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LA native and former poet laureate Amanda Gorman pens touching poem for hometown
Gorman said she released the poem as a fundraiser for the California Fire Foundation, which is offering financial support and aid to firefighters' families and those who have been impacted by the ...
She Published a Blockbuster Book. Was It a Blessing or a Curse?
In Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel, “Death of the Author,” a once-struggling writer grapples with power, privilege, agency and art ...
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Jimmy Carter’s woodworking, painting and poetry reveal an introspective Renaissance Man
The world knew Jimmy Carter as a president and humanitarian, but he also was a woodworker, painter and poet, creating a body ...
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3 poetry collections to read in the new year whose authors have ties to New Orleans
One of the great New Orleans-produced poets, Nicole Cooley is a master of the narratively themed collection. “The Afflicted Girls,” her 2004 volume about the Salem Witch Trials, is an unsung gem of a ...