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1089
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James Applewhite, North Carolina poet and Duke University professor, discusses his poetry and the life experiences that inspire his words.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 1 Issue 2, Spring 1993,
p25-41, por
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24940
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Associate Professor Morri Creech answers questions about what it’s like to be a poet, what drew him to the profession and advice he has for others.
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27605
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Every two years, the governor selects a poet to become the next NC Poet Laureate whose job is to teach, judge, counsel, and cheerlead, using poetry to connect people. Governor McCrory recently appointed an unqualified individual to the position causing a backlash from the literary community. Following the uproar, Valerie Macon resigned after only one week on the job. The past four Poet Laureates discuss the importance of the position and have offered to help McCrory select the next Poet Laureate.
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27643
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Sacrificial Poets founder Kane Smego is looking for inspiration to continue his work. Smego is an educator, writer, and performer who has taught and performed slam poetry at the local and national level. He also was a poet-correspondent during the Arab spring spending two months in Egypt and Tunisia collecting oral histories and writing poems that were later used to produce a WUNC radio documentary. Smego is looking to take a break from teaching and running his nonprofit to write and gather inspiration from other sources.
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