Poet laureate is a coveted position in North Carolina’s literary world. Fred Chappell and Sam Ragan are among the nationally known previous laureates, while outgoing Laureate Joseph Bathanti has published a dozen books and won major awards, including the Carolina Novel Award and the Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award. Bathanti’s two-year term is up, and … Continue reading McCrory picks poet laureate without input, rankles poetry community (via News&Observer)
