Showing posts with label poet laureate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poet laureate. Show all posts
Friday, February 08, 2013

Henry Real Bird will conduct "Shadow of Home" writing workshop March 3 at the Laramie County Public Library

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In conjunction with Wyoming's Poetry Out Loud state competition, guest judge and Native-American poet Henry Real Bird will be facilitat...
Saturday, December 08, 2012

How about a WWInc membership for that writer on your gift list?

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I've been attending the annual conference of Wyoming Writers, Inc., since I first came to Wyoming in 1991. I've been to June confere...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

News from the Equality State Book Festival

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Most states have at least one statewide book festival. Some, such as Arizona, have several. Wyoming's Equality State Book Festival has b...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

Gathering of writers and fellow travelers in Cheyenne

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Last night the Wyoming Arts Council held its annual Governor’s Arts Awards event. A record crowd was on hand in the Little America ballroom ...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Merwin poem fitting close to Arizona memorial

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University of Arizona President Robert Shelton at Wednesday’s memorial for the Tucson shooting victims: SHELTON: I know conclude the progr...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

History of book festivals in Wyoming, part two

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Smoke is in the morning air. Residue from the fire that destroyed the Hitching Post Inn, a Cheyenne landmark. The Hitch was the site for t...
Thursday, March 05, 2009

Poet wraps up 2009 Wyoming Legislature

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The Wyoming Legislature ended its 2009 session with a reading -- and a bit of accordion playing -- from our poet laureate, David Romtvedt of...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Don't miss Wyoming's Equality State Bookfest 9/18-9/20 in Casper

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Wyoming boasts two successful statewide book festivals. Not bad for the least populated state in the nation. During odd years, the Wyoming ...
Friday, August 03, 2007

"What is the role of the writer?"

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Charles Simic has been named the new Poet Laureate of the U.S., or PLOTUS, as Simic's predecessor, Donald Hall, used to call himself. Th...