Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African-American to gain national eminence as a poet. Born in 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of ex-slaves and classmate to Orville Wright of aviation fame.
In 1761, a young girl crossed the Atlantic on a slave ship. Captured in West Africa and transported to Boston, where she was enslaved by John and Susanna Wheatley. They named her Phillis, after the ...
MASSILLON − Ohio-born poet Paul Laurence Dunbar will be in the spotlight on Feb. 23. Dunbar, a Dayton native, is legendary in the poetry community, hailed by event organizers as "your favorite poet's ...
A poet laureate is an ambassador for poetry, and for that reason Michael Castro was a fitting choice for St. Louis’ first poet laureate. Castro is a Sephardic Jew who wrote an important book about ...
MADISON, Wis. -- Dr. Fabu Phillis Carter is Madison's first African American Poet Laureate. She held that role from 2008 to 2012. The African American scholar received her last degree from the ...
BEAUTIFUL IN THE DISTANCE. WELL, IN LINCOLN TODAY, GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN APPOINTS OMAHA AUTHOR AND PERFORMER JEWELL ROGERS AS NEBRASKA’S NEW STATE POET. AT 27, ROGERS IS THE YOUNGEST TO HOLD THE ...
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