5th Annual
One Word Poetry Festival
May 29 - May 31, 2025
Downtown, Rock Hill,
South Carolina
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Carlo L'Chelle Dawson named new Rock Hill Poet Laureate
Carlo L'Chelle Dawson named new Rock Hill Poet Laureate
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Purpose
Purpose
The City of Rock Hill Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate use their roles to create awareness and appreciation for poetry through community outreach, civic engagement, commemoration of the city, and the promotion of literacy across the greater Rock Hill area.
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.”
- Robert Frost
History
History
The City of Rock Hill Poet Laureate program is an initiative launched in 2018 by Rock Hill Mayor John Gettys. The program is managed by the Poet Laureate Committee, made up of representatives from local arts, nonprofit, education, and community organizations.
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