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Praisesong for the People

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A poetry project celebrating everyday Texans by Texas Poet Laureate, Amanda Johnston, made possible by the Academy of American Poets and the Mellon Foundation.

"Driver" by Naomi Shihab Nye - South Texas Read more online at PraisesongforthePeople.com #txpraisesong

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"Ode to Elaine Duran" by KB Brookins - Texas Hill Country Read more online at PraisesongforthePeople.com @earthtokb #txpraisesong

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"At Quaker Meeting" by Lisa L. Moore - Texas Hill Country Read online: praisesongforthepeople.com/post/at-quaker… @LisaLynneMoore #txpraisesong

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"Bird Atlas—The Child Who Could Understand Birds" by Bo Hee Moon. - Gulf Coast Region of Texas Read more online at PraisesongforthePeople.com #txpraisesong

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"Praisesong for Mrs Adams" by ire'ne lara silva - Southern Region of Texas Read more online at PraisesongforthePeople.com @silvairenelara #txpraisesong

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"Eurydice" by Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson - Southern Region of Texas Read more online at PraisesongforthePeople.com @VocabSoFab #txpraisesong

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"Breaking Bread with Abuela" by Joaquín Zihuatanejo - Prairies and Lakes Region of Texas Read more online at PraisesongforthePeople.com @thepoetjz #txpraisesong

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"In Praise of the Cleaning Lady" by April Sojourner Truth Walker - Prairies and Lakes Region of Texas Read more online at PraisesongforthePeople.com #txpraisesong

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Poetry is often confined to the hallowed halls of academia, and @amejohnston, our state’s newest poet laureate, wants to expand its reach to the halls where most Texans experience life. ✍ texasmonthly.com/arts-entertain…


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It's always a good time to support Black women writers! Join me to make a difference in the lives of Black women writers across the diaspora today. Make a gift to celebrate Torch's 18th birthday 🎁: Torchliteraryarts.org/support

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Thank you, @POETSorg and @MellonFdn, for making this fellowship possible. Thank you @WritersLeague for helping to deliver my project across TX. Thank you TEXAS POETS for sharing your praise poems to amplify the diverse communities in our state. Follow @txpraisesong for details.

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We’re thrilled to present the 2024 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows, each of whom will receive $50,000—for a combined total of $1.1 million—to lead impactful public poetry programs in their respective communities in the year ahead: poets.org/academy-americ… The…

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