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Poetry Connection: A Lesson in Resilience and the teachings of Poetry

Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate. Blog 2. *This post was originally published in the Santa Barbara Independent National Poetry Month May be over but Santa Barbara continues to bring the best of the laureates to our town. United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón closed out poetry month. Last Thursday, UCSB hosted Joy Harjo, 23rd […]

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***Poet Laureate Blog 1. This post was previously published in the Santa Barbara Independent By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate When I told my dental hygienist that I was going to be Santa Barbara’s Poet Laureate, she wasn’t sure what that meant. The instruments in my mouth didn’t help either. She was confused behind […]