Governor DeWine Names Kari Gunter-Seymour Ohio Poet Laureate Governor Mike DeWine has named Kari Gunter-Seymour of Albany, Ohio, the state’s poet laureate. Gunter-Seymour, whose term began June 10, 2020, succeeds the state’s second poet laureate, Dave Lucas. A third-generation Athens Countian, Gunter-Seymour was named poet laureate for Athens, Ohio, in 2018-2020, and the Ohio Poet of the Year in 2020. She is the founder/executive director of the Women of Appalachia Project and a recently retired instructor in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. June 11, 2020 For the Public, News, Public Albany, Athens County, Dave Lucas, Governor Mike DeWine, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio, Ohio University, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Women of Appalachia Project Read More »
9 Students to Compete in Ohio Poetry Out Loud State Finals Nine Ohio high school students will compete for the title of Ohio’s 2020 Poetry Out Loud State Champion on March 6 at the King Arts Complex’s Nicholson Auditorium in Columbus. February 26, 2020 Arts Ed, Educators, For Educators, For the Public, Poetry Out Loud, Public Columbus, King Arts Complex, Nancy Kangas, National Endowment for the Arts, Nicholson Auditorium, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud, POL, Rose Smith, State Finals, Steve Abbott Read More »
Guest Post: Ohio Diaspora - Featuring 17 Living Ohio African American Artists Poet and creative writing workshop instructor Rose Smith shares her reflections on Ohio Diaspora: Art from the Collection of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center and Ohio Artists, on view at the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery from Jan. 30 – April 11, 2020. February 20, 2020 Riffe Gallery diaspora, gallery, ohio, poet, poetry, riffe, rose, smith Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 15 Say our lives depended on describing a cathedral, or Picasso’s Guernica, or the color blue. Where could we even begin? In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas explains the origins of ekphrasis (the Greek word for "telling out") and then explores how this concept fits into our modern world—emojis and all. November 13, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 14 In his latest column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas takes on poetry, prayer, losing religion, and keeping faith, looking at the way language is used to explore themes present in some of humanity's oldest and most revered texts. October 15, 2019 For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry, Theology Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 13 Dave Lucas never expected mathematics to help him become a poet until one math course changed his mind. In his latest column, Ohio's Poet Laureate analyzes the connection between STEM and stanzas and how science and art often go hand in hand. September 5, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »