Stories about 'poet' from the Welcome to the VPR Archive

Remembrance: Poet Hayden Carruth, voice of the Northeast Kingdom

By Betty Smith-Mastaler | October 1, 2008

Poet Hayden Carruth died this week at the age of 87. For twenty-five years, the Northeast Kingdom was his chosen home, and for many years it was the home of his poetic imagination.

Poet Hayden Carruth dies

By John Van Hoesen | September 30, 2008

Carruth published more than 30 books and was known for his poems about the people and places in northern Vermont.

Interview: Ellen Bryant Voigt

By Neal Charnoff | July 31, 2008

Vermont poet Ellen Bryant Voigt revisits some of her work, and introduces new pieces, in the collection "Messenger-New and Selected Poems," which has just been released in paperback.

Ellen Bryant Voigt named a National Book Award finalist in poetry

By Lynne McCrea | October 10, 2007

A Vermont poet has been named a National Book Award finalist. Ellen Bryant Voigt was nominated for her collection titled "Messenger: New and Selected Poems, 1976- 2006". It includes poems from six of her books, as well as some new pieces. Voigt’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic and other publications, as well as many literary journals. She was also named a finalist for the National Book Award in 2002.

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Spoken word poet, Taylor Mali on teacher’s salaries

By Sarah Ashworth | August 28, 2007

Students across the state are heading back to school this week, but their teachers have been prepping classrooms and attending workshops for the past couple of weeks. In the midst of all the preparation, teachers at U-32 Middle and High school in East Montpelier were treated to a performance by spoken word poet Taylor Mali. Mali used to be a teacher himself, before taking up slam poetry.