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youth poet laureate

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: authors, poetry, youth poet laureate

Nashville’s Youth Poet Laureate Feels The City Has Lost Its Way, But Has Hope For Its Soul

Alexis Marshall

April 29, 2021

The changing face of Nashville was at the center of today’s State of Metro address. It was also the topic of a heartfelt and critical recitation by Nashville’s youth poet laureate.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: John Cooper, State of Metro, 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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