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"The program is a reflection of the 2018 Dallas Cultural Plan," said arts and culture director Jennifer Scripps in a release. "The Dallas Poet Laureate program provides a new and important way to nurture a professional poet and bring more poetry to more parts of Dallas." The poet laureate, who will be announced in April 2022, will receive a $20,000 honorarium and a publishing contract with Deep Vellum Books. “There is no doubt that Dallas, is, and has always been, a literary city, and the Dal...

Inspired by artists like Amanda Gorman, Dallas launches its own poet laureate program The Dallas Public Library, Office of Arts and Culture and Deep Vellum are launching the literary initiative. Jennifer Scripps of the Office of Arts and Culture (left), Will Evans of Deep Vellum (center) and Jo Giudice of the Dallas Public Library (right) gather on the third floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The three joined forces to plan Dallas new poet laureate ...

Hillicon Valley: DC attorney general files antitrust lawsuit against Amazon | DHS to require pipeline companies to report cyberattacks | Activists, parents urge Facebook to drop Instagram for kids plan Maggie Miller,Chris Mills Rodrigo and Rebecca Klar © Getty Images amazon black lives matter diversity beth galetti vice president double black roles director executive women software engineers interns Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hills newsletter detailing all you need to kn...

“A Million Dreams: The Milford High School Drama Club Musical Talent Showcase" is now available to stream on YouTube.

Plans approved for childrens care home on Swanseas Oystermouth Road despite traffic concerns Concerns were raised by objectors and the councils social services department about the location and the private schemes impact on council-funded services Oystermouth Road, Swansea, near where the new childrens home would be situated (Image: Robert Melen) Want the latest news from Swansea sent straight to your inbox?Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Dont miss anything from your ...

Opinion: Never underestimate the importance of farming friendship >More in © Adobe Stock The recent, sudden passing of a very close friend has left me feeling both bereft and pensive and, being truly honest, I don’t know if I’ve ever felt this achingly sad before. The sense of loss and injustice is all consuming, and it’s hard to really concentrate on anything else. But it has led me to contemplate the true meaning of friendship a...

April 27, 2021 James Kwak THE WASHINGTON POST – Workers who are flagged by an algorithm for possible firing if they lag in productivity. Massive tax breaks to attract enormous data centres supplied by power lines paid for by ordinary families. Small businesses squeezed by a 15-per-cent commission on sales to their longtime customers and undercut by a middleman that uses their own data to compete with them. These are some of the often-decried ways that Amazon has reshaped America. But what if ...

April 25, 2021 Dreams came true for members of the Milford High School Drama Club as they took to the stage to perform their ideal roles in “A Million Dreams: The Milford High School Drama Club Musical Talent Showcase.” While the pandemic has altered the club’s ability to produce a live, traditional show, the MHS Drama Club members weren’t going to let that stop the music. The students took this perfect opportunity to choose the roles they have always wanted to perform. In thi...

Jung Young Moon’s Strange Novels Cross Continents Each time Dallas-based publisher Deep Vellum releases a book by Korean novelist Jung Young Moon, a new batch of readers gain exposure to his vivid, bewildering work. Korean novelist Jung Young Moon. Courtesy of Deep Vellum Publishing Each time Dallas-based publisher Deep Vellum releases a book by Korean novelist Jung Young Moon, a new batch of readers gain exposure to his vivid, bewildering work. Korean novelist Jung Young Moon. Courtesy of De...

The Accommodation, which D Magazine called “the most dangerous book in Dallas.” If you don’t know about the book, you can read about it here. Short version: Jim Schutze wrote it, Price owns the rights, and it has been out of print for a long time. The book comes out in September. If you pre-order it through Deep Vellum, yours will be a signed copy. All of which I tell you by way of setup for our discussion about who should read the hypothetical audio version of the book. Former council m...