Turning a new leaf: Poet laureate resigns
Ready to give new voices a chance to fill the role she’s held for a decade, Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen is resigning. Sutphen, 71, is the state’s second poet laureate, ...
Tompkins County appoints a new Poet Laureate. Who is he and what are his responsibilities?
Tompkins County appointed its 12th Poet Laureate on Tuesday. Find out who he is and what the position entails.
Danielle Legros Georges, Boston’s second poet laureate, a beacon in the Haitian writing community, dies at 60
"We all engage in small and large acts of translation every day," she said of her work as a Haitian-born writer in "a city of immigrants" and "a nation of immigrants." ...
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The power of poetry: Junauda Petrus, the new Poet Laureate of Minneapolis
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the newly appointed Poet Laureate for the city of ...
Massachusetts announces its first state poet laureate position
The poet laureate will serve as an ambassador for the arts to promote creative expression and inspire writers across the ...
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Search on for city’s next poet laureate
The Winnipeg Arts Council is accepting nominations of local wordsmiths for the vacant literary ambassadorship, a role ...
Milwaukee Poet Laureate Shelly Conley uses words to inspire, heal, and empower
As we celebrate Black History Month, we shine a light on individuals like Shelly Conley—a poet, performer, author, and youth ...