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These fresh faces in the arts scene are shaking things up in film, music, theater, and more
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The noted poet Rita Dove once wrote that “poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.”Dove served as the United States Poet Laureate in…
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Syd Stewart is a poet, actor, and the founder of Better Youth, a Los Angeles-based organization that uses the arts to inspire young people. She lives in…
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From Desert Companion: "Bird of Prey" by Heather LangThis past April, Heather Lang visited us here at KNPR. She read her poem, “Paradise, Nevada.”Heather…
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Amanda Titolo spent three months preparing to recite a poem that lasted 30 seconds. But the hard work paid off: the high school student won the Nevada…
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Kelle Groom was a teenager when she gave up her son to be raised by her aunt and uncle. She soon downspiraled into alcohol and drugs. Then she found out…
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Click the photos to hear poets reading their work.Harry FagelKari O'ConnorIda Marie CollinsKeith Brantley There are poets, and then there are spoken-word…
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Martín Espada is an activist and former tenant lawyer who spent years fighting for Latino rights. So when he sits down to write poems, it’s no surprise…
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Click the photos to hear poets reading their work.Harry FagelKari O'ConnorIda Marie CollinsKeith Brantley There are poets, and then there are spoken-word…
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Martín Espada is an activist and former tenant lawyer who spent years fighting for Latino rights. So when he sits down to write poems, it’s no surprise…