Kirkusreviews.com reviews “Taking A Stand”
Review Date: July 15, 2011 Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan Pages: 256 Price ( Hardcover ): $27.00 Publication Date: October 1, 2011 ISBN ( Hardcover ): 978-0-230-11233-9…
NPR Story on the Inauguration Poem
NPR’s Morning Edition has just posted a new story about my poem for the state inauguration. From the story, “I really believe that our…
Interview with Statehouse Report
I spoke with the Statehouse Report about my inauguration poem and the wider issue of South Carolina’s relationship with its artistic and literary community. “It…
Inaugural Poem coverage in SC’s The State
South Carolina’s state newspaper is also covering the fallout over Hailey’s decision to cut my poem from the ceremony. Quoted from the article- “Clearly…
New York Times response to Re “Is Poetry Dead? Not if 45 Official Laureates Are Any Indication” (front page, July 28):
Two State Poets Laureate Tell All (in Prose) AUG. 3, 2014 To the Editor: Re “Is Poetry Dead? Not if 45 Official Laureates Are…
Schedule of Events Fall 2014 Winter Spring 2015
2014/2015 Schedule Monday Sep. 22 Charleston Read-Out Monday, September 22, 6 p.m. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art (161 Calhoun Street, Downtown Charleston) Free admission…
Thoughts on Maya Angelou
So sad to hear of Maya Angelou’s passing. When asked by ABC 4 in Charleston, I had this to say, “She came out of…
USC Press brings Poetry Series back to life
The University of South Carolina has started a new book series of poetry. I am honored to sit on its board, along with Kwame Dawes,…
Review of New and Selected Poems in Charleston City Paper.
Charleston City Paper has a review up for my latest book, New and Selected Works. Elizabeth Pandolfi writes that “New and Selected Poems marks a…
“Spring” Featured on The Writer’s Almanac with Garrision Keillor April 8, 2014
The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor TUESDAY Apr. 8, 2014 LISTEN DOWNLOAD Spring by Marjory Wentworth After the rain, outside the barred windows of the…