Ohio Poet Laureate

Later this year, Ohio will have its first Poet Laureate

Eric Sandy writes:

• Ohio Will Soon Have its First Poet Laureate. What Does That Mean?

Lance Larsen, the poet laureate of Utah, says

"Kafka once said that a book 'should serve as the ax to the frozen sea within us,' If this is true for books, then it holds true in spades for readings and workshops and literary celebrations. We need to flex and stir our collective memories. Poetry, like theater, reminds us who we are, and temporarily brings interior and exterior landscapes together."