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Getting To Know Liz Pozen & Her New Book, Salami

Getting To Know Liz Pozen & Her New Book, Salami

When did you first encounter poetry? How did you discover that you wanted to write poems?I've always thought of myself as a visual artist, not a writer. About seven years ago I was overcome with feeling while watching old family movies. Crying, exhausted, I lay down;...

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Meet Sharon Chace, Rockport’s Poet Laureate

Meet Sharon Chace, Rockport’s Poet Laureate

Poets Laureate Across Massachusetts A note from the interviewer, Alice Kociemba Each of the Commonwealth’s poets laureate brings his or her special perspective to the post. Rockport’s poet laureate, Sharon Chace is a “bridge-builder” who has combined her interests in...

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Meet Porsha Olayiwola, Boston’s Poet Laureate

Meet Porsha Olayiwola, Boston’s Poet Laureate

Poets Laureate Across Massachusetts A note from the interviewer, Alice Kociemba Porsha Olayiwola, the city of Boston’s current Poet Laureate, reflects on how a local laureate can become an advocate for poetry in schools and in correctional institutions, certainly...

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Meet Steven Ratiner, Arlingtons’s Poet Laureate

Meet Steven Ratiner, Arlingtons’s Poet Laureate

Poets Laureate Across Massachusetts A note from the interviewer, Alice Kociemba Rather than answer individual questions, Steven Ratiner described his overall plans and initiatives as Arlington’s third poet laureate. While reading about Steven’s Red Letter Poem...

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Meet Ellie O’Leary, Amesbury’s Poet Laureate

Meet Ellie O’Leary, Amesbury’s Poet Laureate

Poets Laureate Across Massachusetts A Note from the Interviewer, Alice Kociemba Like many towns across the Commonwealth who have established a poet laureate position, participating in the life of the community includes not only writing an occasional poem, but also...

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Getting To Know Sumita Chakraborty & Her New Book, Arrow

Getting To Know Sumita Chakraborty & Her New Book, Arrow

When did you first encounter poetry? How did you discover that you wanted to write poems? I didn’t really know I was interested in poetry and in literature until partway through my time at Wellesley College. When I arrived, I truly didn’t have a sense that I had any...

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