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FACES OF CEBU: CD Borden, acclaimed poet, Bathalad president

The Philadelphia Inquirer 26 Apr 2026
A writer becomes a writer long before he puts pen to paper, for his past must be pointed in that direction long before the act of writing.... .
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Tension as alleged BJP workers disrupt Malayalam poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar’s speech at Pathanamthitta

The Hindu 26 Apr 2026
The poet was addressing a gathering after receiving an award instituted by the Nellickal Muraleedharan Foundation ....
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Elmira poet's new book inspired by her journey leaving Mennonite community

CBC 26 Apr 2026
Elmira poet Maria Giesbrecht is about to release her first book called A Little Feral, a collection of poems written several years after leaving a conservative Mennonite family as a teenager ... .
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Cesar Toscano: Celebrating National Poetry Month with Quad-Cities college poet

The Daily Nonpareil 26 Apr 2026
This is the fourth week of National Poetry Month and my third column featuring a student poet. The month has been an inspiration for poets and poetry readers alike for the last 30 years. Commonly, the month is full of ... .
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Get to know Crisosto Apache, Colorado’s new poet laureate

Sky-Hi News 26 Apr 2026
In 1919 Colorado appointed its first poet laureate ... The position is not appointed to just any poet ... One moment Apache was a teacher, advocate and poet. Next, the poet was elevated to laureate ... Poet Laureate on Sept.
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The Force and the Flower: Poet and Potter M.C. Richards on Creativity

Brainpickings 26 Apr 2026
On Valentine’s Day 1971, a year after the publication of her classic Centering, the poet and potter M.C. Richards (July 13, 1916September 10, 1999) was invited to speak at an arts festival in Maine ... Photographer unknown.) ... She writes. ... .
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Nebraska state poet to lead workshop and perform at Grand Island Senior High

Lincoln Journal Star 25 Apr 2026
Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers will visit Grand Island Senior High on Monday for a day dedicated to the power of the written and spoken word ... .
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High school class gets Q-C college poet into 'groove'

Quad-City Times 25 Apr 2026
This is the fourth week of National Poetry Month and my third column featuring a student poet ... .
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At Lexington library, State Poet Jewel Rodgers invites community into the art of poetry

Beatrice Daily Sun 25 Apr 2026
Nebraska State Poet Jewel Rodgers turned a Lexington workshop into an interactive poetry experience, inviting attendees to write, share and connect through the art form ... .
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Hudson Valley poet Esther Cohen’s Trump posts sparked backlash — and an unexpected lesson

Times Union 24 Apr 2026
Esther Cohen was celebrated as Greene County’s inaugural poet laureate — until lawmakers stumbled upon her Facebook posts about politics ... .
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Canadian poet Karen Solie wins $239K Windham-Campbell Prize

CBC 24 Apr 2026
The anonymously judged prize annually honours a selection of fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry writers ... .
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Acclaimed Poet Shares Work with Students (University of La Verne)

Public Technologies 24 Apr 2026
) Acclaimed Poet Shares Work with Students. Written by. Alexavier Soltero ... Poet Jennifer Espinoza brought an evening of student voices to a powerful close at the University of La Verne's Spring Poetry Reading, held in Ludwick Sacred Space ... Q ... Espinoza..
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‘His voice will be instrumental’: Award-winning Ari Banias steps into new role as Northampton’s Poet Laureate

Daily Hampshire Gazette 24 Apr 2026
Poet Ari Banias has lived and worked around the country, but in 2023, he moved to the Valley — and earlier this year, he got a special accolade to honor his poetry talents and further deepen his connection to his new home.
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Channeling something larger: Franklin County poets share their stories and inspirations

Greenfield Recorder 24 Apr 2026
Before National Poetry Month concludes, let’s meet a few Franklin County poets ... Calling herself an “accidental poet,” Stewart said that, although she’s easily distracted, she can give poetry her attention.
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