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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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