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The following excerpts are a sample of the professional development assignments, also known as sabbaticals, that were approved by the Board of Regents for 2022-23 at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. Iowa State University: Debra Marquart, a disting

John David Thompson will recite 29 of his poems about Iowa inside the Senate Chamber at the Old Capitol for the states 175th anniversary.

Iowa turns 175 on Dec. 28. Gov. Kim Reynolds and other distinguished Iowans reflect on what the statehood anniversary means.

Washington Library, Conservation Hosting Iowa’s Poet Laureate this Weekend

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County’s poet laureate is among 23 nationwide who have been chosen by the Academy of American Poets as 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows.

The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poets Laureate Across the Country - New York, NY (June 3, 2021)— The Academy of American...

It was no coincidence. Khullar, a junior at Iowa City West High School, is Iowas first Student Poet Ambassador, a position inspired by Gormans vital message delivered before Joe Biden was sworn-in as president Jan. 20. Gorman, 23, the youngest inaugural poet ever, became a viral sensation and best-selling author. That got a University of Iowa administrator thinking that perhaps this state should be championing a young poet who could find words to help calm, or challenge, a divided nation. Khull...