Posts Tagged ‘poet’
Open Call for next State Poet of Rhode Island
Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts today announced the beginning of the process of naming the next State Poet of Rhode Island. This position, created by law by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1987, will be filled through a five-year appointment by Governor McKee, based in part on…
Read MoreRhode Island State Poet Receives Award from Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets announced today that Tina Cane, State Poet of Rhode Island, has been named one of its 2020 Poets Laureate Fellows. Cane, a resident of East Providence, will receive $50,000 to support community-based poetry projects throughout the Ocean State. In Rhode Island, Cane will bring visiting poet workshops and residencies to underserved schools…
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