This Shorewood native mentored the renowned 22-year-old poet who performed at the Super Bowl and ...
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Shelton poet shares personal prose about what shaped him in 'Tempest'
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Thanks to Undocupoets, poets don't need papers to be heard
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Drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen dropped
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Ella Emhoff, stepdaughter of Kamala Harris, makes runway modeling debut
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PIX: The Inauguration Of President Joe Biden
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You've heard of Amanda Gorman. Now get to know two Black Affrilachian poets from Louisville
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Literary history from the year you were born
Ashley County Ledger· 6 hours agoLawrence Ferlinghetti, a poet, painter, activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, died on Feb. 22 in San Francisco. He was 101...