Poet Billy Collins likes to leave his audiences ‘pleasantly disoriented’
The acclaimed poet talks inspiration, taking poetry to the people, and touring with singer-songwriter Aimee Mann ahead of his ...
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Poet wanted: Newark now accepting applications for its first-ever poet laureate
The City of Newark has launched its inaugural Poet Laureate program, Mayor Ras Baraka announced on Tuesday.
Newark Starts Search For Its First-Ever Poet Laureate
The City of Newark has just announced that it is accepting applications for its inaugural Poet Laureate for a 2-year term ...
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Milwaukee’s youth poet laureate is helping up-and-coming poets grow
Aleena Ahmed, a Bengali American poet and a junior at Nicolet High School, was selected as the youth poet laureate last ...
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A Poet Laureate reaches for the stars as Ada Limón returns to Maui
Traveling 1.8 billion miles to reach Jupiter’s Europa moon by 2030, NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft carries an array of ...
Search Begins For Newark’s First-Ever Poet Laureate (How To Apply)
Mayor: “Verse and spoken word is in our blood – and I am proud that Newark is adding this program as a heartbeat at our ...
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PT poet laureate seeks new civic language
Bookshop owner, publisher and writer Conner Bouchard-Roberts is halfway through his appointment as Port Townsend’s first poet ...
Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola Highlights Marginalized Authors And Builds Community With New Bookstore
Opened in November 2024, justBook-ish stands out for a few reasons. It’s one of the few Black-owned bookstores in Boston and ...
Boston’s poet laureate opens ‘first of its kind’ independent bookstore in Dorchester
People do rest as a political act, but I’m arguing for leisure and fun and joy as a kind of political act,’ says bookshop ...
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‘Freedom inside your mind’: Louisiana Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin shares poetry in prisons
As Louisiana Poet Laureate, Alison Pelegrin, writer in residence at Southeastern Louisiana University, is Louisiana’s acting ...
Nebraska’s next state poet is a Jewel, first African American to fill role
Nebraska’s next state poet is a fixture around poetry slams and political events in the state’s largest city, having spoken ...
Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola’s Bookstore Highlights Community And Marginalized Authors
JustBookish, a bookstore co-founded by Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola, seeks to be a space for Boston's community to ...