Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – October 10, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews participants in the Delaware Poetry Out Loud program from past years: reigning state champion Camille Decker and teacher Brianna McCoy from Sanford School, James Weiler from Woodbridge High School, and POL coordinators Sheila Ross and JoAnn Balingit.

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Poetry

Delaware Poets Laureate “We see the ills in our community, the things that are going wrong,” says Albert Mills. “And we feel that art truly is our way to help address some of these things. Given the appointment, I think we’ll be able to put poetry and art in places and conversations where it hasn’t been in the […]

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About the Program

History 1947 Delaware General Assembly passes a resolution authorizing an annual appointment by the Governor of a Poet Laureate for the State of Delaware. No specific duties were assigned to the position at that time. 1964 An act to create the honorary office of Poet Laureate for the State of Delaware was passed by the […]

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