Rockland County, N.Y.'s new poet laureate Juan Pablo Mobili: "Poetry can remind us of shared humanity"
"Poetry can remind us of our shared humanity" Rockland's population is 20% foreign-born. Mobili, who is from Argentina and ...
Rockland County appoints poet laureate to show the power of literature
CBS News New York's Tony Aiello has more on the man who now holds the title. The president-elect said he had an “obligation” ...
Newark launches search for city’s first Poet Laureate to promote literary arts
The City of Newark is accepting applications for its inaugural Poet Laureate position, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced. The ...
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Do you have what it takes to be CT’s next state troubadour or poet? Here’s how to earn the title.
Some talented person you know can be the state’s next official troubadour or poet laureate. The Connecticut Office of the ...
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LA native and former poet laureate Amanda Gorman pens touching poem for hometown
Gorman said she released the poem as a fundraiser for the California Fire Foundation, which is offering financial support and ...
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Poet Rita Dove honors Beethoven’s friend, Black violinist George Bridgetower
Dove had stumbled upon George Augustus Bridgetower, a mixed-race violinist who had 15 minutes of fame and then was written out of history. In 2009, after extensive research and exploration, Dove ...
SC still doesn't have a poet laureate. Georgetown County just appointed its own.
Marlanda Dekine, a Plantersville community native and an accomplished poet, has been selected as the Georgetown County ...
Jay Snider reappointed as Oklahoma State Poet Laureate
Jay Snider has been reappointed as Oklahoma State Poet Laureate by Governor J. Kevin Stitt, extending his tenure in the ...
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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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.
Sudbury's poet laureate named a newsmaker of the year by francophone publication
Sudbury’s poet laureate, Alex Tétrault, was recently named one of 10 newsmakers of the year by Franco Presse, a publication ...
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 ...