Tag: Poetry

Hungary: Writers, bookstores brace for ban on LGBT content

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Some bookstores in Hungary placed notices at their entrances this week telling customers that they sell "non-traditional content.” The signs went...

US Mint to issue quarters honoring notable American women

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Poet and author Maya Angelou, America’s first woman in space and a revered Cherokee Nation leader are among female trailblazers whose likenesses will appear...

Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challenge

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NEW YORK — A. Stella Oloye, a Washington, D.C-based writer working on an Afrofuturism novel, was at a low point this spring when she...

23 writers nationwide will serve as Poets Laureate Fellows

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NEW YORK — From Charleston, South Carolina, to San Mateo County in California, poets from around the country have been chosen to serve as...

Poet Carl Phillips wins $75,000 Jackson Prize

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NEW YORK — Poet Carl Phillips has received a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays “exceptional talent.” ...

LeVar Burton launches book club with James Baldwin novel

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LOS ANGELES — LeVar Burton has found another way to share his love of reading. ...

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to release 1st children’s book

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LOS ANGELES — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is releasing her first children’s book, one rooted in the relationship between Prince Harry and their...

Chicago-based Poetry Foundation hires new president

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NEW YORK — The Poetry Foundation has chosen Michelle T. Boone as its new president, the first time a woman and a person of...

Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors

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The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts. ...

Kemi Alabi wins First Book Award from poets academy

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NEW YORK — A Chicago-based writer and activist has received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kemi Alabi's “Against Heaven”...