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The backstory: The Austin poet laureate program was established through the efforts of local poet KB Brookins.
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Asher Price, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
During their one-to-four-year tenure, each poet laureate in recent history has developed a project to bring the literary form to those who might not otherwise encounter it.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 30 July 2024
Sharpen your pencils and whip out those rhymes — Austin is seeking a poet laureate.
—Asher Price, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Previous winners of the Cave Canem Prize include Natasha Trethewey and Tracy K. Smith, who served as poet laureates of the United States in 2012-2014 and 2017-2019, respectively.
—Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
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Asher Price, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
During their one-to-four-year tenure, each poet laureate in recent history has developed a project to bring the literary form to those who might not otherwise encounter it.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 30 July 2024
Sharpen your pencils and whip out those rhymes — Austin is seeking a poet laureate.
—Asher Price, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Previous winners of the Cave Canem Prize include Natasha Trethewey and Tracy K. Smith, who served as poet laureates of the United States in 2012-2014 and 2017-2019, respectively.
—Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Poet laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poet%20laureate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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