STAPLES:Ranking the nation's 15 best high school nicknames Aug 4, 2009
The school's namesake, Paul Laurence Dunbar, was a poet. Baltimore also was home to Edgar Allan Poe, who dabbled a little in verse. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
Life's Song Set to Poetry Apr 20, 2009
A few of those talented American poets include Phyllis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Anne Bradstreet, May Swenson, William Blake, Maya Angelou, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman and Gwendolyn Brooks. Each of these poets has written poems that capture the essence of historic times and experiences in America s past. (Suite101.com)
'Sympathy' gives form to a poet's eloquence Apr 12, 2009
In 1899, the African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote "Sympathy," a work that was especially meaningful in terms of race relations in this country ... The installation of "Sympathy" by Kirtley King at Gallery 25 pays homage to Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
PHA freshman wins statewide Poetry Out Loud competition Mar 13, 2009
Hercule selected the following poems, all challenging and sophisticated, to perform: "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, "a song in the front yard," by Gwendolyn Brooks, and "Walking down Park" by Nikki Giovanni. Loading commenting interface. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Annual Spelling Bee Draws Record Crowd Mar 2, 2009
Twelve teams remained to start the third round after an intermission and a performance by storyteller Granddaddy Junebug (Mitch Capel), who presented the poem "Spelling Bee" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Nine teams had to sit down during the third round, leaving only the Bee's Knees, The Printer's Devils and The Choristers (Fred Wolferman, Preston Smith and Bruce Blanton). (The Pilot Newspaper)
