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N.C. Poetry Out Loud 2010: “Chicago”
Nancy Smith, of Enka High School, recites “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg. Nancy was one of 26 semi-finalists and finalists who competed in the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition at the Museum of History in Raleigh, sponsored by the N.C. Arts Council. The national Poetry Out Loud competition,...Posted by
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N.C. Poetry Out Loud 2010: “We Wear the Mask”
Victoria Thomas, of Saint Pauls High School, recites “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Victoria was one of 26 semi-finalists and finalists who competed in the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition at the Museum of History in Raleigh, sponsored by the N.C. Arts Council. The national...Posted by
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N.C. Poem in Your Pocket—Joseph Bathanti
Joseph Bathanti is a professor of creative writing and co-director of Appalachian State University’s Visiting Writers Series in Boone. He moved to N.C. in 1976 as a VISTA volunteer to teach reading and writing at Huntersville Prison, and since then he has lectured, read and conducted workshops all over...Posted by
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N.C. Poem in Your Pocket—Peter Makuck
Peter Makuck is a distinguished professor emeritus of English at East Carolina University in Greenville. His poems, stories and reviews have been published in many leading journals including Poetry, The Southern Review, The Hudson Review, Ploughshares and others. Makuck is the author of eight poetry...Posted by
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N.C. Poetry Out Loud 2010: “Degrees of Gray in Phillipsburg”
Donald Welch III, of Lake Norman High School, recites “Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg” by Richard F. Hugo. Donald was one of 26 semi-finalists and finalists who competed in the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition at the Museum of History in Raleigh, sponsored by the N.C. Arts Council. The...Posted by
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N.C. Poem in Your Pocket—Anjail Rashida Ahmad
Anjail Rashida Ahmad is a professor of English and director of the creative writing program at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. She is the author of two collections of poems, necessary kindling (Louisiana State University Press, 2001) and the color of memory (Clear Vision Press, 1997)....Posted by
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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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