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    ‘Everything Is Poetry’

    May 28, 2019

    A few words with Heather Lang-Cassera, the county’s new poet laureate.

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    Introducing Nevada's Newest Poet Laureates

    May 24, 2019

    Poetry is artistic language meant to stir your imagination... it can also be a little intimidating. 

    Nevada's new poet laureates want to change that. 

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    "Sonnet (Come Undone): No. 7" — a poem by Heather Lang

    Jul 05, 2017

    "In Utah, the dotted lines seem to pull / the moving van up the incline not far / from Enoch."

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    "68 Miles to Barstow" — a poem by Heather Lang

    Jan 04, 2017

    "You say something / about the world’s largest thermometer, / which just now reads 87 degrees."

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    "Happenstance: Dreaming of Mount Charleston"

    Aug 03, 2016

    A poem by Heather Lang

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    "Bird of Prey"

    Jul 06, 2016

    A poem by Heather Lang

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    "Paradise, Nevada" Through The Eyes Of A Poet

    Apr 01, 2016

    A couple of weeks ago, a poem with an intriguing title caught our eye.

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    "Paradise, Nevada" — a poem by Heather Lang

    Mar 02, 2016

    Outside, the desert floor,

    a frame cracked open.

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