Might buy this t-shirt just so TKC can LIE, tell people that I WASN'T born in KC and haven't lived here my entire life . . . AND we can all pretend that we don't know the words to this classic smutty limerick.
Even more useless knowledge . . .
“Kansas City’s poet laureate will be an ambassador for poetry and the arts in the community, encouraging the teaching, reading and writing of poetry as an avenue for education, culture and entertainment . . .”
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
'Ambassador for poetry and the arts': Introducing Kansas City's first poet laureate
"Poetry helped me to find my voice and my agency," she told a gathering at City Hall on Thursday. "To be accountable, to be responsible, to be me and to be free."
'I am honored': KCMO City Council appoints Black woman as city's 1st ever poet laureate
Melissa Ferrer Civil began writing poetry at the age of 12, taking inspiration from Maya Angelou, the prominent poet and civil rights activist.
Kansas City's First Poet Laureate, Melissa Ferrer-Civil, reads a portion of her poem titled "Mounting Meditations on the Shoulders of Giants"
Kansas City's First Poet Laureate, Melissa Ferrer-Civil, reads a portion of her poem tiled "Mounting Meditations on the Shoulders of Giants" at Kansas City Hall on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Kansas City.
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