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ArchivesPoetry and Politics: Marie HarrisBy Lisa Peakes on Friday, April 25, 2003.This weekend, something's going to happen that's never happened before. Poets Laureate from around the country are going to get together in one place to discuss the role of poetry in our society. They're calling it Poetry and Politics, and it's going to happen right here in the Granite State. New Hamphsire Poet Laureate -- Marie Harris -- organized the event. N-H-P-R's Lisa Peakes spoke with Harris and asked her why she put this project together. Visiting Laureates Make Stops Throughout StateBy Mark Bevis on Friday, April 25, 2003.Poets Laureate from 18 states converged on New Hampshire today. They are here as part of the "Poetry and Politics" conference- a weekend of readings and free-ranging investigations of poetry's place in American Society. NHPR sent reporters to several of today's events. Josh Rogers, Dan Gorenstein, and Trish Anderton report. For more information about the Poetry and Politics conference, please visit http://www.nhwritersproject.org/poetryandpolitics. |
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