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Wisconsin judge dismisses complaint against GOP fake elector
Read full article: Wisconsin judge dismisses complaint against GOP fake electorA Wisconsin judge has dismissed an open records complaint against a Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission who served as a fake elector for former President Donald Trump.
Poet Sonia Sanchez to receive Edward MacDowell Medal
Read full article: Poet Sonia Sanchez to receive Edward MacDowell MedalThe poet, activist and educator Sonia Sanchez is this yearās winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, a lifetime achievement honor started in 1960 and previously given to Robert Frost, Toni Morrison and Stephen Sondheim among others.
Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
Read full article: Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda GormanEric and Tess from Pasadena, Calif., enter the Skylight Book store, decorated with a poster of American poet Amanda Gorman, in Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to stem the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)NEW YORK ā Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. Gorman, who at 17 became the country's National Youth Poet Laureate, is a longtime Los Angeles resident who credits poetry with helping her work on a speech impediment. Gorman is by far the youngest of the poets to read at presidential inaugurations since Robert Frost was invited to John F. Kennedy's in 1961.
WATCH: Poet Amanda Gorman recites āThe Hill We Climbā at inauguration of President Joe Biden
Read full article: WATCH: Poet Amanda Gorman recites āThe Hill We Climbā at inauguration of President Joe BidenThe 22-year-old Gorman referenced everything from Biblical scripture to āHamilton,ā and at times echoed the oratory of John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Did you catch the 2 @HamiltonMusical references in the inaugural poem? āThat day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem,ā Gorman told the AP. Penguin Young Readers announced Wednesday that āThe Hill We Climbā will be published in a special edition this spring. Two other books come out in September ā the illustrated āChange Singsā and a volume of her inaugural poem and other works.
Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural
Read full article: Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inauguralThe country's next inaugural poet is an old pro at ceremonial occasions and she's only 22. (Kelia Anne/Sun Literary Arts via AP)NEW YORK ā At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions. Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in memory, and she has made news before. In 2014, she was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, and three years later she became the country's first National Youth Poet Laureate. She is calling her inaugural poem āThe Hill We Climbā while otherwise declining to preview any lines.