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Renowned North Carolina poets, fiction writers and historians were honored by Governor Bev Perdue and First Gentleman Bob Eaves during a gathering at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh on Friday, Sept. 23. A dozen writers who make N.C. their home — and often feature the state in their work — joined the...
Joseph Bathanti
Cathy Smith Bowers
To acknowledge and commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of September 11th with poetry, North Carolina Poet Laureate Cathy Smith Bowers and award-winning poet and novelist Joseph Bathanti are gathering works from notable poets across the state that touch directly on...
Thomas Rain Crowe
September 19, 2010 brought a couple of Wordplay veterans, Thomas Rain Crowe and Nan Watkins, back to AshevilleFM as guests of Poet Laureate Cathy Smith Bowers, for another of her Laureate’s Radio Hours. Cathy particularly wanted to celebrate their translation of Yvan and Claire...
Sebastian Matthews
August 22, 2010 Sebastian Matthews joined Cathy and Jeff to share some of the work of his father, the poet William Matthews, and to treat us to some of his own new poems. Musical breaks by Charlie Mingus, Bill Evans, and McCoy Tyner. Listen or download the show here.
“The...
Michael Beadle
April 18, 2010 Cathy welcomed the very versatile Michael Beadle to the show, and he read texts that ranged in voice from the personal/lyrical, through the historical, to the performative. Listen or download the show here.
“The Laureate’s Radio Hour” is part of the...
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“The Laureate’s Radio Hour” Podcast – 9/19/10
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Greetings from Cathy Smith Bowers
Greetings from Tryon, the little town that celebrated its 125th birthday. Happy birthday Tryon! Since my installation on February 10th, 2010, I have spent more time traveling around our beautiful state than I have tending my own home fires. And what a thrilling pilgrimage it has been. As the literary...Posted by
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Greetings from Tryon, N.C.
Greetings from Tryon, N.C., childhood home of the inimitable Nina Simone, once beloved retreat of F. Scott Fitzgerald and final residence of poet Sidney Lanier. I moved to this foothills town, population 1,700, about seven years ago to hideout and write between my teaching in the low-residency M.F.A. program...Posted by
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“The Laureate’s Radio Hour” Podcast – 8/22/10
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Bring North Carolina’s Poet Laureate to Your Community
State poet laureates serve as ambassadors of North Carolina literature past and present and for all North Carolina writers — especially living writers. During their term, they seek to raise appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry throughout the state. The poet laureate is available for...Posted by
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“The Laureate’s Radio Hour” Podcast – 4/18/10
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The North Carolina Arts Council is a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, a state agency.
Linda A. Carlisle, Secretary; Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor
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