In a poem personal yet universal, Maine poet unites
At the second inaugural of President Barack Obama, Richard Blanco of Bethel follows in the footsteps of Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, championing the American experience.
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The poem that was read aloud Monday at President Obama’s second inauguration was deeply personal to the Maine poet who wrote it, scholars said, but its theme was universal: This country offers tremendous possibility, yet its real greatness stems from the unity of its citizenry.
Richard Blanco, a little-known poet from Bethel in western Maine, was elevated to the national stage when he was selected to be Obama’s inaugural poet. He is only the fifth poet to compose an original piece for an inauguration.
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December 14, 2020
On Dec. 10, the Zillman Art Museum (ZAM) held a Zoom webinar event, “Creative Conversations with JoAnne Carson and George Kinghorn” discussing artist JoAnne Carson’s works and creative process, ending with a Q&A, with multiple audience questions interspersed throughout, prompting a relaxed dialogue tone between the audience and Carson.
This webinar ran from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and was held by ZAM, hosted by Museum Director and Curator George Kinghorn, and supported technically by Museum Registrar Sara Belisle.
Carson splits her time as both a Brooklyn, New York and Shoreham, Vermont-based artist. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Chicago and currently serves as both the graduate director and professor of studio art at the University of Albany. Carson’s work has been exhibited in multiple museum locations including, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Joslyn Art Museum, the Museum of Contempor