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Food 4 Thought Poetry Slam

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

Join Poet Laureate, Roscoe Burnems, for Richmond’s is “FIRST big money poetry slam”! Brought to you by Sunday Service Soul Food, Lifeline Poetry, & The Writer’s Den Competitors will be…

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Urban Fiction Experience Talk

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

Experience urban fiction at its finest with NYT Best-Selling Author Nikki Turner, Richmond Poet Laureate Roscoe Burnems, and other notable urban fiction authors. Features author workshops, readings, and chances to…

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Freedom Constellations at City Hall

Posted on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

Massive, 160ft. tall portraits of youth leaders from RISE for Youth are going up on the side of City Hall! Through the magic of augmented reality, you’ll be able to…

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Freedom Constellation Announcement Press Conference

Posted on June 24, 2021June 29, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

Richmond Poet Laureate, Roscoe Burnems, speaks to the audience at the launch event for Richmond City’s unprecedented art installation project on City Hall. Click here to watch the full announcement.

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Two Virginia poets – including the Poet Laureate of Richmond – receive $50,000 fellowships from the Academy of American Poets

Posted on June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

written by Colleen Curran excerpt from Richmond Times-Dispatch Two Virginia poets have been awarded $50,000 fellowships from the Academy of American Poets. Roscoe Burnems, the first poet laureate of Richmond,…

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University of Richmond: Teaching Artist Spotlight: Roscoe Burnems

Posted on April 1, 2021May 11, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

Guest post from University of Richmond student Kat Mitchell, who has spent this semester with Partners in the Arts (PIA) through an independent study and internship. She caught up with…

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Richmond Free Press: Personality – Douglas Powell aka “Roscoe Burnems”

Posted on February 4, 2021May 11, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

Douglas Powell is many things — a poet, author and spoken word artist who performs under the alias Roscoe Burnems. He is a National Poetry Slam champion, a former TEDx…

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Richmond Magazine: The Power of Poetry

Posted on January 31, 2021May 11, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

Meet Roscoe Burnems, Richmond’s first poet laureate by Holly Rodriguez On January 20, 2021, when Amanda Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history as she presented her poem “The…

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Commonwealth Times: Richmond Virginia’s first poet laureate, Roscoe Burnems.

Posted on January 27, 2021May 11, 2021 by Kelsey McMahon

Kofi Mframa, Contributing Writer The term “poet laureate” has been on the lips of many since hearing the inaugural poem by the nation’s first National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman. The…

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Roscoe Burnems, RVA's First Poet Laureate, 2021

City Names Roscoe Burnems
First Richmond Poet Laureate

Posted on September 10, 2020June 10, 2021 by elongton

Said Burnems of his new post,“I can’t wait to get started.” The City of Richmond has chosen its first poet laureate, Douglas Powell, known in the community by his stage…

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