On this edition of the program, the importance of poetry in our lives… and two women charged with keeping that mission alive. Host May-Lily Lee talks to Virginia’s new poet laureate, Sofia Starnes, and past poet laureate, Kelly Cherry. They’ll share some of their own work, and we’ll hear from other poets in the state as well.
Virginia Conversations: Power of Poetry
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