Manuel González is New Mexico's third poet laureate, stepping into a role Lauren Camp had filled since 2023. González served as the Albuquerque poet laureate from 2016-18. His appointment was ...

Valley verse-makers can now apply to be Phoenix’s first poet laureate. The new position provides an annual stipend of $2,500, but is otherwise a volunteer gig with the goals of capturing Phoenix ...

Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. She began her three-year term at the beginning of this year. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity ...

Schenectady’s first poet laureate, Adonis Richards, is pictured on the Union College campus outside Nott Memorial on Sept. 15 in Schenectady. Richards is the program coordinator at the college’s ...

Adonis Richards became the City of Schenectady’s first ever poet laureate after last week’s City Council meeting. The 31-year-old is the author of three poetry collections and a Program Coordinator at ...

Poets are NOT wasting your money. When I watched the governor’s Jacksonville press conference on wasteful spending in our state, I was shocked to hear Florida’s CFO Blaise Ingoglia mock and deride the ...

Poetry gives you license to say how you feel, it has been said, and currently there’s an opportunity to share both feelings and art with the community in the poet laureate role. Applications for the ...

Leicester's first ever poet laureate has been appointed to promote the city and champion poetry. Akshay Sharma, known professionally as Mr Shay, was selected by an independent panel of judges and will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The search is on for an accomplished poet to serve as Los Angeles’ literary ambassador. In a statement, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said ...

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