Carrboro Poet Laureate Liza Wolf-Francis joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey in studio on Wednesday, October 15.  She discussed this weekend’s West End Poetry Festival, outlining highlight’s from the festival’s three-day schedule, which begins on Thursday, October 16. She also discussed the application process for Carrboro’s next poet laurate, with the application now open on the Town of Carrboro website, and more.

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Carrboro Looking for New Poet Laureate; Applications Open Now
As the term of current Carrboro Poet Laureate Fred Joiner enters its final months, the town government is seeking applicants to take up the role. The Town of Carrboro shared a release on Monday asking for applications to the position of poet laureate for a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2023. Joiner, who is […]
Carrboro Holds Twelfth Annual West End Poetry Festival
The West End Poetry Festival is a weekend-long event held by Carrboro every year. It’s a chance for people of all ages, styles and races and ethnicities to come together and share the love of poetry. The festival took place last weekend, and ended Saturday evening. Every year, the festival has a theme. This year, […]
Carrboro Selects New Poet Laureate
Bringing the presence of poetry to Carrboro is a responsibility that few people officially hold. The Arts Committee just selected local award-winning poet Gary Phillips as the new Poet Laureate of Carrboro, where his role is to do just that. “Carrboro is very fortunate to have had Gary selected to serve as our Poet Laureate […]
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