—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Fiddler Joe Thompson has been gone for more than a decade, since passing in 2012 at age 93. But his musical legacy remains very much… Read More →
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Jaki Shelton Green’s High School Poet Laureate Program Champions Self-Discovery
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline In 2021, Amanda Gorman—America’s first ever National Youth Poet Laureate —captured the public imagination in her canary yellow suit as she delivered an original poem… Read More →
North Carolina’s Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green moves from poetry to music
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Orange County resident Jaki Shelton Green has been busy the past five years as North Carolina’s Poet Laureate, putting on programs, teaching workshops and reading… Read More →
Orange County celebrates National Poetry Month in epic fashion
Jaki Shelton Green, reading and reception
As the capstone of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts’ current show “It’s All About the Story,” Jaki Shelton Green will read her poetry in the gallery on Sunday, March 12th,… Read More →
