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- W.S. Merwin Named Poet Laureate of the U.S. 2010What is the Poet Laureate anyway? And who is W.S. Merwin, 2010 appointee to that position?
Nipsey Russell: African American Comedian was Hailed as "The Poet Laureate of Television"A short biography of African American comedian Nipsey Russell- Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program Invites Your Submissions. Win $500The MCPLP was created by Philadelphia poet, Joanne Leva. She started as a single mother soaking up any poetry she could find.
- PoetryWITS: A Poetry Program in Philadelphia and Surrounding SchoolsElizabeth Rivers, 2008 Montgomery County Poet Laureate, created PoetryWITS to bring poetry back into schools and to children. It is also an annual poetry contest.
- My Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Poet Laureate of Oregon William StaffordMeeting William Stafford at a writers conference changed my life and my way of looking at poetry.
Indie Rock's Poet Laureate, the Decemberists, Announce New EPA look at Portland, Oregon based band The Decemberists upcoming EP release; Long Live the King.- Park Slope Poet Laureate Tina Chang Reads at the Academy of American Poets ForumBrooklyn's first female poet laureate Tina Chang wants to demystify poetry and make it accessible to all, dismantling the misperception that it is an esoteric art form. Her "ultimate goal is to break down the wall between people and poetry."
AnswerbagWhat's the tallest suspension bridge? France's Millau bridge. Is Barack Obama a mason? No, but "they'd be proud."- My Poet Uncle DasarathiMy Uncle Dasarathi fought against the despotic Muslim ruler, Nizam of Hyderabad who refused to join with the rest of the India and he wrote on the walls of the jail,'Nizam is like spider webs collected for generations.'
- The Poet Lariatpoetry, this poem actually won a prize!, what a poet wants to accomplish
- Poets and Poetry: An InspirationThis article explores about some ancient poems written by great poets and about the majestic laureate.
- Sterling Allen Brown: From Harlem Renaissance Architect to Poet LaureateIf there were any man born to be an academician, it would have been Sterling Allen.
