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An icon amongst icons, Dylan is the musical poet laureate of his time.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Wilkinson is former poet laureate from Kentucky and a member of the Affrilachian Poets collective who has helped shift perceptions of Appalachian culture and rural Black America.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
One is an essay for a gathering of poet laureates; the other is a commencement address for their Maine High School.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Although the poet laureate was born in eastern Maine, Gibson has been an artistic fixture of Boulder, Colorado for more than two decades.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Wilkinson is former poet laureate from Kentucky and a member of the Affrilachian Poets collective who has helped shift perceptions of Appalachian culture and rural Black America.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
One is an essay for a gathering of poet laureates; the other is a commencement address for their Maine High School.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Although the poet laureate was born in eastern Maine, Gibson has been an artistic fixture of Boulder, Colorado for more than two decades.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
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