Delawareâs 16th poet laureate is headed to the Philippines to teach creative writing and conduct research. JoAnn Balingit, who was the First Stateâs top and official poet from 2008 to 2015, has been named a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. governmentâs international educational exchange program, supported by American agencies and partner countries around the world. …
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Maiss Hussein took home this yearâs Delaware Poetry Out Loud crown Thursday night with her recitation of Tarfia Faizullahâs âThe Poem Youâve Been Waiting For.â âThe most exciting part of this night was seeing how everyone expresses their emotions so differently,â she said. âYou can look at the same poem and somebody’s looking at it so differently.â Itâs important to …
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Paduaâs Julia Nowaczyk is looking forward to reading two poems to a packed Smyrna Opera House in three weeks. âIt means a lot to me when I get to share poetry,â said Nowaczyk, a sophomore. âThe poems I have picked for this competition center around a theme of community and family.â She is one of 12 First State students who …
