Dasha Kelly Hamilton is 1st Black woman to be WI s poet laureate
Dasha Kelly Hamilton is 1st Black woman to be WI’s poet laureate
In early 2021, the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission named Dasha Kelly Hamilton Wisconsin s new poet laureate.
MILWAUKEE - Dasha Kelly Hamilton has a way with words.
In early 2021, the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission named Dasha Kelly Hamilton Wisconsin s new poet laureate. I describe it to my munchkins and my uncles that I am the ambassador for poetry, Kelly Hamilton said. I’m going to continue using poetry, as I have for the last 20 years, as a tool to get people around the table together.