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 »
Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour Honored as Fellow by Academy of American Poets Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour is among 23 state and city poets laureate selected as 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows by the Academy of American Poets. She will receive $50,000 in support of an Appalachian poetry anthology. June 3, 2021 artists, For the Public, News, Public Academy of American Poets, Appalachia, Athens County, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio, Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »
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 »
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 »
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Hosts Inaugural Poetry Showcase Aug. 1 For the first time in its history, the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition will host a day dedicated to poetry on Aug. 1. The performance schedule includes recitations and readings by 2019 Ohio Poetry Out Loud State Champion Anna Kahle and other POL participants, Ohio Poetry Association poets, and Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas. July 24, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Poetry Out Loud, Public Anna Kahle, Dave Lucas, Fine Arts Exhibition, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poetry Association, Ohio State Fair, Poet Laureate, Poetry Out Loud Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 8 "This is not a column about iambic pentameter. This is a column about the secret history of the English language. But the story of English happens to be the story of iambic pentameter too." Read the latest column from Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas in his "Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry" series. April 1, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public Column, Dave Lucas, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry Read More »