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Kiya Vance, is making history as Corpus Christi’s youngest and first Black poet laureate. Vance is using his passion for poetry and music to build a creative space in the community.
Andrea Gibson, a genderqueer poet and activist, died at 49. Their acclaimed work offered hope to LGBTQ readers and redefined ...
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Colorado Poet Laureate, noted spoken word performer, and activist Andrea Gibson died Monday at age 49 after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Gibson – who wrote and performed luminous poems on ...
Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their 4-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, died Monday at age 49.
Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity through workshops, projects and meeting with young people.
As Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate, Brenda Cárdenas is traveling around the state with a mission: inspiring creativity ...
In her book, “Washing my Mother’s Body,” Joy Harjo bends time with her poetry to return to what she deems an essential ritual of love and dignity to honor her mother’s passing.
The Colorado Sun reports that Andrea Gibson, a poet known for their ability to drill into the details of a moment and to draw those experiences out in capti ...
With yet another weekend filled with performances, festivals and events, Columbus has yet to run out of things to do.
Reid, a poetry teacher in the MFA (Master of Fine Arts) program at Western Colorado University, won the 2023 Donald Justice Poetry Prize for her poetry collection “Ghost Man on Second”, meaning ...
Poet and performance artist Andrea Gibson passed away on Monday following a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. See details.