Dear Poet: Connecting Through Poetry and Letters Earlier this year, Ohio’s Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour participated in Dear Poet, an educational project hosted by the Academy of American Poets for National Poetry Month in April 2022. June 24, 2022 Arts Ed, For the Public American Academy of Poets, Appalachia, Arts Education, Dear Poet, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Letter Writing, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poet, Poetry Read More »
St. Francis DeSales Senior Pius Edzie Wins Ohio Poetry Out Loud State Championship Edzie will represent Ohio at the Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals in May. March 14, 2022 Poetry Out Loud, Public central ohio, columbus, pius edzie, poetry, poetry out loud, st. francis desales, state finals Read More »
6 Ohio High School Students to Compete for 2022 Poetry Out Loud State Champion Title Six Ohio high school students will compete for the title of 2022 Ohio Poetry Out Loud state champion on March 4, 2022. For the second year in a row, the competition will also be broadcast publicly via livestream March 1, 2022 Educators, For Educators, For the Public, News, Poetry Out Loud, Public Amaira Cochran, Cameron Goehring, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights University Heights High School, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Hocking County, Logan, Logan High School, Lucas County, Madeline Arizona Hamm, Maylin Dominguez, Montgomery County, Mount Healthy High School, Ohio Arts Council, Pius Edzie, Poetry, Poetry Out Loud, POL, Samira Sisson, St. Francis DeSales High School, State Finals, Toledo, WOSU Read More »
Ohio Artists Receive Individual Excellence Awards for Work in Literary Arts, Choreography, and Music Composition Members of the Ohio Arts Council board’s Executive Committee approved $375,000 in grant funding to be awarded to 75 Ohio artists through the OAC’s Individual Excellence Awards program. February 10, 2022 artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Choreography, Criticism, Fiction, Grants, Individual Excellence Awards, Literary Arts, Music Composition, Non-fiction, Ohio Arts Council, Playwrighting, Poetry Read More »
Kari Gunter-Seymour Reappointed as Ohio Poet Laureate by Governor Mike DeWine Kari Gunter-Seymour of Albany was reappointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine as Ohio Poet Laureate. January 4, 2022 For the Public dewine, gov dewine, gov mike dewine, governor, kari gunter-seymour, literary arts, ohio poet laureate, poet laureate, poetry Read More »
By All Indications In this executive message, Donna S. Collins gives thanks for arts leaders holding fast to their visions and strategies; elected leaders demonstrating historically strong levels of local, state, and federal funding for our sector; and the inspiring resilience of Ohio's artists and arts organizations. November 29, 2021 Executive Message By All Indications, Executive Message, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Poetry, Thankful, Thanksgiving Read More »