poet laureate
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Gov. Hochul’s Invites 9-Year-old Poet To Perform at Inaugural Ceremony
Never underestimate the power of young Black artist.
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Meet the Press Moderator Chuck Todd Confuses Late Literary Icon Toni Morrison With Maya Angelou
Dear Chuck Todd, It is 2019. And you’re supposed to be of a much higher intellect—being on NBC and all. But Maya Angelou is not Toni Morrison—not by any stretch of the white imagination. One was a poet laureate (who actually moved in major political circles, having done President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration and all)…
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Canada’s Ex-Poet Laureate Stole From Tupac and Maya Angelou in the Greatest Cultural Appropriation of All Time
Move over, Taylor Swift. Kendall and Kylie, have as many seats as you need. There’s a new front-runner for The Root’s second-annual Wypipo Awards, and even though the nominations have not yet been formally submitted, I have a feeling that Pierre DesRuisseaux might be 2017’s runaway winner. Pierre DesRuisseaux is a prolific poet and writer…