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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...
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...
Poet Amanda Gorman criticizes book ban effort in Florida targeting Biden's inauguration poem
ABC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAfter news broke that Amanda Gorman's historic poem "The Hill We Climb" was moved to the middle...
Amanda Gorman's poem for Biden's inauguration barred for younger children by Florida school
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA poem written for President Joe Biden's inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a...
Indianapolis native, National Youth Poet Laureate finalist builds bridges through poetry
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Alyssa Gaines was in third grade, her teacher assigned the class to write a poem about a color....
Poetic politician: Maine governor's skills include verse
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany Mainers know Democratic Gov. Janet Mills as a level-headed leader, a pragmatic politician or...
Poet speaks up after Miami-Dade school bars elementary students from reading her poem
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA nationally known poet said Tuesday she is “gutted” after learning that a school in Miami-Dade...
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...
Greenville's First Youth Poet Laureate, Anna Castro Spratt, uses her writing for advocacy
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf Riverside High School sophomore Anna Castro Spratt could trade places with one writer for the...
What to know about inauguration events for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's second swearing-in
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 12 will be a busy day in Frankfort, as Kentuckians gather for Gov. Andy Beshear's inauguration....