Indianapolis native Alyssa Gaines selected as 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlyssa Gaines, an 18-year-old from Indianapolis, was named the 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate May...
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....
April is National Poetry Month: Here’s a look at Sacramento’s poet laureate
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAndru Defeye shouldn’t be here. Sacramento’s current poet laureate, a 38-year-old Oak Park resident,...
Greenville's First Youth Poet Laureate, Anna Castro Spratt, uses her writing for advocacy
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIf Riverside High School sophomore Anna Castro Spratt could trade places with one writer for the...
Amanda Gorman talks poetry, the pandemic and 405 traffic on first day of L.A. Times Festival of...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, speaks during the The Los Angeles Times...
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· 6 months agoRhea Carmon's time as Knoxville’s poet laureate is coming to an end, but she'll never stop creating...
Greenville's Poet Laureate not living in 'what if,' continues to transform SC arts community
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGlenis Redmond believes life is precious. Greenville's first Poet Laureate walks and talks with...
15 Minutes With ... Poet Glenis Redmond
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWords can breathe life into those who hear them. Glenis Redmond knows their import, and she wields them with a spirit of caring and healing. As the City...
Holy Cross professor Oliver de la Paz is Worcester's next Poet Laureate
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWORCESTER — Award-winning poet and College of the Holy Cross associate professor Oliver de la Paz...
Amanda Gorman continues her climb and inspires a nation
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoAmanda Gorman captured the hearts of the world after performing her inspirational poem, “The Hill We...