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New poet laureate showcases Fresno communities in his work. He ‘redefines fearlessness’
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFresno will soon get comfortable – or, maybe not – with its newest poet laureate who...
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...
Knoxville's poet laureate RheaSunshine is wrapping up her term, so we wrote her a poem
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRhea Carmon's time as Knoxville’s poet laureate is coming to an end, but she'll never stop creating...
Greenville's Poet Laureate not living in 'what if,' continues to transform SC arts community
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGlenis Redmond believes life is precious. Greenville's first Poet Laureate walks and talks with...
New Vermont poet laureate Bianca Stone follows in the footsteps left by her grandmother
Gannett via AOL· 1 month agoThe new poet laureate of Vermont is following in the footsteps left by her grandmother less than 20...
What California’s poet laureate — from Modesto and a Stan State alum — told Turlock students
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLee Herrick began writing poems in high school in Modesto, then honed his craft at Stanislaus State...
Newsom names California’s new poet laureate. He adds to Fresno’s legacy in the art form
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoLee Herrick was teaching his Thursday poetry class at Fresno City College when some unexpected...
Poet and Nobel Laureate Louise Glück dies at 80
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLouise Glück, the former US Poet Laureate and 2020 Nobel Prize awardee whose poems considered and revealed truths about love, loss and survival, has died...
New Bedford's poet laureate — one of only 6 in MA — is reshaping how people think of poetry
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW BEDFORD — Poetry is not dead. Sarah Jane Mulvey, driven in her role as New Bedford's poet...
Detroit abounds in the work of a local poet who became world famous
Gannett via AOL· 3 months agoWhen Langston Hughes visited Detroit in April 1937, he was already at 36 a celebrated American...