Regie Gibson announced as first Poet Laureate of Massachusetts
Governor Maura Healey shared more details about the new role at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem Friday.
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Culture in the News
‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ showcases the joys and struggles of immigrants in America
The SpeakEasy Stage's production of the Tony Award-winning play centers hair braiders and their lives over one day in the salon in which they work.
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Meet the Greater Boston artists inspiring climate action through their work
"Art provides a way of connecting with it at the human level, at the personal level, at the emotional level.” -
The Huntington's 'Our Daughters, Like Pillars' explores sisterly bonds amid COVID-19
Boston-based playwright Kirsten Greenidge's play is about a contemporary Black family. -
Poet Tracy K. Smith on using language to find the truth
She thinks the power of poetry lies in its ability to ask you to slow down and see things in a different way.
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Episode 1, Season 2021<br> United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream
Join host Chita Rivera for a concert taped at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.| 1:25:51
