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Memphis author talks religion, education and the death of Tyre Nichols in new poetry collection

Marianna Bacallao

June 25, 2024

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Author Tara Stringfellow is back with “Magic Enuff,” the writer’s first collection of poetry.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Author Interview, authors, poetry, Tyre Nichols

Words are meant to be spoken

Elizabeth Burton

November 22, 2023

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Today, we’ll hear from some of Nashville’s most prominent spoken word artists.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: poetry, Soul Food Poetry Cafe, Southern Word, spoken word

Major Jackson on poetry, podcasting and finding his voice

Steve Haruch

July 17, 2023

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Major Jackson has published five books of poetry, and is also the host of the Slowdown podcast from American Public Media and the Poetry Foundation.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Major Jackson, poetry, Vanderbilt

Nashville Youth Poet Laureate’s debut work traces her maternal line through Tennessee civil rights, reconstruction and slavery

Marianna Bacallao

August 2, 2022

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The dawn of civilization can be traced back roughly 400 generations. That means there are roughly 400 mothers between you and the beginning of human history.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Author Interview, authors, poetry, youth poet laureate

Nashville’s New Poet Laureate Can Make A Crowd Gasp

Tony Gonzalez

December 18, 2017

Harpeth Hall sophomore Haviland Whiting is Nashville’s new youth poet laureate after winning the annual spoken word competition hosted by Southern Word and several Metro agencies, including Mayor Megan Barry’s office.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: poetry, youth poet laureate

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