Tag: Poetry News
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San Antonio Poet Naomi Shihab Nye Named Young People’s Poet Laureate
San Antonio Poet Naomi Shihab Nye was named Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation on May 7, 2019.
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Leslie Contreras Schwartz new Houston Poet Laureate
Writer Leslie Contreras Schwartz has been selected as Houston’s fourth poet laureate.
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Internationally renowned poet to judge Richmond poetry contest
Mustard Seed Farm & Market of Richmond, Texas announced that internationally renowned poet Edward Hirsch will be the final judge of its first annual poetry competition, which is being conducted to raise funds for its work program building project. The winning poem will be considered to be featured in a mural on the…
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Two Texas writers win Whiting Awards
The Whiting Awards jury has announced this year’s ten winners in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama. Two winners picking up the $50,000 prize are from Texas.
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Fountain, Pérez named next Poets Laureate of Texas
The Texas State Legislature, in partnership with the Texas Commission on the Arts, will make appointments on Monday, March 25, 2019 to the positions of state poet laureate, state musician, state two-dimensional artist, and state three-dimensional artist.
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Amanda Johnston named Cave Canem president
Austin poet, Cave Canem graduate fellow, and Black Poets Speak Out co-founder Amanda Johnston has been a member of the Cave Canem Foundation community since 2005, first as a fellow, then as staff, and then as a member of the board of directors. On March 30, 2019, current board president Parneshia Jones will pass the…