We're excited to launch our fourth episode of Politics & Poetry, where we work to understand the opportunities for poetry to serve as a bridge between policy and purpose, and as James Dickey, U.S. Poet Laureate and writer of acclaimed novel, Deliverance,  shared, "The goal of the poet is to make the world more available.”  In this month's episode, we’re exploring the role of the Poet Laureate.  

Jaki Shelton Green: https://jakisheltongreen.com/

Joy Harjo: https://www.joyharjo.com

Bobby LeFebre: https://www.bobbylefebre.com

Chelsea Rathburn: http://chelsearathburn.com

References:

Colorado Humanities. (n.d.). Colorado poet laureate. https://coloradohumanities.org/programs/colorado-poet-laureate/

Emory University. (n.d.). Agnes Cochran Bramblett papers, 1904-1974. https://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/bramblett506/

Evans, S. (2020). Georgia poet laureate Chelsea Rathburn explores struggles of motherhood and childhood in new book of poems. WABE. https://www.wabe.org/georgia-poet-laureate-chelsea-rathburn-explores-struggles-of-motherhood-and-childhood-in-new-book-of-poems/

Harden, L. F., (2020). Meeting GA's poet laureate: Here's why you need to know her. The Atlantan.  https://atlantanmagazine.com/ga-poet-laureate-chelsea-rathburn

Georgia Center for the Arts. (n.d.). What we do. https://gaarts.org/what-we-do/programs/literary-arts/

Internetpoem.com. (n.d.). Biography of Frank Lebby Stanton. https://internetpoem.com/frank-lebby-stanton/biography/

J. Poet, Rock & Roll Globe.com (2020). Jaki Shelton Green: Poetry for the Pandemic https://rockandrollglobe.

Library of Congress. (n.d.). About the librarian. https://www.loc.gov/about/about-the-librarian/

Library of Congress. Living nations, living words. (n.d.). https://www.loc.gov/ghe/cascade/index.html?appid=be31c5cfc7614d6680e6fa47be888dc3&bookmark=Introduction

Poets.org. (n.d.). About Robert Frost. https://poets.org/poet/robert-frost

Poets.org. (n.d.) About Jaki Shelton Green. https://poets.org/poet/jaki-shelton-green

Poets.org. (n.d.). United States poet laureate. https://poets.org/united-states-poet-laureate

Rathburn, C. (2013). A raft of grief. Autumn House Press. 

Rathburn, C. (2019). Still life with mother and knife, a New York Times “New & Noteworthy.” Louisiana State University Press. 

Soulspazm. (2021, April 27). Joy Harjo - This morning I pray for my enemies [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGXp8DGSj_c