Creativity is Medicine: A Conversation With N.C. Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green
Today, February 18, 2020, marks the one-year anniversary of the official induction of Jaki Shelton Green as North Carolina\u2019s first African American poet laureate.\n\nIn this episode of Arts Across NC, host Sandra Davidson interviews Jaki Shelton Green about her time as our state\u2019s ninth poet laureate. During the show Jaki discusses the impact and public reception of her historic appointment and reflects on her experiences meeting countless North Carolinians during her tenure as poet laureate.\n\nBorn and raised in Efland, North Carolina, Jaki Shelton Green has been active in our state\u2019s literary and teaching community for more than 40 years. She\u2019s written eight books of poetry and a play, and she co-edited two anthologies of poetry. The American Academy of Poet Laureates awarded her a $75,000 fellowship last April.\n\n---\nArts Across NC is a podcast by and about the North Carolina Arts Council. This episode featured music by The Blue Dot Sessions.\n\nFind out if Jaki Shelton Green is making an appearance near you at www.NCarts.org.\n\nFacebook: @ncarts\nTwitter: @ncartscouncil\nInstagram: @ncartscouncil | @ncartsfolklife