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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...
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...
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage on ‘personal’ poem for the Queen
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoPoet Laureate Simon Armitage has said he used the Queen’s name in his tribute piece to her because...
Diannely Antigua, Portsmouth poet laureate, says her trauma brings power to her writing
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPORTSMOUTH — The first of many journals Diannely Antigua has written in throughout her life was a...
Column: 23rd U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo to visit MGA, Ocmulgee Mounds Tuesday
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWorried there’s nothing to do in the week ahead? Don’t be. Opportunities to get out and about abound...
Charleston poet laureate Marcus Amaker’s tenure ending
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoThe City of Charleston’s first poet laureate is nearing the end of his appointment. Marcus Amaker,...
'Moving' experience: Poet laureate inspires Worcester students
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWORCESTER — It was an unforgettable experience for Solei Banks. Banks put her hand over her heart...
Ada Limón Named the 24th U. S. Poet Laureate
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday the Library of Congress announced that Ada Limón will become the United States’s 24th poet laureate in the autumn. She joins the ranks of such...
'The truth is, one nation under guns': Poet and activist Amanda Gorman shares emotional poem...
Yahoo Life Pop Culture via AOL· 2 years agoPoet and activist Amanda Gorman wrote a touching poem following a school shooting in Ulvade, Texas....
Poetry from Daily Life: Ted Kooser digs into that feeling of a 'First Snow'
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThis week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Ted Kooser, who lives on an acreage near Garland,...