Poetry will not fill potholes. However, poet laureates can help cities attend to memory, grief, language and a sense of belonging.
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How would an official poet laureate “speak” to the spoken word, slam or hip-hop communities, or to bush poets, or to songwriters?
Sarah Holland-Batt becomes the second poet in a row to win The Stella Prize. The Jaguar is an extension of her activism against human rights abuses in aged care in Australia.
The concept of a national poet laureate has a long history. The establishment of an official Australian position represents an unmissable opportunity.
Ada Limón is the first woman of Mexican ancestry to be named U.S. poet laureate. Through her understanding of social media and the power of connection, she strives to make poetry accessible to everyone.
Poets once wrote their verse in “blood” or “wounds” when a king or queen died. On the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, what has happened to the epic art of elegy?
A year after retiring as the UK’s poet laureate, Duffy is finding new ways to express herself.
A consideration of Cuban poet Nancy Morejón’s engagement with Keorapetse Kgositsile and her visits to South Africa – shed new light on her poetic practice.
Keorapetse Kgositsile was made South Africa’s national poet laureate in 2006, the only person to have been given the honour.
Oxford-educated and the possessor of considerable charm, Michael Massey Robinson was also a cad and a bounder. Convicted of extortion in London in 1798, he was transported to New South Wales where he worked…
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Executive Director, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Post-doctoral researcher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Associate Professor of Writing, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor in French, University of New England
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Reader in English Literature, Department of English, History & Creative Writing, Edge Hill University
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Research Associate at Centre Marc Bloch, Humboldt University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin
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Associate Professor of English, Australian National University
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Professor in English Literature, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor, Department of English, University of Calgary