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Gwendolyn Brooks, Chicago’s Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, wrote of life’s also-rans
Gwendolyn Brooks grew up in a South Side house full of books and was a poet from an early age, eventually becoming the first ...
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier19h
A way with words: Cedar Falls High School junior earns top poetry honors
During April, 17-year-old Daniel Umemezie was selected as the Iowa Student Poet Ambassador and as the Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate.
America’s first taxpayer-funded religious school would teach math — and Mass
Here’s what St. Isidore of Seville in Oklahoma, embroiled in a Supreme Court case about whether public money can be used for ...
The Bedford Citizen4h
BHS 2025 Poetry Slam: A Night to Remember
The Bedford High School Poetry Slam took place on Tuesday night hosted by Jamele Adams. The contest showcased more than a ...
Newman's Partington, Smith and Murray place in state poetry contest
STERLING — Three Newman Central Catholic High School students have received awards in the annual Illinois State Poetry Contest. Ryan Partington, Brooklyn Smith and Matthew Murray each placed in the ...
Cleveland Jewish News9h
From high school hallways to a homeland: What Yom Ha’atzmaut means to us
More than ever, students are learning that being a Jew means standing for truth, justice and hope, even when it isn’t easy.The post From high school hallways to a homeland: ...
The Swarthmore Phoenix15h
AOTW: Devin Freeman-Robinson ’25 on Poetry, Vulnerability, and Consciousness
You might know Devin Freeman-Robinson ’25 from his endearing Phoenix articles. As a former Campus Journal editor, he’s written on Swarthmore tropes, ...