Napa Valley Register

First Native American to hold title of poet laureate named

Poet and author Joy Harjo has been named as the United States' 23rd poet laureate. Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, will be the first Native American poet to hold the honor. "Joy Harjo ...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Reclaiming language through Indigenous Women Poets

If you’re asked, “Name a woman” — who do you think of? Some people may say their mom, sister, friend or mentor. Others may say Marie Curie, Nichelle Nichols, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Catherine ...
Washington Examiner

A Distinctly American Poem

Elizabeth Alexander’s inaugural poem, “Praise Song for the Day,” doesn’t qualify as a great poem, but it might emerge as an important one. As a celebration of the commonplace and an exaltation of the ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

The path to poetry: Dunmore native publishes first book of poems

A poet from Dunmore uses his imagination and love of prose to paint a picture of the town he grew up in. JC Roberts recently published his first book of poetry, “The Cobblestones I Know.” The book is ...
inforum

Neighbors: North Dakota native writes poem expressing his love for state

It's North Dakota poetry time. This poem was composed by Lawrence "Larry" Aasen, formerly of Hillsboro, N.D., and now of Westport, Conn. Larry titles his poem "North Dakota Remembered." And he has a ...
insider.si.edu

Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave, Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans

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