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Diannely Antigua, Portsmouth poet laureate, awarded $50K by Academy of American Poets
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPORTSMOUTH — The Academy of American Poets has tapped Portsmouth poet laureate Diannely Antigua as...
Red Sox poet laureate, day-game announcer Dick Flavin, of Quincy, dies at 86
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoQUINCY − Day-game announcer at Fenway Park, poet laurate for the Boston Red Sox, TV political...
Inside Barbados' Historic Push for Slavery Reparations
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEsther Phillips, the first poet laureate of Barbados, photographed at her home. She has been a vocal...
10 Famous Poets Who Left an Indelible Mark on Literature
Biography via Yahoo News· 8 months ago10 Famous PoetsGetty Images Starting in ancient times and continuing through the modern age, poetry...
Ted Hughes, 25 years on: Now, more than ever, the poet is the voice for our times
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMCCRUM ON BOOKS: The poet laureate, who died a quarter of a century ago today, believed his...
See the 'ghost' caught on video at a historic New England hotel: 'Skeptic' owners uneasy
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPORTSMOUTH — Spooky season is in full swing, and the owners of one New England restaurant in a small...
Tube poet encourages writers to ‘bring who they are to the field’
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoA writer who was wowed when he saw his poem featured on London tube carriages has encouraged budding...
Exeter LitFest 2023: NY Times bestselling author Rabia Chaudry, homegrown talent and more
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEXETER — The Exeter LitFest will kick off Friday with a roaring '20s party before the main event on...
Poetry from Daily Life: For a ballad, pick a beat and pick a rhyme, then stick with it
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSince Poetry from Daily Life began Nov. 5, you’ve met poets from Missouri, Nebraska, New York,...
A poet and novelist excavates her Appalachian roots one recipe at a time | Opinion
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDon’t call it a cookbook. A meditation, maybe. An elegy of memory, loss, and taste. The spoken word...