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A preliminary proposal calls for the selection of a poet for a two-year term that would include public readings, school ...

Slam Connection, founded by Williamsburg poet laureate LaCroy Nixon, saw success at both the Virginia Team Poetry Slam ...

Linda Parsons becomes Knoxville's fifth Poet Laureate, following Joseph Woods, and is recognized for her literary ...

Jaiden Dokken, former Clallam County poet laureate and grand marshal of the 2025 Sequim Pride Parade, addresses the audience ...

Writer and musician David Romtvedt, a former Wyoming state poet laureate who also worked in Centrum’s folk arts program for many years, is returning to Port Townsend this week.

Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC World Service's archive and chooses In the Studio: Dana Gioia: Poet Laureate of California. Dana Gioia is a man with a mission: to take poetry to the whole state, reading ...

Kansas poet laureate Traci Brimhall is offering poetic sustenance to Kansas and beyond. Brimhall, two years into her term, is busy, and her appointment has seen an outpouring of support and excitement ...

Birmingham’s first poet laureate Salaam Green released a new book this week to coincide with the Juneteenth holiday. The ...

Derek Sheffield sat down with The Seattle Times to talk about the role of poet laureate, his love of language and what he’s ...

In honor of the city's bicentennial, Jacksonville poet laureate Andy Mitchell is writing a series of poems centered on the ...