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Poetry is just your thoughts: Zell Miller III, Austin’s first poet laureate, shares his take on new role
Miller said he is honored to be Austin’s first poet laureate. It’s a two-year role through Austin Public Library with the goal of promoting poetry, literacy, and literary arts in Austin and serving as ...
Little Village Magazine3dOpinion
Plain Spoken: This ever-evolving American anthem recalls Iowa’s abolitionist glory days
In keeping with tradition, one dramatic beat of the presidential inauguration in January was the Naval Academy Glee Club’s ...
BBC14d
'Death railway' soldiers honoured with exhibition
The experiences of soldiers who became prisoners in the Far East during World War Two are the subject of a new museum exhibition. Surviving the Railway at King's Lynn Town Hall, external features ...
midlandtoday14d
From soldiers to firefighters, 29 residents receive King's award
The first day of spring brought a special honour to 29 Simcoe North citizens as they were awarded King Charles III Coronation Medals. Simcoe North MP Adam Chambers and Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop ...
Fox News15d
Camilla 'hated the idea of being queen,' slammed royal protocol: book
But the king’s children, Prince William and Prince Harry, were said to not be keen on having Camilla as a stepmother, let alone a future queen consort. Quinn claimed in his book that the ...
Berkshire Eagle15d
BOOK REVIEW: Berkshire poet David Giannini's 'Stones Are the First to Rise' offers poetic meditations on the multiverse and reality
In his books, Berkshire poet David Giannini addresses nature, its connection with the people who love or despoil it, and the connections among those people. He looks up close and ranges far and wide, ...
Alaska Dispatch News15d
Tom Sexton, former state poet laureate, is remembered for his ‘unbelievable’ influence teaching Alaska writers
He’s written dozens of books of poetry, but they came after he retired.” While Sexton was known for his Alaska poems of place, he also did a substantial amount of writing about his home and ...
Northwest Asian Weekly16d
Dujie Tahat merges politics and poetry as Seattle’s newest Civic Poet
Do you ever think about how poetry’s is relevant to politics? Dujie Tahat does. Tahat is Seattle’s new Civic Poet for the 2025 to 2026 term. Tahat spoke to the Northwest Asian Weekly about how they ...
Decider16d
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Wolf King’ On Netflix, An Animated Version Of The ‘Wereworld’ Book Series
What Shows Will It Remind You Of? Based on Curtis Jobling’s popular Wereworld book series, Wolf King gives us similar vibes to, of all things, the recent incarnations of He-Man. Our Take ...
The Big Issue17d
Poet laureate Simon Armitage on his years as a probation officer – and the redemptive power of poetry
When now-poet laureate Simon Armitage retired from the Probation Service, his dad was “a bit miffed”. “I went into probation because my dad was a probation officer,” Armitage tells Big Issue. “He was ...
Live Science17d
Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at 'Armageddon' when biblical king was killed, study suggests
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King ...
Sydney Morning Herald18d
This Palestinian poet’s book might just break your heart
you will probably not want to read Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by the much-vilified and cancelled poet Mohammed El-Kurd. If you do read it, you will likely bin the book, leap onto ...