Article: Roses are red, budgets are blue ... Lawmakers mull creation of poet laureate.(NEWS)

Article: 'Da Real One': Poet Laureate
Westside Gazette;  March 24, 2004 ;     652 words ... ... Florida area as "The Poet Laureate". Will undefeated in the Poetry slam two years in a row. This ... In February, "The Poet Laureate" received a standing ... to offer hope. "The Poet Laureate" will participate in ...

Transcript: High Schoolers Get Their Own Poet Laureate
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR);  June 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... High Schoolers Get Their Own Poet Laureate Host: JOHN YDSTIE Time ... Donald Hall is the new poet laureate of the United States, but ... whole idea of setting up the poet laureate award and Monroe High School ... lot of poets. We have a poetry slam every couple of months ...

Article: Poet Laureate
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  March 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ...POETRY Poet laureate EUREKA - Former Rhode Island poet laureate C.D. Wright will read her ... Wright was that state's poet laureate from 1994 to 1999. She and ... 7 p.m.; and national poetry slam champ Lau, 8:30 p.m ...

Article: U.S. POET LAUREATE KOOSER TO VISIT HAWAII
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... backgrounds to hear from the U.S. Poet Laureate for 2004-2006. The series ... parts of the country when he was Poet Laureate - will be to connect with writers ... can get people interested in poetry - slam poetry, rap poetry. I think ...

Article: IOWA CITY POETRY SLAM FEATURED ON 'TALK OF IOWA' ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 19, 2006 ;     599 words ... ... feature the Iowa City Poetry Slam with guests Marvin Bell, Iowa's first poet laureate, and Joe Mirabella ... nights. Since the Iowa Poetry Slam was started in June 2002 ... poems. Many are National Poetry Slam Champions and HBO's ...

Article: NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR COLORADO POET LAUREATE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 25, 2008 ;     593 words ... ... being accepted for the position of Colorado Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate position was created to promote an appreciation ... and to honor outstanding Colorado poets. The Poet Laureate will serve as an active advocate for poetry ...

Article: WISCONSIN BEGINS SEARCH FOR ITS NEW POET ...
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  April 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... start a search for Wisconsin's new poet laureate than during National Poetry Month ... conference at the State Capitol. A Poet Laureate Nomination Commission appointed by ... four-year term of the first state poet laureate, Ellen Kort, will end in September ...