate since the 1950s
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMichigan is about to meet Nandi Comer, the state's first poet laureate in more than 60 years. But...
Ada Limón is a poet laureate for the 21st century, exploring 'what it looks like to have America in...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAda Limón is the 24th U.S. poet laureate. Shawn Miller/Library of Congress“Ada Limón is a poet who...
April is National Poetry Month: Here’s a look at Sacramento’s poet laureate
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAndru Defeye shouldn’t be here. Sacramento’s current poet laureate, a 38-year-old Oak Park resident,...
Ada Limón is the first U.S. poet laureate appointed to a second term
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoAward-winning Mexican American poet Ada Limón has been appointed to serve a historic two-year second...
Detroit abounds in the work of a local poet who became world famous
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen Langston Hughes visited Detroit in April 1937, he was already at 36 a celebrated American...
Our newest U.S. Poet Laureate shows us how to be Americans together
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoWith unforgettable poems such as “Instructions on Not Giving Up” and “American Pharoah,” it was no...
Ada Limón named the 24th U.S. poet laureate
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe country's next poet laureate, Ada Limón, has long thought of her work as a public art form. “I grew up with poetry being in the community,” says...
To infinity and ballad: Poet laureate, KY writer Ada Limón participating in NASA mission
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoU.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, a resident of Lexington, is collaborating with NASA on an upcoming...
Poetry events this week help kick off literary year
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBook lovers, how about starting the year off talking poetry? New Louisiana Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin will introduce herself to Northwest Louisiana...
