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L.A. poet Amanda Gorman performs at Karen Bass' inauguration
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmanda Gorman performs an original poem during Karen Bass' mayoral inauguration Sunday at Microsoft...
From Westchester to the White House: The ‘poet of the people’ wins National Humanities Medal
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRichard Blanco couldn’t have written a better full circle moment. Ten years ago, the Miami-raised...
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· 11 months agoRhea Carmon's time as Knoxville’s poet laureate is coming to an end, but she'll never stop creating...
Amanda Gorman, Inaugural Poet, Plans To Run For President
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen President-elect Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, Amanda...
Amanda Gorman's poem for Biden's inauguration barred for younger children by Florida school
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA poem written for President Joe Biden's inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a...
'We could not have asked for anyone better': Iowa City student reflects on year as Poet Ambassador
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne year ago, Shreya Khullar was the newly inaugurated Iowa Student Poet Ambassador. Now, she’s a...
9-year-old Harlem student becomes New York state poet laureate
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Kayden Hern, 9, spoke as poet laureate at the inauguration of New York Gov. Kathy...
Poet speaks up after Miami-Dade school bars elementary students from reading her poem
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA nationally known poet said Tuesday she is “gutted” after learning that a school in Miami-Dade...
Teaneck names former Air Force sergeant as its first poet laureate. Here's what he'll do
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTEANECK — U.S. Air Force sergeant, New York City Transit senior director, and poet laureate? Scott...
Live updates: Gov. Andy Beshear’s inauguration kicks off his 2nd term in Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 5 months agoGov. Andy Beshear will kick off his second term in office Tuesday with his inauguration. The...