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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City Names Roscoe Burnems
First Richmond Poet Laureate
First Richmond Poet Laureate
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…