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WASHINGTON D.C. -- The following information was released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Five high school students from across the country have been chosen from among [...]

AMHERST, Mass. -- The following information was released by the University of Massachusetts - Amherst: The UMass Amherst MFA for Poets and Writers has announced the Juniper Literary Festival 2024, [...]

RIVERSIDE, Calif -- The following information was released by the University of California - Riverside: Free literary festival is set for Feb. 10 and Feb. 12-16 Author: Sandra Baltazar Martínez [...]

LONDON -- The following information was released by the home of the British Royal Family: The King has approved the award of His Majesty's Gold Medal for Poetry for the [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The following information was released by the J. Paul Getty Trust: Each episode features a conversation on the influence of African American culture on visual art [...]

AMHERST, Mass. -- The following information was released by the University of Massachusetts - Amherst: The Juniper Summer Writing Institute Reading Series returns to the UMass Amherst campus June 12-15, [...]

LANSING, MI -- The following information was released by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE): The Library of Michigan is pleased to announce the selection of award-winning poet Nandi Comer [...]

BOSTON, MA -- The following information was released by Boston University: Creative Writing alum and poet Annaka Saari (GRS'21) also featured March 29, 2023 John O'Rourke Throughout the past two [...]

WACO, Texas -- The following information was released by Baylor University: Baylor University will host the 29th annual Beall Poetry Festival March 29-31, a premier American literary event of contemporary [...]

TROY, Michigan -- The following information was released by the Kresge Foundation: Award-winning poet, essayist, biographer, editor, distinguished professor and filmmaker Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd has been chosen as the [...]

LONDON -- The following information was released by the home of the British Royal Family: The King has approved the award of His Majesty's Gold Medal for Poetry for the [...]

AUGUSTA, Maine -- The following information was released by the office of the Governor of Maine: Governor Janet Mills announced today the complete program for her inauguration next Wednesday, January [...]

ARLINGTON, VA -- The following information was released by Arlington County (Virginia): Arlington County Poet Laureate Receives $50,000 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship Award-winning poet and Marymount University Professor [...]

BISMARCK, N.D. -- The following information was released by the office of the Governor of North Dakota: Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement today regarding the passing of North [...]

PRINCETON, New Jersey -- The following information was released by Princeton University: Jamie Saxon Edmund 'Mike' Keeley, the inaugural Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English, Emeritus, and [...]

ROCHESTER, NY -- The following information was released by the University of Rochester: English professor Jennifer Grotz co-translated the poems of Polish poet Jerzy Ficowski, and Open Letter published its [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Aanika Eragam Kechi Mbah Sarah Fathima Mohammed R.C. Davis Kevin Gu Washington, DCùFive [...]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The following information was released by Rutgers University: Award-winning author and two-time Poet Laureate to receive honorary doctor of letters degree; Laurie Garrett, Rush Holt Jr., [...]

Charlottesville, VA -- The following information was released by the University of Virginia: Dan Heuchert Poet and University of Virginia English professor Kiki Petrosino has been named the winner of [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The following information was released by the office of the Mayor of Los Angeles: Award-winning poet is nationally recognized as a trailblazer in contemporary literature Mayor [...]

Charlottesville, VA -- The following information was released by the University of Virginia: Anne E. Bromley The U.S. State Department has named Rita Dove, one of America's and the University [...]

RIVERSIDE, Calif -- The following information was released by the University of California - Riverside: Rita Dove, Joy Harjo, and Juan Felipe Herrera will each receive lifetime achievement awards during [...]

EVANSTON, IL -- The following information was released by Northwestern University: Following in the footsteps of the great Gwendolyn Brooks as the fifth Illinois poet to serve as state poet [...]

LONDON -- The following information was released by the home of the British Royal Family: The Queen has approved the award of Her Majesty's Gold Medal for Poetry for the [...]

New York City -- The following information was released by New York University: Claudia Rankine, an award-winning poet and past recipient of a MacArthur 'Genius Grant,' will join the faculty [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Five high school students from across the country have been chosen from among thousands [...]

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- The following information was released by the University of California - Santa Cruz: Literature Department lecturer Gary Young has been selected as the 2019-20 recipient of [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark -- The following information was released by the University of Arkansas: Acclaimed poet Patricia Smith has been named series editor for the Miller Williams Poetry Series and will [...]

NEW YORK, NY -- The following information was released by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB): The American Foundation for the Blind is proud to announce that Dave Steele, [...]

ROCKVILLE, MD -- The following information was released by Montgomery County (Maryland): Montgomery County Public Libraries announces that award-winning poet Lydia Wei, a senior at Richard Montgomery High School, will [...]

AUBURN, Ala. -- The following information was released by Auburn University: John Seitz The Auburn University Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art's literary arts program, 'Third Thursday Poetry,' will [...]

Charlottesville, VA -- The following information was released by the University of Virginia: Anne E. Bromley, anneb@virginia.edu The Academy of American Poets announced Thursday the winners of eight prizes the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Library of Congress: Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of [...]

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The following information was released by Case Western Reserve University: Sarah Gridley believes children are natural-born poets, but they lose that sense of lyricism as they grow [...]

NEW YORK -- The following information was released by The City College of New York: Rita Dove, recipient of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and U.S. Poet Laureate from [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Library of Congress: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced the appointment of Joy Harjo as the nation's 23rd Poet Laureate [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Teen Poetry Ambassadors to Work with Museums, Libraries in Communities Across America WASHINGTON, D.C.Five [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark -- The following information was released by the University of Arkansas: Open Mouth Reading Series will host a public poetry reading at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at [...]

Tucson, AZ -- The following information was released by the University of Arizona: TC Tolbert, poet laureate of Tucson and lecturer at the University of Arizona, has been named an [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa -- The following information was released by Pennsylvania State University - University Park: The Penn State University Libraries and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book have announced [...]

WACO, Texas -- The following information was released by Baylor University:Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship will allow Chloe Honum, Ph.D., to research and write during four-month residence at Sargeson Centre in AucklandBaylor [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark -- The following information was released by the University of Arkansas: Last week, the National Endowment for the Arts announced that Kaveh Bassiri and Oksana Maksymchuk will receive [...]

ST. LOUIS, MO -- The following information was released by Washington University in St. Louis: Paul Tran, a Chancellor's Graduate Fellow in The Writing Program in Arts and Sciences at [...]

ALBANY, NY -- The following information was released by the office of the Governor of New York: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced Colson Whitehead has been named New York's [...]

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The following information was released by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Five teens from across the country have been chosen from among thousands of [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa -- The following information was released by Pennsylvania State University - University Park: The Penn State University Libraries and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book are pleased [...]

RIVERSIDE, Calif -- The following information was released by the University of California - Riverside: Frank Bidart '62, who completed his undergraduate education at the University of California, Riverside, has [...]

NEW YORK -- The following information was released by The City College of New York: Valladares, who is director of City College's MFA Program in Creative Writing, was among 60 [...]

SYRACUSE, NY -- The following information was released by Syracuse University: The fall semester of the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins Wednesday, Sept. 20, with poet Solmaz Sharif. All [...]

Charlottesville, VA -- The following information was released by the University of Virginia: Poet Rita Dove, the University of Virginia's Commonwealth Professor of English and former U.S. poet laureate, was [...]