SCHENECTADY — With an Aug. 22 deadline approaching for applications to become Schenectady’s inaugural poet laureate, councilwoman Doreen Ditoro is raising concerns about the selection process and the ...

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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — At the Dayton City Commission Meeting on June 5, commissioners established an honorary position of City of Dayton Poet Laureate. After a review of applications by a special ...

The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission and city Arts Advisory Committee announced this week that nominations are being sought for Santa Barbara’s next poet laureate. The selection of the poet ...

The search is on for Dayton’s first Poet Laureate. The city of Dayton in partnership with Culture Works is accepting submissions from published and performance poets for the prestigious honor.

San Francisco is now accepting applications for its inaugural drag laureate position. The mayoral appointee is to be selected early next year. The person will be one of two such honorary officials in ...

Joseph Survant’s storied career as an educator and author spans decades, continents, and genres — but it all began with a ...

For the first time in its history, Lancaster city will have its own poet laureate. Evita Colon, 32, or Lancaster, was chosen by a diverse 12-member committee including artists, activists, educators ...

Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, a distinguished professor, has been named Michigan's third poet laureate. Boyd is an award-winning author with 13 published books and a passion for promoting poetry. As ...

Media group Thomson Reuters picked UC Berkeley physics professor Marvin Cohen as a 2016 Citation Laureate — a recognition given to scientists predicted to win the Nobel Prize. Cohen was selected for ...