Film, Video American Celebration: Poet Laureate Closing Event

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Title

  • American Celebration: Poet Laureate Closing Event

Summary

  • 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith celebrated the conclusion of her laureateship in a conversation with state, city and county poets laureate: Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (Oklahoma), Kealoha (Hawai`i), Adrian Matejka (Indiana), Tina Chang (Brooklyn, NY) and Vogue Robinson (Clark County, NV). Conversation was moderated by Jennifer Benka, president and executive director of the Academy of American Poets.

Event Date

  • April 15, 2019

Running Time

  • 1 hours 20 minutes 46 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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