Michigan's poet laureate is the third in state history. What to know about Dr. Melba Boyd
Boyd is retired professor at Wayne State University and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Michigan.
The Harvard Crimson14h
On Lamont’s 75th Anniversary, Librarians Reflect on ‘Microcosm’ of Campus History
Situated in the southeast corner of Harvard Yard, Lamont — which celebrated its 75th anniversary last month — holds the ...
Separating the Art from the Poet: Review of ‘Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost’s Poetry’ by Adam Plunkett
Adam Plunkett’s Love and Need offers something of a recuperation of Robert Frost by reminding us that the poet's fierceness ...
Opinion: How can Israelis and Palestinians make peace? Reading each other’s poetry is a good start
Poems can promote understanding by taking us behind enemy lines. Threatening to boycott anyone's art or literature will only ...
Smithsonian Magazine7h
The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
The Aspen Times22h
Aspen arts center to launch intensive poetry workshop
The inaugural Ginny Soldner Poetry Collaborative, an initiative of Soldner Center for Arts and Innovation, will host A Year ...
Billy Penn3h
Philly IRS workers fired; Traffic safety’s slow pace; IBEW Local 98 fined | Morning roundup
City Council wants to speed up road safety improvements Philadelphia spends millions of dollars annually on traffic safety efforts like speed bumps and bike lanes, road-narrowing projects, red-light ...
Jewel Rodgers shares journey to becoming first African American Nebraska State Poet
At just 27 years old Jewel Rodgers is making her name known across the poetry world and beyond using her art to push conversations forward and make a change in her community.
Observer-Reporter13h
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognize work of area students
For 22 years, students at high schools and middle schools in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties have been recognized for ...
thegoldenstar7h
Golden’s Alex Connolly: The Nostalgia of Mixed Tapes
LD was his college girlfriend, and they had shared a December-to-May romance. She had made him a mixtape, and instead of song ...
25 Best Children’s Books of All Time for Readers of All Ages
With its singsong refrain and sleepy-time theme, memorable characters and colorful illustrations, it’s one of the most popular children’s books of all time and still the perfect read to cozy up with ...
American Library Association5h
Proposed Revisions to Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights – Round Two
In anticipation of a new edition (11th) of the Intellectual Freedom Manual, the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is reviewing and updating ALA’s intellectual policies, including the ...