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Carrboro Poets Council

Nov 01 2024

Meet Gideon Young: The North Carolina Poetry Society’s Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet in the Eastern Region


—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Gideon Young wears many hats: he’s a father, a writer, a poet, an educator (he’s an A+ fellow with the North Carolina Arts Council), and an… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, The Underline · Tagged: Arshia Simkin, Carolina African American Writers Collective, Carrboro Poets Council, Gideon Young, Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet, haiku, North Carolina Poetry Society, The Underline

Oct 18 2022

Carrboro to hold Annual West End Poetry Festival, unifies community through art


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News · Tagged: 17th Annual West End Poetry Festival, Alan Shapiro, Alana Dagenhart, carrboro, Carrboro Century Center, carrboro poet laureate, Carrboro Poets Council, Cedric Tillman, fred joiner, Jacinta White, Jessica Jacobs, Joan Barasovska, Nickole Brown, The Cybrary, Wolff-Francis, Write It! 100 Poetry Prompts to Inspire, Yellow Leaves

Apr 20 2022

Carrboro and Poet Laureate Fred Joiner celebrate April as Poetry Month


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News · Tagged: Academy of American Poets, April, carrboro, Carrboro Day 2022, carrboro poet laureate, Carrboro Poets Council, fred joiner, national poetry month, west end poetry festival

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